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The population stood at 323,016 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Doncaster

323,016, latest 2025 (+0.9% year on year, from 320,248).

The population stood at 323,016 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 286,900 in 2001; the latest reading is 13% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Doncaster, every published period
PeriodValue
2025323,016
2024320,248
2023315,698
2022311,700
2021308,697
2020308,185
2019308,438
2018308,237
2017307,058
2016306,137
2015304,311
2014303,673
2013302,991
2012302,626
2011302,468
2010301,299
2009300,184
2008298,388
2007296,215
2006293,990
2005292,174
2004290,850
2003290,111
2002288,647
2001286,900
2000286,989
1999286,949
1998287,571
1997288,876
1996289,260
1995290,639
1994290,486
1993290,804
1992291,724
1991291,657

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 — Doncaster
323,016 for Doncaster, 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/doncaster/population-estimate

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