Population in Merseyside (NUTS 2021) 18 indicators covering population for Merseyside (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.55 million Number 2019 up 4.0% 260th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.55 million Number 2019 up 4.0% 261st Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 17,054 Number 2018 down 4.7% 231st Population density by NUTS 3 region 2,136 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 3.6% 111th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.55 million Number 2019 up 4.0% 294th Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 17,054 Number 2018 down 4.7% 201st Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.66 Number 2018 down 9.3% 56th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 1,125 Thousand persons 2019 up 2.2% 266th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 16.8% 2019 down 11.1% 160th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional le 5,189 2018 up 395.6% 390th Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 21.1% 2019 down 27.7% 221st Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 21.1% 2019 down 27.7% 221st Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 674.5 Thousand households 2019 up 2.8% 260th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.55 million Number 2019 up 2.4% 293rd Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 17,054 Number 2018 down 2.6% 231st Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,037 Rate 2017 up 6.2% 209th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 1,090 Rate 2017 up 0.2% 119th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 1,056 Rate 2018 up 4.4% 222nd