Population estimate — Cornwall
584,782, latest 2025 (+0.4% year on year, from 582,205).
The population stood at 584,782 in 2025. That is 0.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 469,540 in 1991; the latest reading is 25% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 584,782 |
| 2024 | 582,205 |
| 2023 | 578,961 |
| 2022 | 575,248 |
| 2021 | 571,948 |
| 2020 | 565,045 |
| 2019 | 563,695 |
| 2018 | 559,961 |
| 2017 | 556,921 |
| 2016 | 551,203 |
| 2015 | 547,334 |
| 2014 | 543,778 |
| 2013 | 540,061 |
| 2012 | 537,411 |
| 2011 | 533,760 |
| 2010 | 529,794 |
| 2009 | 526,365 |
| 2008 | 524,973 |
| 2007 | 521,957 |
| 2006 | 517,984 |
| 2005 | 515,098 |
| 2004 | 511,810 |
| 2003 | 508,579 |
| 2002 | 504,644 |
| 2001 | 499,937 |
| 2000 | 495,373 |
| 1999 | 490,563 |
| 1998 | 486,089 |
| 1997 | 483,206 |
| 1996 | 479,017 |
| 1995 | 478,400 |
| 1994 | 475,425 |
| 1993 | 472,707 |
| 1992 | 471,059 |
| 1991 | 469,540 |
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 — 584,782 — 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, 2005: This area's 2005 figure was 515,098, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2005 (median about 131,022 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 — Cornwall 584,782 for Cornwall, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2005 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/cornwall/population-estimate
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