Population estimate — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
405,829, latest 2025 (-0.5% year on year, from 408,009).
The population stood at 405,829 in 2025. That is 0.5% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 408,009 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.5% below that peak. Its low point was 332,691 in 1991; the latest reading is 22% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 405,829 |
| 2024 | 408,009 |
| 2023 | 406,976 |
| 2022 | 403,014 |
| 2021 | 400,155 |
| 2020 | 399,564 |
| 2019 | 400,182 |
| 2018 | 400,064 |
| 2017 | 399,374 |
| 2016 | 397,066 |
| 2015 | 392,499 |
| 2014 | 389,727 |
| 2013 | 385,483 |
| 2012 | 382,465 |
| 2011 | 379,441 |
| 2010 | 373,760 |
| 2009 | 366,948 |
| 2008 | 363,158 |
| 2007 | 359,462 |
| 2006 | 353,901 |
| 2005 | 351,616 |
| 2004 | 348,506 |
| 2003 | 348,483 |
| 2002 | 348,717 |
| 2001 | 346,829 |
| 2000 | 345,785 |
| 1999 | 344,425 |
| 1998 | 344,485 |
| 1997 | 343,004 |
| 1996 | 339,916 |
| 1995 | 339,604 |
| 1994 | 337,738 |
| 1993 | 336,206 |
| 1992 | 334,554 |
| 1991 | 332,691 |
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 — 405,829 — 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, 2016: This area's 2016 figure was 397,066, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2016 (median about 141,288 across 360 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 — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 405,829 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2016 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/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/population-estimate
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