Population in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 24 indicators covering population for North West (UK) (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 7.30 million Number 2019 up 4.7% 32nd Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 7.30 million Number 2019 up 4.7% 33rd Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 911 Thousand heads (animals) 2019 down 4.4% 83rd Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 81,195 Number 2018 down 7.9% 23rd Population density by NUTS 3 region 516.5 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 4.7% 339th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 7.30 million Number 2019 up 4.7% 33rd Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 81,195 Number 2018 down 7.9% 23rd Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.73 Number 2018 down 10.8% 39th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 5,301 Thousand persons 2019 up 3.0% 31st Population in private households by educational attainment level and 15.9% 2019 down 29.6% 185th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 19,022 2018 up 73.1% 100th Population in private households by educational attainment level 20.2% 2019 down 26.3% 248th Population in private households by educational attainment level 20.2% 2019 down 26.3% 248th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 3,154 Thousand households 2019 up 6.0% 28th Households with access to the internet at home 97.7% 2020 up 30.5% 51st Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 7.30 million Number 2019 up 2.6% 32nd Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 100.0% 2019 up 2.9% 1st Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 81,195 Number 2018 down 6.0% 23rd Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at 100.0% 2019 up 1.9% 1st Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of 0.9 Rate 2019 unchanged 133rd Households with broadband access 94.7% 2019 up 42.8% 57th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 988.08 Rate 2017 up 5.5% 248th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 1,061 Rate 2017 down 0.3% 146th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 989.27 Rate 2018 up 3.4% 258th