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The population stood at 321,605 in 2025. That is 1.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Central Bedfordshire

321,605, latest 2025 (+1.8% year on year, from 316,062).

The population stood at 321,605 in 2025. That is 1.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 220,504 in 1991; the latest reading is 46% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Central Bedfordshire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025321,605
2024316,062
2023309,755
2022302,158
2021295,651
2020289,105
2019284,688
2018280,414
2017277,655
2016274,909
2015270,962
2014267,066
2013263,425
2012259,524
2011255,644
2010252,460
2009250,329
2008249,035
2007246,803
2006244,351
2005242,062
2004240,444
2003238,547
2002236,297
2001234,006
2000232,004
1999230,636
1998227,371
1997226,525
1996225,607
1995223,742
1994222,301
1993221,196
1992221,311
1991220,504

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 — Central Bedfordshire
321,605 for Central Bedfordshire, 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/central-bedfordshire/population-estimate

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