Yorkshire and The Humber in figures

A profile of Yorkshire and The Humber from official statistics: 12 figures in 5 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 Yorkshire and The Humber was 5.67 million in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024.

Population5.67 million2025Up 0.3% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over19.7%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share11.4%2021No 2020 figure to compare
5.2M5.3M5.4M5.5M5.6M5.7M201120142017202020252011: 5,288,212 persons2012: 5,313,486 persons2013: 5,335,092 persons2014: 5,356,428 persons2015: 5,377,362 persons2016: 5,408,058 persons2017: 5,427,784 persons2018: 5,443,883 persons2019: 5,464,651 persons2020: 5,468,487 persons2021: 5,482,455 persons2022: 5,538,496 persons2023: 5,603,909 persons2024: 5,656,571 persons2025: 5,672,166 persons5.2M5.3M5.4M5.5M5.6M5.7M20112016202120252011: 5,288,212 persons2012: 5,313,486 persons2013: 5,335,092 persons2014: 5,356,428 persons2015: 5,377,362 persons2016: 5,408,058 persons2017: 5,427,784 persons2018: 5,443,883 persons2019: 5,464,651 persons2020: 5,468,487 persons2021: 5,482,455 persons2022: 5,538,496 persons2023: 5,603,909 persons2024: 5,656,571 persons2025: 5,672,166 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). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Yorkshire and The Humber was 5.5% in Q2 2026, up 0.6 percentage points from Q2 2025.

Unemployment rate5.5%Q2 2026Up 0.6 percentage points from Q2 2025
Gross disposable household income (GDHI) per head, pounds sterling£21,9132024, provisionalUp 5.6% from 2023
34562016-Q32018-Q12019-Q32021-Q12022-Q32024-Q12026-Q22016-Q3: 5.5 %2016-Q4: 5 %2017-Q1: 4.9 %2017-Q2: 5 %2017-Q3: 4.7 %2017-Q4: 5 %2018-Q1: 4.7 %2018-Q2: 4.4 %2018-Q3: 4.9 %2018-Q4: 5.2 %2019-Q1: 4.7 %2019-Q2: 5.1 %2019-Q3: 3.8 %2019-Q4: 4.4 %2020-Q1: 4.4 %2020-Q2: 3.9 %2020-Q3: 4.9 %2020-Q4: 5.3 %2021-Q1: 4.9 %2021-Q2: 4.9 %2021-Q3: 4.6 %2021-Q4: 4 %2022-Q1: 4 %2022-Q2: 4.5 %2022-Q3: 4.4 %2022-Q4: 4.1 %2023-Q1: 3.9 %2023-Q2: 3.6 %2023-Q3: 3.2 %2023-Q4: 3.4 %2024-Q1: 3.5 %2024-Q2: 3.6 %2024-Q3: 3.4 %2024-Q4: 4 %2025-Q1: 4.9 %2025-Q2: 4.9 %2025-Q3: 5.5 %2025-Q4: 5.7 %2026-Q1: 5.9 %2026-Q2: 5.5 %34562016-Q32020-Q12023-Q32026-Q22016-Q3: 5.5 %2016-Q4: 5 %2017-Q1: 4.9 %2017-Q2: 5 %2017-Q3: 4.7 %2017-Q4: 5 %2018-Q1: 4.7 %2018-Q2: 4.4 %2018-Q3: 4.9 %2018-Q4: 5.2 %2019-Q1: 4.7 %2019-Q2: 5.1 %2019-Q3: 3.8 %2019-Q4: 4.4 %2020-Q1: 4.4 %2020-Q2: 3.9 %2020-Q3: 4.9 %2020-Q4: 5.3 %2021-Q1: 4.9 %2021-Q2: 4.9 %2021-Q3: 4.6 %2021-Q4: 4 %2022-Q1: 4 %2022-Q2: 4.5 %2022-Q3: 4.4 %2022-Q4: 4.1 %2023-Q1: 3.9 %2023-Q2: 3.6 %2023-Q3: 3.2 %2023-Q4: 3.4 %2024-Q1: 3.5 %2024-Q2: 3.6 %2024-Q3: 3.4 %2024-Q4: 4 %2025-Q1: 4.9 %2025-Q2: 4.9 %2025-Q3: 5.5 %2025-Q4: 5.7 %2026-Q1: 5.9 %2026-Q2: 5.5 %
Unemployment rate, Q3 2016 to Q2 2026. %. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Labour Force Survey, national and regional headline indicators (seasonally adjusted): unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, both sexes (ONS, Nomis NM_59_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Labour Force Survey, national and regional headline indicators (seasonally adjusted): unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, both sexes (ONS, Nomis NM_59_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross disposable household income: all ITL regions, GDHI per head of population at current basic prices, pounds (ONS, Table 3). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Yorkshire and The Humber (pounds sterling) was £193.12 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.5% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£193.12 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.5% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£34,0412024, provisionalUp 3.3% from 2023
75K100K125K150K175K200K20002004200820122016202020242000: 75,959 GBP million2001: 79,524 GBP million2002: 83,702 GBP million2003: 89,332 GBP million2004: 94,606 GBP million2005: 99,215 GBP million2006: 104,071 GBP million2007: 109,821 GBP million2008: 111,128 GBP million2009: 108,267 GBP million2010: 110,146 GBP million2011: 113,374 GBP million2012: 116,079 GBP million2013: 119,396 GBP million2014: 123,530 GBP million2015: 128,843 GBP million2016: 132,029 GBP million2017: 138,563 GBP million2018: 143,010 GBP million2019: 147,873 GBP million2020: 140,327 GBP million2021: 157,172 GBP million2022: 172,868 GBP million2023: 184,864 GBP million2024: 193,115 GBP million50K100K150K200K2000200920242000: 75,959 GBP million2001: 79,524 GBP million2002: 83,702 GBP million2003: 89,332 GBP million2004: 94,606 GBP million2005: 99,215 GBP million2006: 104,071 GBP million2007: 109,821 GBP million2008: 111,128 GBP million2009: 108,267 GBP million2010: 110,146 GBP million2011: 113,374 GBP million2012: 116,079 GBP million2013: 119,396 GBP million2014: 123,530 GBP million2015: 128,843 GBP million2016: 132,029 GBP million2017: 138,563 GBP million2018: 143,010 GBP million2019: 147,873 GBP million2020: 140,327 GBP million2021: 157,172 GBP million2022: 172,868 GBP million2023: 184,864 GBP million2024: 193,115 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: all ITL regions, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

