The population of Sheffield has increased, ONS data shows. Picture: Chris Etchells.The population of Sheffield has increased, ONS data shows. Picture: Chris Etchells.
The population of Sheffield has increased, ONS data shows. Picture: Chris Etchells.

These are the 10 places in Sheffield where the population has exploded over the last five years

The population of Sheffield has increased by 3.8 per cent – from 563,463 to 584,853 – since 2014, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.

But some Sheffield wards have recorded bigger population increases than others over the last five years of available data.

These are the 10 city areas where the population rose the most from 2014 to 2019.

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