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The population stood at 284,170 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Brighton and Hove

284,170, latest 2025 (-0.3% year on year, from 285,063).

The population stood at 284,170 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 285,063 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.3% below that peak. Its low point was 240,534 in 1991; the latest reading is 18% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Brighton and Hove, every published period
PeriodValue
2025284,170
2024285,063
2023282,366
2022278,709
2021276,454
2020278,496
2019279,920
2018281,250
2017279,500
2016279,796
2015277,351
2014275,999
2013275,494
2012274,051
2011272,952
2010269,495
2009265,584
2008262,019
2007258,161
2006255,564
2005252,863
2004249,847
2003249,846
2002249,743
2001249,949
2000248,791
1999248,008
1998246,816
1997244,745
1996242,499
1995241,900
1994240,829
1993240,640
1992240,903
1991240,534

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 — Brighton and Hove
284,170 for Brighton and Hove, 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/brighton-and-hove/population-estimate

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