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The population stood at 238,295 in 2025. That is 1.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Barking and Dagenham

238,295, latest 2025 (+1.5% year on year, from 234,866).

The population stood at 238,295 in 2025. That is 1.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 155,487 in 1991; the latest reading is 53% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Barking and Dagenham, every published period
PeriodValue
2025238,295
2024234,866
2023227,908
2022221,769
2021218,714
2020219,227
2019218,828
2018216,298
2017214,017
2016211,047
2015206,450
2014201,244
2013196,204
2012191,453
2011187,029
2010182,838
2009177,580
2008172,452
2007169,031
2006167,157
2005166,275
2004165,610
2003166,210
2002166,357
2001165,654
2000163,893
1999162,444
1998160,976
1997158,302
1996157,264
1995157,396
1994156,757
1993156,191
1992156,175
1991155,487

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 — Barking and Dagenham
238,295 for Barking and Dagenham, 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/barking-and-dagenham/population-estimate

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