The information is in the following table.
Great Britain North East Government office region South Tyneside local authority Jarrow parliamentary constituency August 1997 2,829,000 196,000 12,200 5,800 1998 2,759,900 186,600 11,500 5,700 1999 2,721,500 185,240 11,600 6,080 2000 2,745,460 185,790 11,520 5,940 2001 2,794,330 189,050 11,680 6,070 2002 2,800,130 188,710 11,760 6,090 2003 2,807,290 187,160 11,430 5,930 2004 2,804,980 182,790 11,020 5,680 2005 2,755,460 176,190 10,550 5,450 2006 2,712,850 170,250 10,320 5,290 2007 2,671,210 163,600 10,020 5,120 2008 2,620,420 156,290 9,540 4,810 Note:100 per cent. figures are rounded to the nearest 10, 5 per cent. figures are rounded to the nearest 100 and have been uprated to be consistent with Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study data. Source: Data pre-1999: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate, 5 per cent. sample and Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study data. Data from 1999 onwards: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate 100 per cent. Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.