Using information from the Office for National Statistics website the estimated Population of England in each of the last three years is shown in the following table:
Population England Millions Mid 2005 50.432 Mid 2006 50.763 Mid 2007 51.017
Based on the above information and Treasury GDP Deflators at Market Prices and Money GDP - Revalorised to baseline 2007-08, the following tables show spend on sport per capita in England for the last three years at 2007-08 prices from:
Spend per capita (£) 2005-06 5.78 2006-07 7.72 2007-08 7.96
It should be noted that the Exchequer figures (above) include funding from Department for Children Schools and Families and the Capital Modernisation Fund for School Sport and Space for Sports and Arts respectively.
Spend per capita (£) 2005-06 8.82 2006-07 6.99 2007-08 4.16