Postcode district · Portsmouth
Who lives in PO2
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in PO2, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 66,462 (2024)
PO2Postcode district · Portsmouth
Who lives in PO2
Residents
66,462
2024 estimate
Households
24,478
Census
Median age
34
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
18% / 13%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 15–19, at 9.8% of residents. 23.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 12.5% are 65 or over, well below the England figure of 18.4%.
PO2England
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.5% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
PO2
51%
49%
England
- Female50.5%51%
- Male49.5%49%
Relationship status
34.4% of adults in PO2 are married or in a civil partnership, below the England average of 44.7%. 48.4% have never married.
PO2England
Married or civil partnership34.4%44.7%
Never married48.4%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved10.2%9.1%
Separated2.5%2.2%
Widowed4.5%6.1%
How residents rate their health
82.1% of residents in PO2 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
PO2
47%
36%
13%
England
- Very good46.5%48.5%
- Good35.6%33.7%
- Fair12.8%12.7%
- Bad4%4%
- Very bad1.1%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.