Population estimate — Bradford
557,758, latest 2025 (-0.4% year on year, from 559,818).
The population stood at 557,758 in 2025. That is 0.4% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 559,818 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.4% below that peak. Its low point was 466,933 in 1999; the latest reading is 19% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 557,758 |
| 2024 | 559,818 |
| 2023 | 556,919 |
| 2022 | 550,629 |
| 2021 | 546,839 |
| 2020 | 547,141 |
| 2019 | 545,966 |
| 2018 | 542,542 |
| 2017 | 540,447 |
| 2016 | 538,178 |
| 2015 | 534,919 |
| 2014 | 531,795 |
| 2013 | 528,712 |
| 2012 | 525,522 |
| 2011 | 523,115 |
| 2010 | 518,002 |
| 2009 | 512,392 |
| 2008 | 507,323 |
| 2007 | 501,357 |
| 2006 | 495,658 |
| 2005 | 491,361 |
| 2004 | 484,650 |
| 2003 | 479,166 |
| 2002 | 475,184 |
| 2001 | 470,753 |
| 2000 | 467,124 |
| 1999 | 466,933 |
| 1998 | 468,001 |
| 1997 | 469,199 |
| 1996 | 470,804 |
| 1995 | 471,163 |
| 1994 | 471,338 |
| 1993 | 470,360 |
| 1992 | 469,499 |
| 1991 | 468,808 |
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 — 557,758 — 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, 2007: This area's 2007 figure was 501,357, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2007 (median about 133,346 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 — Bradford 557,758 for Bradford, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2007 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/bradford/population-estimate
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