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The population stood at 138,565 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 — Gloucester

138,565, latest 2025 (+0.5% year on year, from 137,857).

The population stood at 138,565 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 103,501 in 1991; the latest reading is 34% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Gloucester, every published period
PeriodValue
2025138,565
2024137,857
2023136,082
2022133,664
2021132,564
2020132,112
2019131,776
2018131,320
2017130,898
2016129,716
2015128,032
2014126,167
2013124,947
2012123,467
2011121,921
2010120,660
2009119,348
2008118,394
2007117,225
2006115,296
2005113,876
2004112,583
2003111,545
2002110,593
2001109,947
2000110,323
1999109,483
1998107,418
1997107,177
1996106,417
1995105,283
1994104,062
1993103,998
1992104,362
1991103,501

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 — Gloucester
138,565 for Gloucester, 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/gloucester/population-estimate

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