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The May 2025 release of this report includes analysis updates for all topics within this theme. Mid-year estimates have been updated, and Census 2021 data have been added based on the new 2021 rural-urban classification.
The supplementary data tables provide additional statistics for each section of the Digest, using the rural-urban classification categories. The Local Authority data tables supply the disaggregated datasets, used to conduct analysis in the Digest, at a Local Authority level where feasible.
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Copies of the Population Statistics for Rural England publication are available from the National Archive.
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230314171327/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/population-statistics-for-rural-england">Population Statistics for Rural England, 14 March 2023
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250318164430/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/population-statistics-for-rural-england">Population Statistics for Rural England, 18 March 2025
Statistics up to 2022 can be found https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230208015303/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-digest-of-rural-england">here.
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TwitterThe Rural-Urban Definition was introduced in 2004 as a joint project between the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC – formerly the Countryside Agency), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and the Welsh Assembly. It was delivered by the Rural Evidence Research Centre at Birkbeck College (RERC).
Areas forming settlements with populations of over 10,000 are urban, as defined by ONS urban area boundaries based upon land use. The remainder are defined as rural town and fringe, village or hamlet and dispersed using detailed postcode data. These (rural) settlement types are defined using population density at different scales. Once identified these are used to characterize census units (such as Output Areas and wards). Rural town and fringe areas tend to be relatively densely populated over an extended area, whereas village and hamlet areas generally have lower population densities and smaller settled areas.
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TwitterAs of 2024, the population density in London was by far the highest number of people per square km in the UK, at *****. Of the other regions and countries which constitute the United Kingdom, North West England was the next most densely populated area at *** people per square kilometer. Scotland, by contrast, is the most sparsely populated country or region in the United Kingdom, with only ** people per square kilometer. Countries, regions, and cities In 2024, the population of the United Kingdom reached **** million. The majority of people in the UK live in England, which had a population of **** million that year, followed by Scotland at *** million, Wales at **** million and finally Northern Ireland at just over *** million. Within England, the South East was the region with the highest population at almost *** million, followed by London at just over *****million. In terms of cities, London is the largest urban agglomeration in the United Kingdom, followed by Manchester, and then Birmingham, although both these cities combined would still have a smaller population than the UK capital. London calling London's huge size in relation to other UK cities is also reflected by its economic performance. In 2023, London's GDP was over ****billion British pounds, around a quarter of UK's overall GDP. In terms of GDP per capita, Londoners had a GDP per head of ****** pounds, compared with an average of ****** for the country as a whole. Productivity, expressed as by output per hour worked, was also far higher in London than the rest of the country. In 2023, London was around *****percent more productive than the rest of the country, with South East England the only other region where productivity was higher than the national average.
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TwitterThis is a mixed-methods data collection. This study used Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) methodology, which is a sampling method designed to generate unbiased estimates of population characteristics for populations where a sampling frame is not available. It is a form of snowball or link-tracing sampling, where respondents are given coupons to recruit other members of the target population, and where respondents are rewarded for both participating and for recruiting others. In addition to variables of interest, data are collected on the number of members of the target population each participant knows. Estimation methods are then applied to account for the non-random sample selection in an attempt to generate unbiased estimates for the target population.
In 2010, the researchers conducted an RDS study in a rural Ugandan population where total population data were available. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether RDS could generate representative data on a rural Ugandan population by comparing estimates from an RDS survey with total-population data. The data used to define the target population (male household heads) were available from an ongoing general population cohort of 25 villages in rural Masaka, Uganda covering an area of approximately 38km. Annually, households in the study villages are mapped and after obtaining consent, a total-population household census and an individual questionnaire are administered and blood taken for HIV-1 testing. A random sample of eligible men in the target population who were not recruited during the RDS study were also interviewed, using the same RDS questionnaire. Finally, 49 qualitative interviews (of which summaries have been deposited) were conducted with a range of people (men and women) including RDS participants and non-participants, and RDS interviewers. These data can be used to evaluate the RDS sampling method, and to test new RDS estimators.
Further information may be found in the documentation and in the journal articles listed in the Publications section.
Special Licence access and geographic data
This data collection is subject to Special Licence access conditions (see Access section for details). Data are analysable at individual village level, and GPS point data are available for the villages and interview sites. Finer detail geographic variables may be available for certain research questions. If these are required, users should request this when making their Special Licence application.
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is a national composite dataset of Access layers, showing analysis of extent of
Access provision for each Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), as a percentage or
area coverage of access in England. The ‘Access Network Map’ was developed by
Natural England to inform its work to improve opportunities for people to enjoy
the natural environment. This map shows, across England, the
relative abundance of accessible land in relation to where people
live. Due to issues explained below, the map does not, and cannot, provide
a definitive statement of where intervention is necessary. Rather,
it should be used to identify areas of interest which require further
exploration. Natural England believes that places where
people can enjoy the natural environment should be improved and created where
they are most wanted. Access Network Maps help support this work by
providing means to assess the amount of accessible land available in relation
to where people live. They combine all the available good quality data on
access provision into a single dataset and relate this to population.
