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The population stood at 121,814 in 2025. That is 1.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Chorley

121,814, latest 2025 (+1.0% year on year, from 120,579).

The population stood at 121,814 in 2025. That is 1.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 96,986 in 1991; the latest reading is 26% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Chorley, every published period
PeriodValue
2025121,814
2024120,579
2023119,656
2022118,591
2021117,908
2020117,178
2019116,762
2018115,739
2017114,810
2016113,593
2015112,418
2014111,174
2013110,160
2012108,916
2011107,591
2010106,443
2009105,682
2008105,396
2007104,362
2006103,807
2005103,279
2004102,778
2003102,003
2002101,142
2001100,559
2000100,043
199998,822
199898,558
199797,881
199697,104
199597,367
199497,171
199397,300
199297,128
199196,986

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 — Chorley
121,814 for Chorley, 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/chorley/population-estimate

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