Area selected: Lincolnshire
Age structure Population Average age Life expectancy
Gender ratio
0.96 male to female
english main language
96%
Major religion
69% Christian
Demographics of Lincolnshire
The population of Lincolnshire is 766,333 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Lincolnshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.7% per year. Lincolnshire covers an area of 5,937 square kilometres (2,292 square miles) and has a population density of 129 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in Lincolnshire is predominantly white (98%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2% of the population.
The median average age in Lincolnshire in 2019 was 315.1, with over 18s representing 82.8% of the population. The sex ratio was 96.2 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of Lincolnshire was approximately 370,388 or 52%, while the rural population was around 343,265 or 48%.
The largest religious group in Lincolnshire is Christians who account for 69% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 95.9% of people in Lincolnshire, and spoken either well or very well by 3% of the remaining population. 1.1% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.2% spoke no English at all.
Population of Lincolnshire
Main page: Lincolnshire Population
The population of Lincolnshire is 766,333 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in Lincolnshire grew by an estimated 5,109 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 51,565.
Lincolnshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.7%, which is 0.1% lower than the average population growth rate in Lincolnshire for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.8%).
Lincolnshire covers an area of 5,937 square kilometres (2,292 square miles) and has a population density of 129 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 9 people per km2 over the past decade.
Population Population Density Population Growth
Demographics by Age and Gender
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.0% of Lincolnshire's 766,333 population, while females made up 51.0% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 96.155 males to every 100 females in 2011. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 98 males to every 100 females in 2011.
Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of Lincolnshire, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 634,453.
Lincolnshire's age structure shows the working-age population to be 452,175 which is 59.0% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 17.2% of the population, and over 65s represent 23.8% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 62.1% to 57.9%.
Lincolnshire age pyramid
Lincolnshire's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in Lincolnshire was 315.1 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 321.1 years, and the average male is 308.8 years.
Of the Lincolnshire population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.0 to 1.
Ethnicity in Lincolnshire
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in Lincolnshire is predominantly white (97.6%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2.4% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in Lincolnshire accounting for 1.0% of the population.
2,561 or 0% of the Lincolnshire population are black according to the latest 2011 census.
In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 85.4%. 7.8% are Asian and 3.5% are Black.
Population by race in Lincolnshire, 2011 census
- White - 695,867 people or 97.6%
- Asian - 7,316 people or 1.0%
- Mixed - 6,190 people or 0.9%
- Black - 2,561 people or 0.4%
- Other - 1,102 people or 0.2%
Personal wellbeing in Lincolnshire
Estimates of personal wellbeing in the UK are published by the ONS annually, with scores for anxiety, happiness, life satisfaction, and feeling that life is worthwhile. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy').
Levels of reported Anxiety in Lincolnshire were 3.1 in 2012 and 2.9 in 2021. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently 3.1.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.5, and 7.4 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, Lincolnshire is the 180 th happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.8 and were 7.5 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 8.0 and was 7.8 in 2012.
Anxiety Happiness Life satisfaction Life worthwhile
Religion in Lincolnshire
According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within Lincolnshire is Christians, accounting for 68.5% of the population.
Lincolnshire has a Muslim population of 2,780 which is 0.4% of the population.
Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 59% of the population is Christian, 5% is Muslim, 2% is Hindu, and Buddhists, Sikhs and Jews each is around 1%. The remainder is split between people with no religion and those who decided not to identify a religion.
Religious groups in Lincolnshire, 2011 census
- Christian - 488,761 people or 68.5%
- Buddhist - 1,344 people or 0.2%
- Hindu - 1,485 people or 0.2%
- Muslim - 2,778 people or 0.4%
- Other - 218,669 people or 30.7%
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Areas in Lincolnshire
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics
What is the average age in Lincolnshire?
Inhabitants (N.) | 159,563 |
Females (%) | 51.0 |
Foreigners (%) | 0.0 |
Average age (years) | 41.6 |
Average annual variation (2014/2019) | -0.06 |
What is the population of the UK by age group?
How many adults live in Lincolnshire?
What percentage of Lincolnshire is white?
Lincolnshire | |
Population (mid-2019 est.) | 1,087,659 |
• Ranked | 18th of 48 |
Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | 98.5% White |