Vital Statistics

Data for 2024 (2022 figures in brackets):

Population:
5,231 (5,227)) of whom 4,912 (4,888) live in the town and (319 (339) in the surrounding countryside. This is a 3% fall from 2014.
     Men: 2,689 (2,672)
    Women: 2,542 (2,555)
Average age: 43 (43)
Percentage of population under 20 years old: 17.6 (18.1%)
Percentage of population over 65 years old: 17.1% (16.3%)
Number of foreigners registered with the Town Hall: 100, of whom 25 were British (figures from 2022).

Coming and going:
Live births: 44 (33)
Deaths: 51 (69)
Marriages: 26 (17)
New arrivals: 136 (132)
Departures: 161 (111)

Working and not working:
Businesses with no paid employees (i.e. self-employed): 214 (232)
Businesses with up to five employees:  152 (153)
Businesses with between 6 and 19 employees;  30 (29)
Businesses with more than 20 employees: 11 (10)
Total number of registered businesses: 407 (424)

Employees with permanent contracts: 715 (552)
Employees with temporary contracts: 1,288 (1,759)
Registered as unemployed: men 195 (254), women 402 (455)
Unemployment rate (2023): 26.2% (27.5%)