Populations Past

Populations Past is an interactive interface which allows users to select a demographic or socio-economic variable to map (e.g. infant mortality rate, or lone parent households).

They can follow how this variable changes over time by looking at different years, and can zoom in to examine certain areas of the country in greater detail.

There is a side-by-side comparison feature and data can be easily exported for further analysis.

We have provided explanations and overviews of the data, and some further resources (such as worksheets) aimed at secondary schools (with more currently in development).