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The population stood at 121,452 in 2025. That is 0.0% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Cheltenham

121,452, latest 2025 (-0.0% year on year, from 121,461).

The population stood at 121,452 in 2025. That is 0.0% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 121,461 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.0% below that peak. Its low point was 106,479 in 1993; the latest reading is 14% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Cheltenham, every published period
PeriodValue
2025121,452
2024121,461
2023120,759
2022119,521
2021118,838
2020118,924
2019119,459
2018119,600
2017119,303
2016118,953
2015117,693
2014117,094
2013116,164
2012116,018
2011115,645
2010114,901
2009113,967
2008112,971
2007112,511
2006111,637
2005110,948
2004109,763
2003109,282
2002109,775
2001110,024
2000109,450
1999108,594
1998107,690
1997108,132
1996107,651
1995107,120
1994106,892
1993106,479
1992106,722
1991107,012

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 — Cheltenham
121,452 for Cheltenham, 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/cheltenham/population-estimate

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