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Leeds Facts

Area	253.9 km²
Population	610,932
Male Population	299,483 (49.0%)
Female Population	311,449 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+9.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+9.3%
Median Age	33.9 years (Male: 33.3, Female: 34.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$49,577 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Morley, Horsforth, City Centre, Leeds City Centre, Yeadon
Local Time
Timezone	British Summer Time
Lat & Lng	53.79648, -1.54785
Postal Codes	LS1, LS10, LS11, LS12, LS13, More

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Leeds Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	557,834	553,160	558,925	593,436	610,932	617,290	624,022
Population Density	2,197.3 / km²	2,178.9 / km²	2,201.6 / km²	2,337.5 / km²	2,406.4 / km²	2,431.5 / km²	2,458 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leeds Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 9.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Leeds	+9.5%	+10.4%	+9.3%
United Kingdom	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leeds Median Age

Median Age: 33.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Leeds	33.9 yrs	34.4 yrs	33.3 yrs
United Kingdom	39.6 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Leeds Population Density

Population Density: 2,406 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Leeds	610,932	253.9 km²	2,406 / km²
United Kingdom	64.5 million	247,916.6 km²	260 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leeds Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1710 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Leeds

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Leeds

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Leeds

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Leeds

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Leeds

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Leeds Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$32,081	$34,194	$40,749	$47,228	$45,699	$47,127	$43,709	$49,577
Total GDP	$18.9B	$20.4B	$24.6B	$29.1B	$28.9B	$30.7B	$29B	$33B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Leeds CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Leeds	7,154,999 tn	11.71 tn	28,183.2 tons/km²
United Kingdom	735,672,544 tn	11.4 tn	2,967.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Leeds CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,154,999 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	28,183.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/3/11	9:03 PM	3.6	42 km	6,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
4/11/09	11:39 AM	3	86.4 km	15,300 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
4/5/08	1:57 PM	3.1	93.2 km	19,200 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
2/27/08	12:56 AM	4.8	91.6 km	18,400 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
7/5/04	10:17 PM	3	64.1 km	9,500 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
2/29/04	5:08 AM	3.4	39.3 km	12,400 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
8/19/03	7:46 PM	3.2	49.8 km	13,200 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
10/29/02	4:42 AM	3.1	55.5 km	5,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
10/24/02	8:24 AM	3.8	54.3 km	3,700 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
10/23/02	1:53 AM	3.3	53.7 km	5,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Leeds

Leeds /liːdz/ is a city in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in Yorkshire's West Riding, the history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the name referred to a wooded area of the Kingdom of Elmet. The name has been applied to many adm..

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