Demography of the Tees Valley or Teesside metropolitan area of England is recorded with differing definitions. The area's fragmented data into different area definintions every other census after 1971 has meant a lack of clear lineal correlation analysis and anachronistic data.
The first recording of the multiple towns in the area with combined statistics was the 1971 census, during the 1968–1974
mayoral area which was created in 2016 with its first census in 2021.
Population
Modern
This is using reliable and government given statistics, both as combined data and broken down to Unitary Area divisions.
Population Change of Tees Valley
Year
|
Total Population[1][2]
|
Population Increase
|
Middlesbrough[3]
|
Stockton-On-Tees[4]
|
Redcar and Cleveland[5]
|
Darlington[6]
|
Hartlepool[7]
|
%
|
Actual
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
2021
|
678,400
|
+2.32
|
15,400
|
143,000
|
+3.32
|
197,000
|
+2.71
|
136,600
|
|
108,200
|
|
92,600
|
|
1981
|
- (No Combined Data)
|
-
|
-
|
150,600
|
-
|
173,900
|
-
|
150,900
|
-
|
98,600
|
-
|
94,900
|
-
|
1991
|
- (No Combined Data)
|
-
|
-
|
144,700
|
-3.92
|
175,200
|
+0.75
|
145,900
|
|
99,300
|
|
91,100
|
|
2001
|
652,200
|
-
|
-
|
141,200
|
-2.42
|
183,800
|
+4.91
|
139,200
|
|
97,900
|
|
90,200
|
|
2011
|
663,000
|
+1.66
|
10,800
|
138,400
|
-1.98
|
191,800
|
+4.35
|
135,200
|
|
105,600
|
|
92,100
|
|
Historical
The following information cannot be easily compared to the modern data, due to the fact that the administrative areas of the modern districts do not fully map to that of historical land divisions, meaning the population estimates for before 1981 must be taken with this context.
The University of Portsmouth mapped out historic data from 1801 to 1911, using modern Unitary Area land divisions to try and create estimates for what the population for each borough was like. The created estimates cannot be described as accurate, but use the non profit organisation UK Data Service's collection of sources, specifically the GBHDB.[8]
University of Portsmouth Population Estimates
Year
|
Total Population
|
Population Increase
|
Middlesbrough[9]
|
Stockton-On-Tees[10]
|
Redcar and Cleveland[11]
|
Darlington[12]
|
Hartlepool[13]
|
%
|
Actual
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
1801
|
|
|
|
1,699
|
|
7,121
|
|
6,516
|
|
8,836
|
|
3,334
|
|
1811
|
|
|
|
1,735
|
|
7,372
|
|
6,714
|
|
9,356
|
|
3,454
|
|
1821
|
|
|
|
1,963
|
|
8,333
|
|
7,190
|
|
10,470
|
|
3,902
|
|
1831
|
|
|
|
2,132
|
|
9,975
|
|
7,228
|
|
13,379
|
|
4,691
|
|
1841
|
|
|
|
2,786
|
|
15,929
|
|
6,907
|
|
15,801
|
|
7,575
|
|
1851
|
|
|
|
3,334
|
|
21,026
|
|
7,995
|
|
16,508
|
|
10,047
|
|
1861
|
|
|
|
4,233
|
|
27,953
|
|
14,474
|
|
20,333
|
|
29,188
|
|
1871
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1881
|
|
-
|
-
|
61,556
|
-
|
65,017
|
-
|
58,107
|
-
|
44,713
|
-
|
48,598
|
-
|
1891
|
|
|
|
81,711
|
|
80,665
|
|
61,303
|
|
47,047
|
|
66,587
|
|
1901
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1911
|
|
-
|
-
|
114,417
|
-
|
91,582
|
-
|
84,838
|
-
|
66,038
|
-
|
87,928
|
-
|
1921
|
|
|
|
129,376
|
|
102,508
|
|
93,120
|
|
74,899
|
|
93,322
|
|
1931
|
|
|
|
137,810
|
|
115,979
|
|
92,389
|
|
80,342
|
|
92,725
|
|
1941
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1951
|
|
-
|
-
|
147,034
|
-
|
130,191
|
-
|
103,907
|
-
|
94,759
|
-
|
92,645
|
-
|
1961
|
|
|
|
161,778
|
|
146,975
|
|
120,500
|
|
94,947
|
|
97,495
|
|
1971
|
|
|
|
99,606
|
|
180,909
|
|
189,741
|
|
97,702
|
|
97,297
|
|
1981
|
|
|
|
147,418
