Merton Data – Population

It is essential to understand population size and characteristics in order to effectively plan and deliver services such as education, transport and healthcare. This section displays the latest population estimates and projections for Merton.

The projections below take population estimates as their starting point. The projected local authority populations for each year are calculated by ageing on the population from the previous year, applying local fertility and mortality rates to calculate the number of projected births and deaths, and then adjusting for migration into and out of each local authority. Fertility, mortality and migration assumptions are derived using values estimated using data from the five years before the base projection year, and do not take into account any known policy or demographic changes.

Population projections for all persons by broad age group

	Merton	London	England
0 to 15	44,805	21.1	1,891,506	20.6	10,934,800	19.3
16 to 64	141,205	66.4	6,212,637	67.5	35,348,200	62.2
65 and over	26,649	12.5	1,099,189	11.9	10,512,100	18.5

Population projections for all persons by year

	Merton	London
2015	205,248	8,685,178
2020	212,658	9,203,331
2025	222,714	9,650,677
2030	232,473	10,040,425
2035	236,669	10,396,960
2040	244,440	10,718,734
2045	253,064	10,988,367
2050	255,498	11,208,247

Population projection for all persons by 5-year age group

	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London
0 to 4	15,277	7.2	624,460	6.8
5 to 9	14,565	6.9	609,964	6.6
10 to 14	12,720	6	557,402	6.1
15 to 19	10,145	4.8	480,852	5.2
20 to 24	10,798	5.1	586,530	6.4
25 to 29	16,964	8	817,963	8.9
30 to 34	19,231	9	869,180	9.4
35 to 39	19,415	9.1	801,190	8.7
40 to 44	17,217	8.1	683,904	7.4
45 to 49	14,371	6.8	599,410	6.5
50 to 54	13,803	6.5	565,719	6.2
55 to 59	12,053	5.7	505,698	5.5
60 to 64	9,451	4.4	401,871	4.4
65 to 69	7,562	3.6	315,565	3.4
70 to 74	6,802	3.2	279,645	3
75 to 79	4,891	2.3	197,356	2.1
80 to 84	3,729	1.8	151,982	1.7
85 and over	3,665	1.7	154,641	1.7

	Merton	London
Persons BAME	77,354	37.9	3,944,624	46.2

Projected ethnic makeup

	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London
Arab	1,275	0.6	146,572	1.6
Bangladeshi	2,392	1.1	263,556	2.9
Black African	9,964	4.7	669,217	7.3
Black Caribbean	7,812	3.7	346,086	3.8
Chinese	2,952	1.4	158,737	1.7
Indian	8,905	4.2	654,653	7.1
Other Asian	19,364	9.1	518,236	5.6
Other Black	1,939	0.9	214,057	2.3
Other Ethnic Group	2,817	1.3	224,729	2.4
Other Mixed	3,611	1.7	167,217	1.8
Other White	40,963	19.3	1,457,978	15.8
Pakistani	9,626	4.5	281,377	3.1
White & Asian	3,265	1.5	132,736	1.4
White & Black African	1,439	0.7	86,605	0.9
White & Black Caribbean	3,031	1.4	141,984	1.5
White - British	88,824	41.8	3,552,634	38.6
White - Irish	4,481	2.1	186,955	2

	Merton	London	England
UK nationals	162,000	77.9	6,908,000	77.7	49,775,000	90
Non-UK nationals	46,000	22.1	1,979,000	22.2	5,489,000	9.9

Population by nationality (excluding UK)

	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London		England
European Union	24,000	11.5	1,103,000	12.4	3,246,000	5.9
Non-EU European	N/A	N/A	90,000	1	176,000	0.3
Middle and East Central Asian	N/A	N/A	57,000	0.6	178,000	0.3
East Asian	1,000	0.5	67,000	0.8	175,000	0.3
South Asian	6,000	2.9	252,000	2.8	680,000	1.2
South East Asian	1,000	0.5	40,000	0.4	139,000	0.3
Sub Saharan African	2,000	1	147,000	1.7	410,000	0.7
North African	N/A	N/A	11,000	0.1	47,000	0.1
North American	2,000	1	72,000	0.8	165,000	0.3
Central and South American	5,000	2.4	87,000	1	162,000	0.3
Oceanian	2,000	1	54,000	0.6	111,000	0.2
Rest of the World	11,000	5.3	370,000	4.2	896,000	1.6

	Merton	London	England
UK	135,000	64.9	5,651,000	63.5	49,775,000	90
Non-UK	73,000	35.1	3,236,000	36.4	5,489,000	9.9

Population by country of birth (excluding UK)

