Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional was 23,802 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
23,802
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
76th
of 1972 regions
All-time high
35,579
in 2016
All-time low
-2,183
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 2000–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000200920182000: -2.2k2001: 9.1k2002: 15.7k2003: 14.5k2004: 14.4k2005: 21.6k2006: 20.0k2007: 22.2k2008: 18.6k2009: 13.9k2010: 18.6k2011: 14.6k2012: 10.2k2013: 16.4k2014: 21.6k2015: 33.4k2016: 35.6k2017: 23.2k2018: 23.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2018, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 23,802.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 35,579 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2,183, in 2000.

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 76th of 1972 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 -2,183
2001 9,063 -515.2%
2002 15,684 +73.1%
2003 14,478 -7.7%
2004 14,381 -0.7%
2005 21,574 +50.0%
2006 20,011 -7.2%
2007 22,237 +11.1%
2008 18,610 -16.3%
2009 13,872 -25.5%
2010 18,592 +34.0%
2011 14,608 -21.4%
2012 10,232 -30.0%
2013 16,421 +60.5%
2014 21,575 +31.4%
2015 33,379 +54.7%
2016 35,579 +6.6%
2017 23,239 -34.7%
2018 23,802 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,773 -2,183 22,237 10
2010s 21,936 10,232 35,579 9

More population data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)

All data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) →

Frequently asked questions

What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 23,802 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 35,579 in 2016.
What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was -2,183 in 2000.
How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional?
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 76th out of 1972 regions with data for 2018.
Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021). Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-change-demographic-balance-and-crude-rates-at-regional-level-nuts-3/west-midlands-uk-nuts-2021/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-change-demographic-balance-and-crude-rates-at-regional-level-nuts-3/west-midlands-uk-nuts-2021/">Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
2,021 places, 41,336 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed