This template provides a citation for use with the population estimates held in the following templates:
- {{English district population}}
- {{English district rank}}
- {{English district density}}
- {{English district density rank}}
- {{English cerem counties}}
- {{English admin counties}}
- {{Welsh council population}}
- {{Scottish council populations}}
- {{NI district population}}.
The year to which they relate (currently 2022) is held as {{United Kingdom statistics year}}. An optional parameter area produces instead a citation for the source of district area measurements, held in the following templates (and as parameters in the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish templates mentioned above):
Where the population citation varies per country add an optional parameter of the country, England, NI, Scotland or Wales.
Usage - Population edit
Place the template where you would normally include a citation template. You need to include the <ref> ...</ref> markup (this allows you to name the reference). Example:
- Havering has a population of {{English district population|GSS=E09000016}} ({{United Kingdom statistics year}}).<ref>{{United Kingdom district population citation|England}}</ref>
which will produce
- Havering has a population of 264,703 (2022).
with a reference for England
- "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
Area edit
- Havering has an area of {{English district area|GSS=E09000016}}km².<ref>{{United Kingdom district population citation|area}}</ref>
will produce
- Havering has an area of 112km².
with a reference
- "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
Updating this template edit
When updating this template, either globally or for any of the component nations, check that all the relevant population templates (see above) have indeed been updated.