	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London		England
European Union	19,000	9.1	1,023,000	11.5	3,246,000	5.9
Non-EU European	N/A	N/A	182,000	2	176,000	0.3
Middle and East Central Asia	4,000	1.9	153,000	1.7	178,000	0.3
East Asia	3,000	1.4	115,000	1.3	175,000	0.3
South Asia	15,000	7.2	662,000	7.4	680,000	1.2
South East Asia	N/A	N/A	87,000	1	139,000	0.3
Sub Saharan Africa	13,000	6.3	520,000	5.8	410,000	0.7
North Africa	N/A	N/A	53,000	0.6	47,000	0.1
North America	2,000	1	97,000	1.1	165,000	0.3
Central and South America	10,000	4.8	264,000	3	162,000	0.3
Oceania	4,000	1.9	79,000	0.9	111,000	0.2
Rest of the World	29,000	13.9	1,013,000	11.4	896,000	1.6

Household composition breakdown

	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London		England
One family only: All aged 65 and over	3,626	4.6	134,063	4.1	1,789,465	8.1
One family only: Cohabiting couple	7,287	9.3	282,907	8.7	2,172,438	9.8
One family only: Cohabiting couple: All children non-dependent	287	0.4	12,288	0.4	108,486	0.5
One family only: Cohabiting couple: Dependent children	2,199	2.8	91,774	2.8	890,780	4
One family only: Cohabiting couple: No children	4,801	6.1	178,845	5.5	1,173,172	5.3
One family only: Lone parent	8,122	10.3	413,464	12.7	2,339,824	10.6
One family only: Lone parent: All children non-dependent	3,029	3.8	134,478	4.1	766,569	3.5
One family only: Lone parent: Dependent children	5,093	6.5	278,986	8.5	1,573,255	7.1
One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple	26,288	33.4	916,407	28.1	7,329,455	33.2
One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent	4,080	5.2	155,658	4.8	1,234,355	5.6
One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children	14,118	17.9	490,040	15	3,375,890	15.3
One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No children	8,090	10.3	270,709	8.3	2,719,210	12.3
One person household: Aged 65 and over	7,695	9.8	312,022	9.6	2,725,596	12.4
One person household: Other	14,599	18.5	718,536	22	3,940,897	17.9
Other household types: All aged 65 and over	207	0.3	8,660	0.3	61,715	0.3
Other household types: All full-time students	248	0.3	24,384	0.7	124,285	0.6
Other household types: Other	7,207	9.2	306,687	9.4	995,677	4.5
Other household types: With dependent children	3,478	4.4	149,043	4.6	584,016	2.6

Main language breakdown

	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London		England
English (English or Welsh if in Wales)	150,367	78.9	6,083,420	77.9	46,936,780	92
Welsh/Cymraeg (in England only)	33	0	1,310	0	8,248	0
Other UK language	11	0	1,166	0	4,637	0
French	1,536	0.8	84,191	1.1	145,026	0.3
Portuguese	1,625	0.9	71,525	0.9	131,002	0.3
Spanish	1,396	0.7	71,192	0.9	118,554	0.2
Other European language (EU)	12,429	6.5	423,054	5.4	1,155,972	2.3
Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU)	17	0	1,506	0	2,878	0
Other European language (non EU)	763	0.4	38,419	0.5	64,985	0.1
Other European language (non-national)	1	0	3,818	0	4,600	0
Russian	646	0.3	26,603	0.3	66,271	0.1
Turkish	446	0.2	71,242	0.9	98,083	0.2
Arabic	872	0.5	70,602	0.9	152,490	0.3
West/Central Asian language	981	0.5	82,246	1.1	181,424	0.4
South Asian language	13,375	7	507,675	6.5	1,281,168	2.5
East Asian language	3,476	1.8	128,149	1.6	374,013	0.7
Oceanic/Australian language	3	0	204	0	1,729	0
North/South American language	5	0	438	0	1,022	0
Caribbean Creole	4	0	234	0	506	0
African language	2,246	1.2	132,216	1.7	240,572	0.5
Other languages	217	0.1	8,250	0.1	17,675	0
Sign language	68	0	3,988	0.1	20,853	0

Marital and civil partnership status breakdown

	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London		England
Divorced or formerly in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally dissolved	11,083	6.9	484,106	7.4	3,857,137	9
In a registered same-sex civil partnership	551	0.3	27,425	0.4	100,288	0.2
Married	72,157	44.9	2,608,345	39.8	20,029,369	46.6
Separated (but still legally married or still legally in a same-sex civil partnership)	4,173	2.6	211,500	3.2	1,141,196	2.7
Single (never married or never registered a same-sex civil partnership)	64,689	40.2	2,888,944	44.1	14,889,928	34.6
Widowed or surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnership	8,187	5.1	328,853	5	2,971,702	6.9

Religion breakdown

	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
	Merton		London		England
Buddhist	1,884	0.9	82,026	1	238,626	0.5
Christian	111,993	56.1	3,957,984	48.4	31,479,876	59.4
Hindu	12,203	6.1	411,291	5	806,199	1.5
Jewish	791	0.4	148,602	1.8	261,282	0.5
Muslim	16,262	8.1	1,012,823	12.4	2,660,116	5
Sikh	498	0.2	126,134	1.5	420,196	0.8
Other religion	810	0.4	47,970	0.6	227,825	0.4
No religion	41,231	20.6	1,694,372	20.7	13,114,232	24.7

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