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The population stood at 202,509 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Gateshead

202,509, latest 2025 (+0.5% year on year, from 201,422).

The population stood at 202,509 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 191,178 in 2001; the latest reading is 6% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Gateshead, every published period
PeriodValue
2025202,509
2024201,422
2023199,876
2022198,321
2021196,179
2020197,342
2019198,435
2018199,915
2017200,660
2016201,359
2015201,271
2014200,728
2013200,299
2012200,252
2011200,349
2010198,731
2009197,481
2008196,078
2007194,934
2006193,615
2005192,857
2004192,317
2003192,115
2002191,559
2001191,178
2000191,912
1999193,276
1998194,344
1997195,935
1996197,183
1995198,473
1994199,629
1993200,673
1992201,290
1991201,682

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 — Gateshead
202,509 for Gateshead, 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/gateshead/population-estimate

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