Population estimate — Cheshire East
425,459, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 420,472).
The population stood at 425,459 in 2025. That is 1.2% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 340,546 in 1991; the latest reading is 25% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 425,459 |
| 2024 | 420,472 |
| 2023 | 414,906 |
| 2022 | 406,971 |
| 2021 | 400,474 |
| 2020 | 393,203 |
| 2019 | 390,556 |
| 2018 | 386,891 |
| 2017 | 384,221 |
| 2016 | 381,414 |
| 2015 | 378,511 |
| 2014 | 376,574 |
| 2013 | 373,956 |
| 2012 | 372,501 |
| 2011 | 370,736 |
| 2010 | 369,051 |
| 2009 | 368,023 |
| 2008 | 367,160 |
| 2007 | 365,003 |
| 2006 | 362,049 |
| 2005 | 359,807 |
| 2004 | 357,354 |
| 2003 | 355,529 |
| 2002 | 353,348 |
| 2001 | 352,104 |
| 2000 | 351,234 |
| 1999 | 350,932 |
| 1998 | 352,066 |
| 1997 | 350,985 |
| 1996 | 349,911 |
| 1995 | 348,698 |
| 1994 | 346,153 |
| 1993 | 344,113 |
| 1992 | 342,260 |
| 1991 | 340,546 |
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.
- Not adjusted for population: This figure — 425,459 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 148,095 across 349 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
- Not adjusted for population, 2024: This area's 2024 figure was 420,472, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2024 (median about 148,242 across 360 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
Cite this figure:
Population estimate — Cheshire East 425,459 for Cheshire East, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2024 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/cheshire-east/population-estimate
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