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The population stood at 140,777 in 2025. That is 0.4% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Isle of Wight

140,777, latest 2025 (-0.4% year on year, from 141,356).

The population stood at 140,777 in 2025. That is 0.4% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 141,764 in 2019; the latest figure is 0.7% below that peak. Its low point was 125,228 in 1993; the latest reading is 12% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Isle of Wight, every published period
PeriodValue
2025140,777
2024141,356
2023141,169
2022140,682
2021140,885
2020140,915
2019141,764
2018141,665
2017141,277
2016139,650
2015139,316
2014138,899
2013138,146
2012138,632
2011138,392
2010138,364
2009138,361
2008138,675
2007138,289
2006137,727
2005137,179
2004135,891
2003134,783
2002133,908
2001132,925
2000131,431
1999129,997
1998128,575
1997127,306
1996126,696
1995126,168
1994125,438
1993125,228
1992125,620
1991125,894

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 — Isle of Wight
140,777 for Isle of Wight, 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/isle-of-wight/population-estimate

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