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The population stood at 333,941 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 — Dudley

333,941, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 331,239).

The population stood at 333,941 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 304,664 in 2000; the latest reading is 10% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Dudley, every published period
PeriodValue
2025333,941
2024331,239
2023327,845
2022325,265
2021323,591
2020322,513
2019322,090
2018320,989
2017319,539
2016317,669
2015316,393
2014315,700
2013314,460
2012313,631
2011313,261
2010312,206
2009311,088
2008310,377
2007308,686
2006307,846
2005307,004
2004306,171
2003305,585
2002305,645
2001305,052
2000304,664
1999304,878
1998304,812
1997305,220
1996306,579
1995307,630
1994308,164
1993308,431
1992308,609
1991307,669

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 — Dudley
333,941 for Dudley, 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/dudley/population-estimate

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