Population estimate — Birmingham
1,176,960, latest 2025 (-0.5% year on year, from 1,182,920).
The population stood at 1,176,960 in 2025. That is 0.5% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 1,182,920 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.5% below that peak. Its low point was 984,642 in 2001; the latest reading is 20% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,176,960 |
| 2024 | 1,182,920 |
| 2023 | 1,169,606 |
| 2022 | 1,153,436 |
| 2021 | 1,143,285 |
| 2020 | 1,148,692 |
| 2019 | 1,150,646 |
| 2018 | 1,146,050 |
| 2017 | 1,139,893 |
| 2016 | 1,131,271 |
| 2015 | 1,114,932 |
| 2014 | 1,103,724 |
| 2013 | 1,094,531 |
| 2012 | 1,084,661 |
| 2011 | 1,074,283 |
| 2010 | 1,061,074 |
| 2009 | 1,050,072 |
| 2008 | 1,038,980 |
| 2007 | 1,029,021 |
| 2006 | 1,020,843 |
| 2005 | 1,014,650 |
| 2004 | 1,002,376 |
| 2003 | 996,356 |
| 2002 | 990,384 |
| 2001 | 984,642 |
| 2000 | 985,119 |
| 1999 | 989,712 |
| 1998 | 991,380 |
| 1997 | 993,650 |
| 1996 | 1,001,087 |
| 1995 | 999,108 |
| 1994 | 1,000,140 |
| 1993 | 1,005,419 |
| 1992 | 1,004,259 |
| 1991 | 1,004,502 |
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.
- Not adjusted for population: This figure — 1,176,960 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 148,095 across 349 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
- Not adjusted for population, 1993: This area's 1993 figure was 1,005,419, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 1993 (median about 121,999 across 349 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
Cite this figure:
Population estimate — Birmingham 1,176,960 for Birmingham, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 1993 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/birmingham/population-estimate
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