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The population stood at 373,990 in 2025. That is 0.2% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Fife

373,990, latest 2025 (-0.2% year on year, from 374,810).

The population stood at 373,990 in 2025. That is 0.2% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 374,810 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.2% below that peak. Its low point was 346,540 in 1997; the latest reading is 8% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Fife, every published period
PeriodValue
2025373,990
2024374,810
2023373,790
2022371,390
2021370,880
2020370,760
2019370,620
2018369,270
2017369,400
2016368,830
2015367,020
2014366,370
2013366,350
2012365,950
2011365,300
2010362,610
2009361,420
2008360,040
2007358,740
2006357,260
2005355,460
2004353,050
2003351,360
2002350,740
2001349,770
2000348,340
1999347,030
1998346,540
1997346,540
1996347,430
1995349,720
1994350,190
1993349,260
1992347,910
1991347,360

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.
  • Not adjusted for population, 1993: This area's 1993 figure was 349,260, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 1993 (median about 121,999 across 349 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.

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Population estimate — Fife
373,990 for Fife, 2025
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population, 1993
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/fife/population-estimate

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