Introduction
This spotlight page explores the population of the North East, including their quality of life, education, skills and the regional labour market.
The population in the North East is older than average and also slightly more likely to live in a rural area than England. While the population overall is more likely to live in deprived areas, the region does have below average levels of housing and living enviroment deprivation.
Economic inactivity and ill health are both higher than average in the North East, with economic inactivity growing significantly post Covid-19. Lower labour market participation has an impact on the levels of deprivation in the North East.