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The population stood at 146,986 in 2025. That is 0.1% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Bridgend

146,986, latest 2025 (-0.1% year on year, from 147,088).

The population stood at 146,986 in 2025. That is 0.1% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 147,088 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.1% below that peak. Its low point was 127,996 in 1997; the latest reading is 15% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Bridgend, every published period
PeriodValue
2025146,986
2024147,088
2023146,692
2022146,074
2021145,738
2020145,434
2019144,500
2018143,583
2017143,355
2016142,887
2015142,177
2014141,333
2013140,579
2012139,985
2011139,410
2010138,471
2009137,783
2008137,175
2007135,949
2006134,164
2005132,893
2004131,947
2003131,032
2002129,741
2001128,735
2000128,224
1999128,585
1998128,652
1997127,996
1996128,667
1995129,466
1994130,063
1993130,129
1992129,796
1991129,477

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 — Bridgend
146,986 for Bridgend, 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/bridgend/population-estimate

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