@BigWoollyJumpers
What are we all thinking with regards to the population estimate data update?
I know in the past pp's have wondered how their own regions can be so low for vaccinations in particular. It could be we see a positive reflection in the vaccination data ie: we have actually vaccinated more than reflected thus far. Of course, it could go the other way, and that would be disappointing.
How accurate would/can these "estimates" be when the home office seriously underestimated how many EU citizens were in the UK?
The ONS figure, in England at least, is only used for the national overall England percentage. Everything else age bands at national level, all regional, council, and MSOA figures use NIMS population.
With regard to the ONS 2020 based figure in England in is only marginally higher than the 2019 one ; 56,550,183 vs 56,286,861. London has moved from 8.961 million to 9.002 million, so not even a dent in the NIMS differential.