Bermuda’s population dropped by 458 over four years to 63,779, the 2016 Census figures reveal.

The statistics in the preliminary report released yesterday also recorded a surge in the number of homeless people — up from 82 in 2010 to 138, a 68 per cent rise.

The report also showed a significant drop in residents in both Hamilton and St George’s.

The population of St George’s fell over the four-year period from 1,801 in 2010 to 1,298 in 2016, a 28 per cent drop.

Hamilton recorded a decline of 17 per cent, from 1,032 people in 2010 to 854 people in 2016.

The number of non-Bermudian residents went up by just 62 over the four years to 2016, from 13,516 to 13,578.

The number of permanent resident’s certificate holders fell by only two, down from 1,881 to 1,879.

There was a slight increase in the number of non-Bermudian spouses of Bermudians, up from 2,112 to 2,186.

The number of emigrants counted increased, while immigration declined, but data was incomplete for both the 2010 and 2016 Census.

The report explained both counts had been “unable to capture situations where entire households left the island, as there was no one to provide this information”.

Other notable figures included an increase in the ratio of men to women from 92 to 93 males per 100 females.

The median age climbed from 41 in 2010 to 44 in 2016.

Academic qualifications went up by several percentage points for high school certificates, vocational certifications and associate’s degrees and degrees.

At the same time, the figures for residents with no formal educational certificates fell from 11,815 in 2010 to 7,296 in 2016.

Unemployment remained steady at 7 per cent.

The number of dwelling units increased to 28,192, up from 26,923 in 2010, and the average household size declined, from 2.39 to 2.26 people per household.

The report, compiled by the Department of Statistics, is available at gov.bm/bermuda-census.

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