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The population stood at 72,696 in 2025. That is 0.0% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Ceredigion

72,696, latest 2025 (-0.0% year on year, from 72,726).

The population stood at 72,696 in 2025. That is 0.0% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 76,215 in 2012; the latest figure is 4.6% below that peak. Its low point was 65,933 in 1991; the latest reading is 10% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Ceredigion, every published period
PeriodValue
202572,696
202472,726
202372,731
202272,111
202170,676
202071,421
201970,639
201871,291
201772,220
201672,900
201573,724
201475,197
201376,087
201276,215
201175,293
201075,217
200974,642
200874,971
200775,326
200675,342
200575,485
200475,775
200375,581
200275,500
200175,417
200074,942
199974,046
199872,518
199771,807
199670,609
199570,818
199469,937
199368,854
199267,536
199165,933

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.

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Population estimate — Ceredigion
72,696 for Ceredigion, 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/ceredigion/population-estimate

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