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The population stood at 148,095 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Breckland

148,095, latest 2025 (+0.9% year on year, from 146,784).

The population stood at 148,095 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 107,891 in 1991; the latest reading is 37% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Breckland, every published period
PeriodValue
2025148,095
2024146,784
2023145,188
2022143,566
2021142,160
2020140,408
2019139,523
2018139,146
2017138,592
2016137,190
2015135,667
2014134,204
2013132,905
2012131,701
2011131,009
2010129,932
2009129,431
2008128,938
2007127,797
2006126,551
2005125,493
2004123,944
2003123,247
2002122,222
2001121,585
2000120,400
1999118,526
1998115,956
1997114,707
1996112,530
1995111,149
1994111,533
1993110,289
1992109,509
1991107,891

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 — Breckland
148,095 for Breckland, 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/breckland/population-estimate

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