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The population stood at 282,343 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 — Cumberland

282,343, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 280,014).

The population stood at 282,343 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 263,559 in 2001; the latest reading is 7% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Cumberland, every published period
PeriodValue
2025282,343
2024280,014
2023277,799
2022275,274
2021273,788
2020272,444
2019273,009
2018273,256
2017273,458
2016274,192
2015274,195
2014274,139
2013274,032
2012274,285
2011274,546
2010273,915
2009274,005
2008274,153
2007273,850
2006272,315
2005270,496
2004269,008
2003266,609
2002264,632
2001263,559
2000263,908
1999265,127
1998266,628
1997266,997
1996266,929
1995267,882
1994268,350
1993268,527
1992269,504
1991268,838

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 — Cumberland
282,343 for Cumberland, 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/cumberland/population-estimate

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