ONS mid-year population estimates
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ONS population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 (age at mid-year).
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Age group
- Population estimate (mid-year)
- Time period
- 2012 to 2023
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | age_group | population_estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children aged 0 to 17 years | 11998646 | |||||
| 2023 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Children aged 0 to 17 years | 535227 | |||
| 2023 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | Children aged 0 to 17 years | 1599260 | |||
| 2023 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | Children aged 0 to 17 years | 1164914 | |||
| 2023 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | Children aged 0 to 17 years | 1016250 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age group |
| population_estimate | Population estimate (mid-year) |
Footnotes
- Rates per 10,000 children are calculated based on ONS mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years. Revised/new population estimates for 2012 to 2022, based on 2021 Census data, were used to calculate revised rates for 2013 to 2023 in this publication.
- Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
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