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Population estimate -- Bristol, City of

495,260, latest 2025.

495,260 was the total. The largest year-on-year movement was Population estimate -- Bristol, City of, 0% higher (495,260).

Before you use these figures

  • Unusually high compared with other areas: This figure is unusually high compared with other areas currently publishing this dataset — 495,260 against a typical figure (median) of about 148,095 across 349 other areas. Worth checking against the source before treating it as a straightforward comparison.
  • Unusually high in 2024: This area's 2024 figure is unusually high compared with what other areas reported for 2024 — 494,225 against a typical figure (median) of about 148,242 across 360 other areas that period. No longer this dataset's latest period, so a look at just today's headline figure would not have caught it -- flagged here from a check across the dataset's full history. Worth checking against the source before treating it as a straightforward trend.
  • 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 -- Bristol, City of
495,260 for Bristol, City of, 2025
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure on 3 Sep 2026.
Source: Nomis -- Population estimates, local authority by single year of age (NM_2002_1), via statsmapped.com
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/bristol-city-of/uk_population_e06000023

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