|
|
171,165
|
|
149,857
|
|
95,622
|
|
93,926
|
|
1991
|
|
|
|
140,857
|
|
173,900
|
|
145,119
|
|
98,912
|
|
90,395
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
134,832
|
|
178,447
|
|
139,125
|
|
97,817
|
|
88,626
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
138,412
|
|
191,610
|
|
135,177
|
|
105,564
|
|
92,028
|
|
The 1911 Preliminary Census Report, was a short summary of the changes in populations of the UK. In the section for towns, the settlements of Middlesbrough, Stockton, and Darlington are mentioned with details about their overall population change.[14]
1911 Preliminary Census Report[14]
Year
|
Total Population
|
Population Increase
|
Middlesbrough
|
Stockton-On-Tees
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
Darlington
|
Hartlepool
|
%
|
Actual
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
Total
|
% Change
|
1891
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
75,532
|
-
|
49,708
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
38,060
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1901
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
91,302
|
+20.9
|
51,478
|
+3.6
|
-
|
-
|
44,511
|
+16.9
|
-
|
-
|
1911
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
104,787
|
+14.8
|
52,158
|
+1.3
|
-
|
-
|
55,633
|
+25.0
|
-
|
-
|
Religion, Language and Identity
Religion
The religious statistics for 2021 for the
None Religious (39.0%), the third largest was No Answer (5.2%), those identifying as
Muslim came fourth (3.8%). The rest of the categories were all less than 1%, and so approximations of their total size may be inaccurate due to accuracy loss. Those identifying as
Hindu were the fifth largest (0.5%), followed by equal percentages for
Buddhist,
Sikh and 'Other Religion'. Those identifying as
Jewish recorded less than 0.1%, so the recorded number is unknown.
2021 Religious Data[15][failed verification]
Religion
|
Tees Valley CA (Approximate)
|
England %
|
Capita
|
%
|
No religion
|
264,108
|
39.0
|
36.7
|
Christian
|
343,340
|
50.7
|
46.3
|
Buddhist
|
2,032
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
Hindu
|
3,386
|
0.5
|
1.8
|
Jewish
|
-
|
0.0[note 1]
|
0.5
|
Muslim
|
25,734
|
3.8
|
6.7
|
Sikh
|
2,032
|
0.3
|
0.9
|
Other religion
|
2,032
|
0.3
|
0.6
|
Not answered
|
35,214
|
5.2
|
6.0
|
Language
2021 Proficiency in English (Of those above 3 years old)[15]
Category
|
Tees Valley CA
|
England
|
Main language is English
|
96.4%
|
90.8%
|
Can speak English very well
|
1.4%
|
4%
|
Can speak English well
|
1.3%
|
3.3%
|
Cannot speak English well
|
0.8%
|
1.6%
|
Cannot speak English
|
0.1%
|
0.3%
|
Ethnicity and Identity
2021 Ethnicity of Tees Valley[15]
Category
|
Tees Valley CA
|
England
|
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
|
4.4%
|
9.6%
|
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
|
1.1%
|
4.2%
|
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
|
1.3%
|
3%
|
White
|
92.1%
|
81%
|
Other ethnic group
|
1.1%
|
2.2%
|
National Identity[15]
Category
|
Tees Valley CA
|
England
|
One or more UK identity only
|
95.5%
|
88%
|
UK identity and non-UK identity
|
0.7%
|
2%
|
Non-UK identity only
|
3.9%
|
10%
|
Country of Birth[15]
Category
|
Tees Valley CA
|
England
|
Born in the UK
|
93.2%
|
82.6%
|
Born outside the UK
|
6.8%
|
17.4%
|
Notes
- ^ The percentage may not equal 0% in the census, but rather the value is too small to represent in the provided accuracy. It may also not be publicly released for data protection reasons if the sample is too small.
References