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

Prices and housing

Average house price in Yorkshire and The Humber (pounds sterling) was £209,116 (provisional) in July 2026, up 3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£209,116July 2026, provisionalUp 3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly3%July 2026, provisionalUp 0.4 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£865August 2026, provisionalUp 4.8% from August 2025
160K170K180K190K200K210K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 169,009 GBP2021-08: 174,892 GBP2021-09: 183,852 GBP2021-10: 173,741 GBP2021-11: 179,074 GBP2021-12: 180,680 GBP2022-01: 182,226 GBP2022-02: 183,698 GBP2022-03: 183,085 GBP2022-04: 184,986 GBP2022-05: 189,205 GBP2022-06: 190,937 GBP2022-07: 194,228 GBP2022-08: 195,533 GBP2022-09: 196,752 GBP2022-10: 197,361 GBP2022-11: 198,212 GBP2022-12: 197,647 GBP2023-01: 191,628 GBP2023-02: 191,681 GBP2023-03: 187,293 GBP2023-04: 190,374 GBP2023-05: 189,275 GBP2023-06: 193,446 GBP2023-07: 195,102 GBP2023-08: 197,800 GBP2023-09: 194,270 GBP2023-10: 195,381 GBP2023-11: 193,998 GBP2023-12: 192,662 GBP2024-01: 191,618 GBP2024-02: 191,087 GBP2024-03: 192,827 GBP2024-04: 191,916 GBP2024-05: 193,994 GBP2024-06: 197,974 GBP2024-07: 197,976 GBP2024-08: 201,974 GBP2024-09: 198,849 GBP2024-10: 199,913 GBP2024-11: 201,710 GBP2024-12: 201,791 GBP2025-01: 200,501 GBP2025-02: 201,403 GBP2025-03: 208,152 GBP2025-04: 194,026 GBP2025-05: 199,910 GBP2025-06: 200,663 GBP2025-07: 203,056 GBP2025-08: 205,475 GBP2025-09: 205,043 GBP2025-10: 205,225 GBP2025-11: 207,556 GBP2025-12: 206,758 GBP2026-01: 206,613 GBP2026-02: 209,531 GBP2026-03: 206,712 GBP2026-04: 208,624 GBP2026-05: 209,203 GBP2026-06: 206,511 GBP2026-07: 209,116 GBP160K180K200K220K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 169,009 GBP2021-08: 174,892 GBP2021-09: 183,852 GBP2021-10: 173,741 GBP2021-11: 179,074 GBP2021-12: 180,680 GBP2022-01: 182,226 GBP2022-02: 183,698 GBP2022-03: 183,085 GBP2022-04: 184,986 GBP2022-05: 189,205 GBP2022-06: 190,937 GBP2022-07: 194,228 GBP2022-08: 195,533 GBP2022-09: 196,752 GBP2022-10: 197,361 GBP2022-11: 198,212 GBP2022-12: 197,647 GBP2023-01: 191,628 GBP2023-02: 191,681 GBP2023-03: 187,293 GBP2023-04: 190,374 GBP2023-05: 189,275 GBP2023-06: 193,446 GBP2023-07: 195,102 GBP2023-08: 197,800 GBP2023-09: 194,270 GBP2023-10: 195,381 GBP2023-11: 193,998 GBP2023-12: 192,662 GBP2024-01: 191,618 GBP2024-02: 191,087 GBP2024-03: 192,827 GBP2024-04: 191,916 GBP2024-05: 193,994 GBP2024-06: 197,974 GBP2024-07: 197,976 GBP2024-08: 201,974 GBP2024-09: 198,849 GBP2024-10: 199,913 GBP2024-11: 201,710 GBP2024-12: 201,791 GBP2025-01: 200,501 GBP2025-02: 201,403 GBP2025-03: 208,152 GBP2025-04: 194,026 GBP2025-05: 199,910 GBP2025-06: 200,663 GBP2025-07: 203,056 GBP2025-08: 205,475 GBP2025-09: 205,043 GBP2025-10: 205,225 GBP2025-11: 207,556 GBP2025-12: 206,758 GBP2026-01: 206,613 GBP2026-02: 209,531 GBP2026-03: 206,712 GBP2026-04: 208,624 GBP2026-05: 209,203 GBP2026-06: 206,511 GBP2026-07: 209,116 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 Yorkshire and The Humber were 199,980 in 2024, down 0.9% from 2023.

Active enterprises199,9802024Down 0.9% from 2023
Enterprise births22,6152024Up 1.5% from 2023
196K198K200K202K204K206K2019202020212022202320242019: 196,320 count2020: 198,345 count2021: 203,020 count2022: 205,115 count2023: 201,820 count2024: 199,980 count195K197.5K200K202.5K205K207.5K2019202120242019: 196,320 count2020: 198,345 count2021: 203,020 count2022: 205,115 count2023: 201,820 count2024: 199,980 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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