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The population stood at 143,492 in 2025. That is 0.1% higher than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Blackpool

143,492, latest 2025 (+0.1% year on year, from 143,353).

The population stood at 143,492 in 2025. That is 0.1% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 151,099 in 1993; the latest figure is 5.0% below that peak. Its low point was 140,976 in 2021; the latest reading is 2% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Blackpool, every published period
PeriodValue
2025143,492
2024143,353
2023142,525
2022141,442
2021140,976
2020141,560
2019142,407
2018141,880
2017142,121
2016141,996
2015141,788
2014142,253
2013142,733
2012142,565
2011142,080
2010142,753
2009142,578
2008142,921
2007143,644
2006143,733
2005143,688
2004143,143
2003142,658
2002142,164
2001142,270
2000143,035
1999142,995
1998144,120
1997145,514
1996147,579
1995149,594
1994150,721
1993151,099
1992150,221
1991148,617

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 — Blackpool
143,492 for Blackpool, 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/blackpool/population-estimate

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