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The population stood at 137,894 in 2025. That is 0.8% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Exeter

137,894, latest 2025 (-0.8% year on year, from 139,007).

The population stood at 137,894 in 2025. That is 0.8% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 139,007 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.8% below that peak. Its low point was 103,492 in 1994; the latest reading is 33% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Exeter, every published period
PeriodValue
2025137,894
2024139,007
2023136,288
2022134,662
2021129,527
2020127,345
2019126,312
2018125,758
2017124,817
2016123,347
2015121,583
2014119,789
2013118,994
2012117,980
2011117,063
2010115,712
2009114,419
2008114,167
2007114,109
2006113,128
2005112,970
2004110,697
2003111,064
2002110,636
2001111,180
2000110,522
1999109,684
1998109,627
1997108,047
1996106,620
1995105,502
1994103,492
1993104,148
1992105,658
1991104,756

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 — Exeter
137,894 for Exeter, 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/exeter/population-estimate

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