Demographics

Mr. Stewart Jackson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what forecast he has made of the population of Peterborough city council area in (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years time.

John Healey
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 12 December 2006:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question regarding the projected population of Peterborough City Council in (a) five, (b) ten and (c) fifteen years. (107089)

The table below provides the projected population in Peterborough City Council for 2011, 2016 and 2021. These projections are based on mid-2004 population estimates and are the latest projections available. They assume that local trends in fertility, mortality and migration over the reference period 2000 to 2004 will continue into the future.

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|                                                                                    |Projected population (Thousand)|
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|2011                                                                                |163                            |
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|2016                                                                                |166                            |
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|2021                                                                                |169                            |
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|Source:Office for National Statistics, 2004-based subnational population projections|                               |
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