The unrounded population estimates by single year of age show that there are 193,855 people living in Bury in 2021. The full breakdown of the population by age and gender shows that the most common age of people living in Bury is 56. It also shows that there are 1,445 people aged 90 and over, an increase from 1,228 in 2011.

The median age of people living in Bury is 40, the same as the figure for England and Wales and the same as the figure for Bury in the 2011 census. Within Bury, Summerseat and Elton Vale are the areas with the highest median age of 51, whereas Sedgley Park had the lowest median age of 30. The table below and map show the median age for people living in each MSOA in Bury.

The graph below shows the age structure of the population in Bury compared to England:

When compared to England, Bury had a higher percentage of both males and females aged 0 to 14, aged 35-39, 45-49, 55-59, and aged 70-74.

The table below shows the population figures for Bury by sex and by 5-year age bands.

The following tables show age and sex by ward.

The age range with the highest percentage of residents overall is aged 50 to 64 (22.8%), in Ramsbottom. Aged 85 and over had the lowest percentage of residents (1.2%) in Bury East and Radcliffe East.

Besses had the highest percentage of females (52.4%) and lowest percentage of males (47.6%).  Holyrood had the lowest percentage of females (50.2%) and the highest percentage of males (49.8%).