Denbighshire vs Shropshire
A side-by-side comparison of the Denbighshire and Shropshirelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation. Deprivation uses WIMD 2019 for Denbighshire and IoD2019 for Shropshire, so those two figures aren’t directly comparable.
In short: Shropshire is the more populous.
| Denbighshire | Shropshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95,817 | 323,606 |
| Density | 114/km² | 101/km² |
| Deprivation | 12% in most-deprived 10% | 1% in most-deprived 10% |
| Council tax (Band D) | — | £2,528 |
| Schools Good/Outstanding | — | 79% |
| Aged under 16 | 18% | 16% |
| Aged 16–64 | 58% | 59% |
| Aged 65+ | 25% | 25% |