 | Bedford | Mid Beds | South Beds | Bedfordshire | Luton | EAST | ENGLAND AND WALES |
| 2001 Census Population: |
| All people | 147911 | 121024 | 112637 | 381572 | 184371 | 5388140 | 52041916 |
| Males | 73066 | 60444 | 55654 | 189164 | 92119 | 2638335 | 25325926 |
| Females | 74845 | 60580 | 56983 | 192408 | 92252 | 2749805 | 26715990 |
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| Percentage change since 1991 | 9.21 | 8.89 | 3 | 7.21 | 6.17 | 5.22 | 2.55 |
| Percentage of people living in households | 98.31 | 98.58 | 99.4 | 98.73 | 99.41 | 98.3 | 98.2 |
| Percentage of people living in communal establishments | 1.69 | 1.42 | 0.6 | 1.27 | 0.59 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Area (hectares) | 47641 | 50285 | 21282 | 119208 | 4335 | 1910981 | 15101270 |
| 2001 Density (number of people per hectare) | 3.1 | 2.41 | 5.29 | 3.20 | 42.53 | 2.82 | 3.45 |
| Number of students away from home | 1866 | 1467 | 1298 | 4631 | 1223 | 58152 | 515144 |
