Home / Places / East Midlands / Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire: population and ethnicity County council area. 7 district councils.
Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area.
ONS estimates show that the county council area's population rose by 75,530 residents (9.6%) between mid-2011 and mid-2025, from 786,796 to 862,326. Source: ONS MYE4 .
862,326 Residents, mid-2025 ONS MYE4 estimate 824,820 Residents, Census 2021 ethnicity table ONS TS021 county row 785,802 Residents, Census 2011 ONS KS201EW county row Ethnic groups in the county council area Census 2011
White British 92.6% White Other 2.9% Asian 2.2% Black 0.6% Mixed 1.4% Other 0.3% Census 2021
White British 88.4% White Other 4.6% Asian 3.0% Black 1.2% Mixed 2.1% Other 0.7% Published county counts. Changes are percentage points calculated from unrounded shares. Group 2011 2021 Change White British 727,938 729,289 -4.2pp White Other 22,865 37,935 +1.7pp Asian 17,139 24,523 +0.8pp Black 5,102 9,932 +0.6pp Mixed 10,716 17,103 +0.7pp Other 2,042 6,038 +0.5pp
How county and district counts relate County figures use the ONS county council row. Districts use their own published rows. Census 2021 counts include disclosure-control changes, so district figures may not add exactly to the county figure. The reconciliation table shows each difference. Census 2011 counts and annual population estimates agree exactly with the district sums.
The 2021 district total is 4 residents higher than the published county total. Both figures are retained as published. The ethnicity table's all-residents count is the denominator for every county ethnic group share.
ONS explains Census 2021 disclosure controls . The audit does not establish the precise cause of each individual difference.
Reconciliation: every county and district-sum comparison Difference means district sum minus published county count. Year and measure County District sum Difference 2011: All residents 785,802 785,802 0 2011: White British 727,938 727,938 0 2011: White Other 22,865 22,865 0 2011: Asian 17,139 17,139 0 2011: Black 5,102 5,102 0 2011: Mixed 10,716 10,716 0 2011: Other 2,042 2,042 0 2021: All residents 824,820 824,824 +4 2021: White British 729,289 729,288 -1 2021: White Other 37,935 37,938 +3 2021: Asian 24,523 24,527 +4 2021: Black 9,932 9,926 -6 2021: Mixed 17,103 17,104 +1 2021: Other 6,038 6,041 +3
Raw source rows: KS201EW, 2011 , row 88. TS021, 2021 , row 145.
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Annual county population estimates, 2011 to 2025 ONS MYE4. Every value agrees exactly with the sum of constituent districts. Year Residents 2011 786,796 2012 789,611 2013 795,119 2014 799,367 2015 802,650 2016 807,422 2017 812,333 2018 816,749 2019 819,900 2020 822,118 2021 826,132 2022 835,059 2023 846,144 2024 855,350 2025 862,326
Population change since 2011 Map: Population change since 2011, mid-2025 estimate. Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council. Ashfield +9.3%; Bassetlaw +11.9%; Broxtowe +3.8%; Gedling +6.5%; Mansfield +8.7%; Newark and Sherwood +11.9%; Nottingham +7.2%; Rushcliffe +14.9%. Ashfield: +9.3% Bassetlaw: +11.9% Broxtowe: +3.8% Gedling: +6.5% Mansfield: +8.7% Newark and Sherwood: +11.9% Nottingham: +7.2% Rushcliffe: +14.9% Bassetlaw +11.9% 126,454 people Newark and Sherwood +11.9% 128,684 people Rushcliffe +14.9% 127,857 people ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2025 Population change since 2011 Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council ONS ESTIMATE −4 −1 +1 +4 +8 +12% Change in the estimated resident population at 30 June, compared with mid-2011. Source: ONS, Mid-Year Population Estimates, England and Wales, June 2025, table MYE4 (published 29 July 2026). Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Map: Population change since 2011, mid-2025 estimate. Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council. Ashfield +9.3%; Bassetlaw +11.9%; Broxtowe +3.8%; Gedling +6.5%; Mansfield +8.7%; Newark and Sherwood +11.9%; Nottingham +7.2%; Rushcliffe +14.9%. Ashfield: +9.3% Bassetlaw: +11.9% Broxtowe: +3.8% Gedling: +6.5% Mansfield: +8.7% Newark and Sherwood: +11.9% Nottingham: +7.2% Rushcliffe: +14.9% Bassetlaw +11.9% 126,454 people Newark and Sherwood +11.9% 128,684 people Rushcliffe +14.9% 127,857 people Gedling +6.5% 121,105 people Ashfield +9.3% 130,581 people Mansfield +8.7% 113,682 people Broxtowe +3.8% 113,963 people Nottingham +7.2% 325,765 people ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2025 Population change since 2011 Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council ONS ESTIMATE −4 −1 +1 +4 +8 +12% Change in the estimated resident population at 30 June, compared with mid-2011. Source: ONS, Mid-Year Population Estimates, England and Wales, June 2025, table MYE4 (published 29 July 2026). Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. ONS mid-year estimates. Councils A to Z. Council 2011 2025 Change Ashfield 119,522 130,581 +9.3% Bassetlaw 113,003 126,454 +11.9% Broxtowe 109,749 113,963 +3.8% Gedling 113,741 121,105 +6.5% Mansfield 104,551 113,682 +8.7% Newark and Sherwood 114,982 128,684 +11.9% Nottingham Unitary, outside county total 303,899 325,765 +7.2% Rushcliffe 111,248 127,857 +14.9%
Census 2021 ethnic groups Map: White British share of residents, Census 2021. Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council. Ashfield 91.8%; Bassetlaw 92.0%; Broxtowe 84.5%; Gedling 85.6%; Mansfield 87.3%; Newark and Sherwood 91.0%; Nottingham 57.3%; Rushcliffe 86.1%. England and Wales 2021: 74.4%. Ashfield: 91.8% Bassetlaw: 92.0% Broxtowe: 84.5% Gedling: 85.6% Mansfield: 87.3% Newark and Sherwood: 91.0% Nottingham: 57.3% Rushcliffe: 86.1% Bassetlaw 92.0% fell 2.5 points from 2011 Newark and Sherwood 91.0% fell 3.2 points from 2011 Rushcliffe 86.1% fell 4.3 points from 2011 ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2021 White British share of residents Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council CENSUS · OBSERVED 40 50 60 70 80 90% England and Wales 2011: 80.5% England and Wales 2021: 74.4% Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2011, table KS201EW. Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS021; change from Census 2011, table KS201EW. Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Map: White British share of residents, Census 2021. Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council. Ashfield 91.8%; Bassetlaw 92.0%; Broxtowe 84.5%; Gedling 85.6%; Mansfield 87.3%; Newark and Sherwood 91.0%; Nottingham 57.3%; Rushcliffe 86.1%. England and Wales 2021: 74.4%. Ashfield: 91.8% Bassetlaw: 92.0% Broxtowe: 84.5% Gedling: 85.6% Mansfield: 87.3% Newark and Sherwood: 91.0% Nottingham: 57.3% Rushcliffe: 86.1% Bassetlaw 92.0% fell 2.5 points from 2011 Newark and Sherwood 91.0% fell 3.2 points from 2011 Rushcliffe 86.1% fell 4.3 points from 2011 Gedling 85.6% fell 4.7 points from 2011 Ashfield 91.8% fell 4.2 points from 2011 Mansfield 87.3% fell 5.9 points from 2011 Broxtowe 84.5% fell 5.0 points from 2011 Nottingham 57.3% fell 8.1 points from 2011 ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2021 White British share of residents Nottinghamshire: 7 district councils, 1 unitary council CENSUS · OBSERVED 40 50 60 70 80 90% England and Wales 2021: 74.4% Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2011, table KS201EW. Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS021; change from Census 2011, table KS201EW. Nottingham is a unitary council in ceremonial Nottinghamshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Each bar shows all six groups. Figures are observed Census 2021 shares; they are not projections.
White British 91.8% White Other 3.3% Asian 1.6% Black 1.3% Mixed 1.6% Other 0.4% White British 92.0% White Other 4.5% Asian 1.2% Black 0.6% Mixed 1.2% Other 0.5% White British 84.5% White Other 4.4% Asian 5.5% Black 1.7% Mixed 2.5% Other 1.3% White British 85.6% White Other 3.9% Asian 3.9% Black 2.3% Mixed 3.5% Other 0.9% White British 87.3% White Other 7.5% Asian 2.0% Black 1.1% Mixed 1.4% Other 0.7% White British 91.0% White Other 5.2% Asian 1.1% Black 0.7% Mixed 1.5% Other 0.4% Unitary council, outside the county council total.
White British 57.3% White Other 8.6% Asian 14.9% Black 9.9% Mixed 5.9% Other 3.3% White British 86.1% White Other 3.6% Asian 5.7% Black 0.9% Mixed 2.8% Other 0.9% Sources: ONS MYE4 population estimates, Census 2011 KS201EW and Census 2021 TS021. Boundaries: ONS Open Geography. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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