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The population stood at 145,490 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Dumfries and Galloway

145,490, latest 2025 (-0.3% year on year, from 145,930).

The population stood at 145,490 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 151,410 in 2011; the latest figure is 3.9% below that peak. Its low point was 145,490 in 2025; the latest reading is 0% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Dumfries and Galloway, every published period
PeriodValue
2025145,490
2024145,930
2023146,040
2022145,770
2021146,250
2020146,090
2019146,810
2018146,990
2017147,810
2016148,390
2015148,820
2014149,490
2013149,960
2012150,660
2011151,410
2010151,100
2009151,160
2008151,010
2007150,370
2006149,770
2005149,620
2004148,700
2003147,860
2002147,670
2001147,780
2000147,540
1999148,230
1998148,740
1997148,520
1996148,520
1995148,520
1994148,130
1993147,940
1992147,650
1991147,170

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 — Dumfries and Galloway
145,490 for Dumfries and Galloway, 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/dumfries-and-galloway/population-estimate

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