Cumberland

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Cumberland. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Cumberland, not our estimates.

• 2,182 births and 3,343 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 1,161.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 2,665 people.
• International migration (net) added 810 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 15.
• Altogether the population grew by 2,329 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Cumberland: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Cumberland’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Cumberland moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

Pay rose faster than both the house price and the rent over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Labour (2026) — Labour 26, Conservative 8, Other and independent 5, Liberal Democrat 4, Green 3 of 46 seats.

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Cumberland’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

22,613 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 80.1 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 12.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£42,461
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20262,182people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013274,549people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022273,247people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026274,549people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026273,254people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026274,549people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026273,254people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026273,243people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026274,549people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026273,257people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026274,549people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026273,251people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 6.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20264,145people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.2 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262.5%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 4.9% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,511
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,343people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,164kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202514.5%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202611,270kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 3.7 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20266.9%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 6.9% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£172,036
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202523.8
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202510.2%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202520%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20262,665people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,849people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026810people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,039people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-1,161people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202615people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.9% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025280,495people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.2 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20266.9%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 7.0% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£675
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 5.9% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£800

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Cumberland; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Cumberland, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £2,175Year ending March 2024→£2,511Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Cumberland, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £2,175 in the year ending March 2024 to £2,511 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £337 or 15.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,511 in the year ending March 2027 − £2,175 in the year ending March 2024 = £337, which is 15.5% of the figure for the year ending March 2024.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,511.32 and 2,174.56, and 2,511.32 − 2,174.56 = 336.76.

  4 published years spanning 3 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Cumberland, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £2,175 in the year ending March 2024 to £2,511 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £337 or 15.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• -169Year to mid-2012→2,665Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Cumberland, net internal migration by local authority rose from -169 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,665 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,834 or 1676.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,665 in Year to mid-2025 − -169 in Year to mid-2012 = 2,834, which is 1676.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, net internal migration by local authority rose from -169 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,665 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,834 or 1676.9% (ONS).

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• 579Year to mid-2012→1,849Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Cumberland, international migration into a local authority rose from 579 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,849 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,270 or 219.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,849 in Year to mid-2025 − 579 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,270, which is 219.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, international migration into a local authority rose from 579 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,849 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,270 or 219.3% (ONS).

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• 500Year to mid-2012→1,039Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Cumberland, international migration out of a local authority rose from 500 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,039 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 539 or 107.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,039 in Year to mid-2025 − 500 in Year to mid-2012 = 539, which is 107.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, international migration out of a local authority rose from 500 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,039 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 539 or 107.8% (ONS).

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• 79Year to mid-2012→810Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Cumberland, net international migration by local authority rose from 79 in Year to mid-2012 to 810 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 731 or 925.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  810 in Year to mid-2025 − 79 in Year to mid-2012 = 731, which is 925.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, net international migration by local authority rose from 79 in Year to mid-2012 to 810 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 731 or 925.3% (ONS).

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• 2,987Year to mid-2012→2,182Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Cumberland, births by local authority fell from 2,987 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,182 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 805 or 27.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,182 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,987 in Year to mid-2012 = −805, which is 27.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, births by local authority fell from 2,987 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,182 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 805 or 27.0% (ONS).

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• 2,900Year to mid-2012→3,343Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Cumberland, deaths by local authority rose from 2,900 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,343 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 443 or 15.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,343 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,900 in Year to mid-2012 = 443, which is 15.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, deaths by local authority rose from 2,900 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,343 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 443 or 15.3% (ONS).

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• 87Year to mid-2012→-1,161Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Cumberland, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 87 in Year to mid-2012 to -1,161 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,248 or 1434.5% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -1,161 in Year to mid-2025 − 87 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,248, which is 1434.5% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 87 in Year to mid-2012 to -1,161 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,248 or 1434.5% (ONS).

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• -258Year to mid-2012→15Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Cumberland, other population change by local authority rose from -258 in Year to mid-2012 to 15 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 273 or 105.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  15 in Year to mid-2025 − -258 in Year to mid-2012 = 273, which is 105.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Cumberland, other population change by local authority rose from -258 in Year to mid-2012 to 15 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 273 or 105.8% (ONS).

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Compare Cumberland with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Cumberland and Birmingham
• Cumberland and Leeds
• Cumberland and North Yorkshire
• Cumberland and Somerset
• Cumberland and Cornwall
• Cumberland and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Cumberland said then and says now, with the periods named. Cumberland since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Cumberland are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.