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The population stood at 148,390 in 2025. That is 0.6% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Dundee City

148,390, latest 2025 (-0.6% year on year, from 149,330).

The population stood at 148,390 in 2025. That is 0.6% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 155,550 in 1991; the latest figure is 4.6% below that peak. Its low point was 143,100 in 2004; the latest reading is 4% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Dundee City, every published period
PeriodValue
2025148,390
2024149,330
2023150,200
2022148,470
2021146,790
2020148,070
2019148,290
2018147,770
2017147,810
2016147,220
2015147,320
2014147,360
2013147,560
2012147,560
2011147,200
2010146,060
2009145,170
2008144,290
2007143,700
2006143,360
2005143,600
2004143,100
2003144,080
2002144,370
2001145,460
2000146,610
1999147,970
1998149,680
1997151,350
1996152,200
1995152,460
1994152,200
1993154,000
1992154,960
1991155,550

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 — Dundee City
148,390 for Dundee City, 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/dundee-city/population-estimate

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