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Public Health Liverpool

Our city

Liverpool is a vibrant city with a growing population and is a great place to live, work and socialise. Like all cities, Liverpool faces many challenges and the aim of the JSNA is to highlight the key health and wellbeing issues affecting our residents so that the health and social care system can help address them.

Key facts

  • Liverpool is home to 508,961 residents (ONS, 2024), and of these51.2% are female and 48.8%are male.
  • The median age in the city is 39.3 years compared to 41.6years for England.
  • There are 43,200 more people living in Liverpool than in 2013, which is a 9.3% increase over the last decade.
  • Population projections (2022 based) suggest the increase will continue in the coming years, with the number of residents rising to561,311by 2040, potentially impacting on the provision of health services within primary and secondary care.
  • Between 2025-2030 Liverpool's population is expected to rise by around 15,740 people (3%). Between 2025-2035 Liverpool’s total population is projected to increase by around 29,666 people (5.7%), and to have around 561,311 (7.5% increase) residents by the year 2040 and 568,301 (8.8% increase) by 2045. This is a bigger increase than we see for the North West and England overall (between 2025-2040: Liverpool 7.5% increase; North West 7.1%; England 6.6%).
  • By 2030, population projections suggest that Liverpool's population will get older, with a 9.5% increase projected among the 65 years and over age group. There are 79,455 people aged 65 and over, this figure is expected to increase to 86,997 by 2030; to 91,358 by 2035 and to 92,594 by 2040. An overall increase of 16.5% (up +13,139) is expected between 2025 and 2040.
  • Changes are also expected in our younger age groups, with the 0-to-14 year age cohort likely to decrease by -1.8% by 2030 and by -3.4% by 2035. There are currently around 81,430 children in this age group.
  • By 2040, Liverpool’s most significant demographic shift will be the rise in older retirees, with the population aged 70 years and above estimated to increase by 28.9% from 2025, an additional +15,786 people. It is likely that the increasing numbers of older residents will impact greatly on NHS services and adult social care. However, if older people can stay healthy for longer, they can have a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as remaining engaged members of society.
  • According to the 2021 Census some 22.7% of our residents class themselves as part of an ethnic minority group, equating to 115,495 residents, while 48,653 Liverpool residents report their main language is not English (9.6%).
  • Two in five (45%) residents aged 20 and over have at least one morbidity, 23% have at least two morbidities, and 13% have three or more.
  • Life expectancy at birth is 75.9 years for men and 79.7 years for women, this compares to 79.1 years for men and 83.1 years for women nationally.
  • Liverpool women can expect to live to 56.1 years in good health (England = 61.9 years) and live 23.6 years (29.6%) of their lives in poor health.
  • Liverpool men can expect to live to 55.7 years in good health (England = 61.5 years) and live 20.2 years (26.6%) in poor health.
  • At the age of 50 years, half (50%) of adults in in Liverpool have at least one morbidity, and by the age of 70 years, 3 in 5 (61%) are multimorbid. The early onset of major illness in our working age population will not only impact on services but also on productivity and the economy as well, as many of these people will not be able to work and contribute to economy and this perpetuates the circle of poor health and unemployment.
  • There is a strong correlation between deprivation and poor health. According to the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Liverpool is the 9th most deprived local authority in the country. More than half (54%) of Liverpool’s areas fall within England’s most deprived quintile; 37% are in the most deprived decile, and 6% rank among the most deprived 1% nationally.
  • Over half (53.2%) of residents live in areas (LSOAs) which score in the poorest performing 20% on the healthy neighbourhoods (AHAH) index, the highest in the North West.
  • Employment is worse than the England average with 67.3% of the working age population in employment compared to 75.7% nationally.

Liverpool information

Key demographics

Ward profiles

Liverpool City Council electoral ward profiles

Neighbourhood profiles

Liverpool neighbourhood profiles

Local Authority dashboard

The Health Foundation Local Authority Dashboard

Office for National Statistics

Department of Health & Social Care

LG Inform reports