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The population stood at 264,640 in 2025. That is 0.2% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Aberdeenshire

264,640, latest 2025 (-0.2% year on year, from 265,110).

The population stood at 264,640 in 2025. That is 0.2% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 265,110 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.2% below that peak. Its low point was 215,870 in 1991; the latest reading is 23% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Aberdeenshire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025264,640
2024265,110
2023264,850
2022263,750
2021263,140
2020261,510
2019261,900
2018262,220
2017262,920
2016263,460
2015263,250
2014261,350
2013258,130
2012255,750
2011253,650
2010251,430
2009249,020
2008246,830
2007244,390
2006241,180
2005237,570
2004234,690
2003231,250
2002228,830
2001226,940
2000227,020
1999227,240
1998226,220
1997226,020
1996226,990
1995226,070
1994225,560
1993223,100
1992219,970
1991215,870

What these terms mean

Mid-year estimate
A modelled count of the population on 30 June, updated between censuses. It is an estimate, not a headcount. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Mid-year estimate, not a census count: This is a modelled mid-year (30 June) estimate, not a direct headcount. It is rebased periodically against the latest UK census results -- the current series was rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses, replacing previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022. Figures for the same year can therefore change between publications as later data becomes available.
  • Unrounded, but not precise to the individual: Figures are published unrounded to enable further calculation, but ONS is explicit that small estimates should not be read as accurate to a specific person -- they are produced using statistical models and disclosure-control methods, not a direct count.

Cite this figure:

Population estimate — Aberdeenshire
264,640 for Aberdeenshire, 2025
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 5 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/aberdeenshire/population-estimate

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