Forest of Dean vs Monmouthshire
A side-by-side comparison of the Forest of Dean and Monmouthshire local authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation. Deprivation uses IoD2025 for Forest of Dean and WIMD 2019 for Monmouthshire, so those two figures aren’t directly comparable.
In short: Monmouthshire is the more populous.
| Forest of Dean | Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87,004 | 92,957 |
| Density | 165/km² | 110/km² |
| Deprivation | 0% in most-deprived 10% | 0% in most-deprived 10% |
| Council tax (Band D) | £2,443 | — |
| Schools Good/Outstanding | 82% | — |
| Aged under 16 | 16% | 16% |
| Aged 16–64 | 59% | 58% |
| Aged 65+ | 25% | 26% |