UK public data, by local authority district
StatsMapped

The population stood at 166,471 in 2025. That is 1.7% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

Why the caveats matter

Every figure carries the publisher's own caveats. Where a statistic is published for a wider area than the one you clicked, or where the publisher itself flags it as unreliable, the page says so rather than quietly rounding it off.

The UK's four nations publish separately, so some figures stop at a border: house sale prices cover England and Wales, road collisions Great Britain. Pupil absence is published for England, but not every English district individually — some are reported only as part of their wider county. An area with fewer datasets isn't missing data — either its nation publishes that statistic through a different body, or (pupil absence only) its own district isn't reported separately.

Rankings →

Population estimate — Braintree

166,471, latest 2025 (+1.7% year on year, from 163,745).

The population stood at 166,471 in 2025. That is 1.7% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 119,497 in 1991; the latest reading is 39% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Braintree, every published period
PeriodValue
2025166,471
2024163,745
2023160,135
2022157,495
2021155,693
2020154,107
2019153,439
2018152,353
2017152,422
2016151,848
2015150,908
2014150,314
2013149,285
2012148,443
2011147,514
2010145,972
2009144,589
2008143,894
2007142,344
2006140,921
2005139,160
2004137,426
2003135,767
2002134,272
2001132,482
2000131,203
1999128,993
1998126,986
1997125,173
1996123,982
1995123,258
1994122,225
1993120,808
1992120,509
1991119,497

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 — Braintree
166,471 for Braintree, 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/braintree/population-estimate

See every dataset published for Braintree

See the full ranking, every local authority district compared