Our local economy factsheet
- Coventry City Population: 360,702 (2023 source: JSNA)
- Working Population: 183,600 (2023/2024 source: LG Inform)
- Total Businesses: 9,970 (2024 source: LG Inform)
- University of Warwick & Coventry University students: 58,930 (2023/2024 source: LG Inform)
- GVA: £11,804m (2023 source: LG Inform)
Facts
- Coventry is one of the top cities in the country for jobs growth, patents granted and business growth over the past decade [http://www.centreforcities.org/city/coventry/].
- Coventry is the 2nd best connected city in the UK – 96% full fibre. This is reflected in the OFCOM connected nations report [https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/multi-sector/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2024/connected-nations-england-report-2024.pdf?v=386508].
- Coventry is the leading vehicle design, development and powertrain centre in the UK
- Nearly 59,000 students at our two internationally renowned universities
- 21 universities are within a one hour drive, producing in excess of 100,000 graduates per year.
- Coventry is in the world's top 50 student friendly cities and Top 10 in the UK (QS 2025)
- The University of Warwick is rated:
- 9th University in The best UK universities 2024 league table from The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2023/sep/09/the-guardian-university-guide-2024-the-rankings] and,
- is in the top 5 universities targeted by the most top employers - The Graduate Market in 2025, High Fliers Research Ltd [https://online.flippingbook.com/view/189504287/].
- 75% of England is within a 2 hour drive time of Coventry.
- 10% of all UK Automotive jobs are in Coventry and Warwickshire.
- On average each firm in Coventry and Warwickshire spent £15,000 on research and development, that’s more than twice the UK figure of £6,800 (pre 2025 figure)
To learn more insight about our city and its key figures, check out Facts about Coventry [http://www.coventry.gov.uk/factsaboutcoventry].