What is the total population of midlands UK?

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the total population of the Midlands in the United Kingdom as of mid-2019 was 10.3 million. The Midlands region includes the counties of Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and West Midlands.