This provides a common foundation for regional and national teams to use when
targeting resources to improve public access to greenspace, or projects that
rely on this resource. The Access Network Maps are compiled from the
datasets available to Natural England which contain robust, nationally
consistent data on land and routes that are normally available to the public
and are free of charge. Datasets contained in the aggregated
data:•
Agri-environment
scheme permissive access (routes and open access)•
CROW access land
(including registered common land and Section 16)•
Country Parks•
Cycleways (Sustrans
Routes) including Local/Regional/National and Link Routes•
Doorstep Greens•
Local Nature
Reserves•
Millennium Greens•
National Nature
Reserves (accessible sites only)•
National Trails•
Public Rights of
Way•
Forestry Commission
‘Woods for People’ data•
Village Greens –
point data only Due to the quantity and complexity of data
used, it is not possible to display clearly on a single map the precise
boundary of accessible land for all areas. We therefore selected a
unit which would be clearly visible at a variety of scales and calculated the
total area (in hectares) of accessible land in each. The units we
selected are ‘Lower Super Output Areas’ (LSOAs), which represent where
approximately 1,500 people live based on postcode. To calculate the
total area of accessible land for each we gave the linear routes a notional
width of 3 metres so they could be measured in hectares. We then
combined together all the datasets and calculated the total hectares of
accessible land in each LSOA. For further information about this data see the following links:Access Network Mapping GuidanceAccess Network Mapping Metadata Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.
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TwitterHow high is the brand awareness of Furniture Village in the UK?When it comes to furniture online shop users, brand awareness of Furniture Village is at **% in the UK. The survey was conducted using the concept of aided brand recognition, showing respondents both the brand's logo and the written brand name.How popular is Furniture Village in the UK?In total, **% of UK furniture online shop users say they like Furniture Village. However, in actuality, among the **% of UK respondents who know Furniture Village, **% of people like the brand.What is the usage share of Furniture Village in the UK?All in all, *% of furniture online shop users in the UK use Furniture Village. That means, of the **% who know the brand, **% use them.How loyal are the customers of Furniture Village?Around *% of furniture online shop users in the UK say they are likely to use Furniture Village again. Set in relation to the *% usage share of the brand, this means that **% of their customers show loyalty to the brand.What's the buzz around Furniture Village in the UK?In July 2022, about **% of UK furniture online shop users had heard about Furniture Village in the media, on social media, or in advertising over the past three months. Of the **% who know the brand, that's **%, meaning at the time of the survey there's little buzz around Furniture Village in the UK.If you want to compare brands, do deep-dives by survey items of your choice, filter by total online population or users of a certain brand, or drill down on your very own hand-tailored target groups, our Consumer Insights Brand KPI survey has you covered.
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The Bandafassi HDSS is located in south-eastern Senegal, near the borders of Mali and Guinea. The area is 700 km from the national capital, Dakar. The population under surveillance is rural, and in 2012 it comprised 13,378 inhabitants living in 42 villages. Established in 1970, originally for genetic studies, and initially covering only villages inhabited by one subgroup of the population of the area (the Mandinka), the project was transformed a few years later into a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site and then extended to the two other subgroups living in the area: Fula villages in 1975 and Bedik villages in 1980. Data gathered include births, marriages, migrations, and deaths (including their causes). One specific feature of the Bandafassi HDSS is the availability of genealogies.
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AHDSS includes all residents of all ages of the Agincourt sub-district of the Bushbuckridge district in Mpumalanga Province in northeast South Africa near the border of Mozambique. Temporary in or out migrants are eligible to join the cohort if they reside in the study area for more than six months of the year and retain close ties to the community. At baseline, the study population included over 57,000 people within 8,900 households in 20 villages. In 2007, the study area was expanded to include 7 more villages, bringing the total to 27.
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TwitterA compendium of population statistics for Rural and Urban areas in England.
The May 2025 release of this report includes analysis updates for all topics within this theme. Mid-year estimates have been updated, and Census 2021 data have been added based on the new 2021 rural-urban classification.
The supplementary data tables provide additional statistics for each section of the Digest, using the rural-urban classification categories. The Local Authority data tables supply the disaggregated datasets, used to conduct analysis in the Digest, at a Local Authority level where feasible.
Defra statistics: rural
Email mailto:rural.statistics@defra.gov.uk">rural.statistics@defra.gov.uk
<p class="govuk-body">You can also contact us via Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DefraStats" class="govuk-link">https://twitter.com/DefraStats</a></p>
Copies of the Population Statistics for Rural England publication are available from the National Archive.
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230314171327/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/population-statistics-for-rural-england">Population Statistics for Rural England, 14 March 2023
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250318164430/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/population-statistics-for-rural-england">Population Statistics for Rural England, 18 March 2025
Statistics up to 2022 can be found https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230208015303/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-digest-of-rural-england">here.