York in figures

A profile of York from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in York was 209,118 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024.

Population209,1182025Up 0.4% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over19.5%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share10.8%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June8662025Compared with -751 in 2024
197.5K200K202.5K205K207.5K210K201120142017202020252011: 197,783 persons2012: 199,157 persons2013: 201,168 persons2014: 202,206 persons2015: 203,212 persons2016: 202,892 persons2017: 203,546 persons2018: 203,906 persons2019: 203,877 persons2020: 202,169 persons2021: 201,851 persons2022: 204,513 persons2023: 206,239 persons2024: 208,237 persons2025: 209,118 persons195K200K205K210K20112016202120252011: 197,783 persons2012: 199,157 persons2013: 201,168 persons2014: 202,206 persons2015: 203,212 persons2016: 202,892 persons2017: 203,546 persons2018: 203,906 persons2019: 203,877 persons2020: 202,169 persons2021: 201,851 persons2022: 204,513 persons2023: 206,239 persons2024: 208,237 persons2025: 209,118 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in York (pounds sterling) was £9.13 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£9.13 billion2024, provisionalUp 4% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£43,6172024, provisionalUp 2.7% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,831 GBP million2001: 4,070 GBP million2002: 4,382 GBP million2003: 4,667 GBP million2004: 5,062 GBP million2005: 5,243 GBP million2006: 5,281 GBP million2007: 5,542 GBP million2008: 5,553 GBP million2009: 5,340 GBP million2010: 5,514 GBP million2011: 5,754 GBP million2012: 5,847 GBP million2013: 5,924 GBP million2014: 6,104 GBP million2015: 6,248 GBP million2016: 6,525 GBP million2017: 6,958 GBP million2018: 7,136 GBP million2019: 7,157 GBP million2020: 6,587 GBP million2021: 7,581 GBP million2022: 8,395 GBP million2023: 8,779 GBP million2024: 9,129 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 3,831 GBP million2001: 4,070 GBP million2002: 4,382 GBP million2003: 4,667 GBP million2004: 5,062 GBP million2005: 5,243 GBP million2006: 5,281 GBP million2007: 5,542 GBP million2008: 5,553 GBP million2009: 5,340 GBP million2010: 5,514 GBP million2011: 5,754 GBP million2012: 5,847 GBP million2013: 5,924 GBP million2014: 6,104 GBP million2015: 6,248 GBP million2016: 6,525 GBP million2017: 6,958 GBP million2018: 7,136 GBP million2019: 7,157 GBP million2020: 6,587 GBP million2021: 7,581 GBP million2022: 8,395 GBP million2023: 8,779 GBP million2024: 9,129 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in York (pounds sterling) was £310,781 (provisional) in July 2026, up 1.8% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£310,781July 2026, provisionalUp 1.8% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly1.8%July 2026, provisionalUp 3.4 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,199August 2026, provisionalUp 6.5% from August 2025
270K280K290K300K310K320K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 280,286 GBP2021-08: 275,792 GBP2021-09: 273,744 GBP2021-10: 279,474 GBP2021-11: 285,029 GBP2021-12: 290,648 GBP2022-01: 289,504 GBP2022-02: 290,264 GBP2022-03: 286,083 GBP2022-04: 289,131 GBP2022-05: 296,317 GBP2022-06: 303,400 GBP2022-07: 310,041 GBP2022-08: 310,858 GBP2022-09: 315,095 GBP2022-10: 314,171 GBP2022-11: 310,337 GBP2022-12: 309,080 GBP2023-01: 307,384 GBP2023-02: 309,091 GBP2023-03: 302,913 GBP2023-04: 302,842 GBP2023-05: 300,129 GBP2023-06: 306,925 GBP2023-07: 309,104 GBP2023-08: 312,490 GBP2023-09: 308,097 GBP2023-10: 304,882 GBP2023-11: 302,339 GBP2023-12: 297,837 GBP2024-01: 303,160 GBP2024-02: 304,219 GBP2024-03: 310,059 GBP2024-04: 307,508 GBP2024-05: 305,423 GBP2024-06: 306,352 GBP2024-07: 310,269 GBP2024-08: 316,290 GBP2024-09: 316,955 GBP2024-10: 309,539 GBP2024-11: 305,713 GBP2024-12: 305,638 GBP2025-01: 305,139 GBP2025-02: 303,490 GBP2025-03: 303,600 GBP2025-04: 300,304 GBP2025-05: 298,816 GBP2025-06: 295,417 GBP2025-07: 305,387 GBP2025-08: 309,613 GBP2025-09: 309,351 GBP2025-10: 305,365 GBP2025-11: 303,329 GBP2025-12: 305,653 GBP2026-01: 308,848 GBP2026-02: 309,197 GBP2026-03: 308,201 GBP2026-04: 306,836 GBP2026-05: 306,763 GBP2026-06: 309,023 GBP2026-07: 310,781 GBP260K280K300K320K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 280,286 GBP2021-08: 275,792 GBP2021-09: 273,744 GBP2021-10: 279,474 GBP2021-11: 285,029 GBP2021-12: 290,648 GBP2022-01: 289,504 GBP2022-02: 290,264 GBP2022-03: 286,083 GBP2022-04: 289,131 GBP2022-05: 296,317 GBP2022-06: 303,400 GBP2022-07: 310,041 GBP2022-08: 310,858 GBP2022-09: 315,095 GBP2022-10: 314,171 GBP2022-11: 310,337 GBP2022-12: 309,080 GBP2023-01: 307,384 GBP2023-02: 309,091 GBP2023-03: 302,913 GBP2023-04: 302,842 GBP2023-05: 300,129 GBP2023-06: 306,925 GBP2023-07: 309,104 GBP2023-08: 312,490 GBP2023-09: 308,097 GBP2023-10: 304,882 GBP2023-11: 302,339 GBP2023-12: 297,837 GBP2024-01: 303,160 GBP2024-02: 304,219 GBP2024-03: 310,059 GBP2024-04: 307,508 GBP2024-05: 305,423 GBP2024-06: 306,352 GBP2024-07: 310,269 GBP2024-08: 316,290 GBP2024-09: 316,955 GBP2024-10: 309,539 GBP2024-11: 305,713 GBP2024-12: 305,638 GBP2025-01: 305,139 GBP2025-02: 303,490 GBP2025-03: 303,600 GBP2025-04: 300,304 GBP2025-05: 298,816 GBP2025-06: 295,417 GBP2025-07: 305,387 GBP2025-08: 309,613 GBP2025-09: 309,351 GBP2025-10: 305,365 GBP2025-11: 303,329 GBP2025-12: 305,653 GBP2026-01: 308,848 GBP2026-02: 309,197 GBP2026-03: 308,201 GBP2026-04: 306,836 GBP2026-05: 306,763 GBP2026-06: 309,023 GBP2026-07: 310,781 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in York were 7,485 in 2024, up 0.7% from 2023.

Active enterprises7,4852024Up 0.7% from 2023
Enterprise births7902024Up 12.9% from 2023
7,4007,4507,5007,5507,6002019202020212022202320242019: 7,565 count2020: 7,425 count2021: 7,515 count2022: 7,535 count2023: 7,430 count2024: 7,485 count7,4007,4507,5007,5507,6002019202120242019: 7,565 count2020: 7,425 count2021: 7,515 count2022: 7,535 count2023: 7,430 count2024: 7,485 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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