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The population stood at 172,178 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Cherwell

172,178, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 170,734).

The population stood at 172,178 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 122,749 in 1993; the latest reading is 40% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Cherwell, every published period
PeriodValue
2025172,178
2024170,734
2023167,778
2022164,566
2021161,830
2020158,435
2019156,447
2018154,367
2017152,329
2016150,819
2015148,630
2014146,636
2013145,185
2012143,519
2011142,252
2010141,337
2009140,301
2008139,440
2007138,120
2006137,159
2005135,876
2004134,947
2003133,977
2002132,586
2001131,988
2000132,270
1999130,001
1998128,411
1997127,589
1996128,043
1995127,494
1994124,428
1993122,749
1992126,804
1991124,147

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 — Cherwell
172,178 for Cherwell, 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/cherwell/population-estimate

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