The current metro area population of Birmingham in 2024 is 871,000, a 0.93% increase from 2023. The metro area population of Birmingham in 2023 was 863,000, a 0.82% increase from 2022. The metro area population of Birmingham in 2022 was 856,000, a 0.82% increase from 2021.
In Birmingham, there was a population increase of 6.7% from 1,073,000 in 2011 to 1,144,900 in 2021 which is a higher overall increase than the population for England(6.6%) where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million.
Birmingham, second largest city of the United Kingdom and a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands metropolitan county. It lies near the geographic centre of England, at the crossing points of the national railway and motorway systems.
One theory often raised as to why we don't have a tube network is that there's no need for such a system given the short distance it would cover. Birmingham - with its maze of flyovers and underpasses - is not a great city for pedestrians. But based solely on distance, our city is pretty accessible by foot.
The Birmingham Metro has seen little to no growth in the last two decades
Will Birmingham get a underground?
Plans for a huge expansion of the West Midlands' metro and rail services have been suggested, which would create a London Underground style transport network. The plans have been put forward by West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street, as part of his re-election campaign.
The explosive industrial growth of Birmingham started before that of the textile towns of the North of England and can be traced as far back as the 1680s. Birmingham's population quadrupled between 1700 and 1750.
The current metro area population of Birmingham in 2024 is 871,000, a 0.93% increase from 2023. The metro area population of Birmingham in 2023 was 863,000, a 0.82% increase from 2022. The metro area population of Birmingham in 2022 was 856,000, a 0.82% increase from 2021.
According to the Centre for Cities Data Tool, Birmingham's population in 2020 was 2.56 million, marginally ahead of Manchester's 2.52 million. At other times, the wider metropolitan areas of the two cities are considered.
London covers an area of approximately 1,572 square kilometers and has a population of around 9 million, while Birmingham covers an area of approximately 260 square kilometers and has a population of around 1.1 million.
Birmingham (/ˈbɜːrmɪŋəm/ BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper.
Birmingham was home to the great scientists and inventors Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch, leading Birmingham to be the first manufacturing town in the world. The first ever working Steam Engine and the anchor of the Titanic were built in the Black Country.
Rapid economic growth, new infrastructure, and a booming population of students and young professionals is making the UK city of Birmingham a hotspot for investment.
Birmingham is the largest city economy outside of London with economic output of £31.9bn in 2021. Birmingham was the 7th best performing core city in terms of economic growth in real terms in 2021 (+7.4%), slightly below the core city average (+8.2%) and the UK (+8.1%).
According to The Mirror, 20,160 people moved to Birmingham from London between 2015-2017. These numbers continue to rise each year. Being the third largest city in the UK with a population of 2,607,437 according to Statista, it's not a surprise that people are choosing to make the move.
With an economic value of £350m, it's a love affair that benefits the city greatly. Despite the struggles at the council, which now has government-appointed commissioners overseeing it, Birmingham is thriving in many areas. The largest urban economy outside London, it recorded an economic output of £31.9bn in 2021.
Birmingham was named the 85th best city to live in in the world in the updated 2024 rankings. Brum was named among 5 other British cities in the list coming below London, Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool, but above Leeds.
Birmingham is a great, vibrant place to live. Affordable high-quality housing, robust transportation systems, and a wealth of cultural diversity make Birmingham a prime location for living and studying. There are plenty of reasons why thousands of people flock to its major universities, many from overseas!
“We see a situation with Birmingham in which they are landlocked, and they are losing their numbers every year because people are moving into those (nearby) municipalities,” said Mobile City Councilman Cory Penn who represents the city's largest Black council district.
In 2019, Mercer ranked Birmingham among the 50 best cities in the world to live based on several factors including public transport, its cultural scene, the availability of housing and quality of schools in its annual Worldwide Quality of Living report; and with Birmingham set to reap more economic benefits from ...
Despite these advantages Birmingham's economy has fallen behind Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow in the last 20 years. Once well ahead, the West Midlands' economy is now last place behind Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire (Leeds), and South Western Scotland (Glasgow).
Getting around Birmingham and the region is easy thanks to the fantastic network of public transport, including buses, trams and trains. Despite being such a well connected city, walking or cycling around Birmingham is often just as popular, as there's plenty of things to see and enjoy along the way.
At 402 kilometers in length the London Underground is also the world's second longest metro system. Visit our page - Lines And Stations Of The London Underground - to read more about this system. THE world's longest metro system is the Shanghai Metro in China at 434 kilometers long.
The system is owned by the public body Transport for West Midlands, and operated by Midland Metro Limited, a company wholly owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority. The tram system was launched on 30 May 1999 as Midland Metro, partly using the disused Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line.
