Population estimate — Kirklees
445,832, latest 2025 (+0.0% year on year, from 445,780).
The population stood at 445,832 in 2025. That is 0.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 378,967 in 1991; the latest reading is 18% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 445,832 |
| 2024 | 445,780 |
| 2023 | 442,743 |
| 2022 | 438,007 |
| 2021 | 433,458 |
| 2020 | 432,878 |
| 2019 | 433,259 |
| 2018 | 433,571 |
| 2017 | 433,393 |
| 2016 | 432,588 |
| 2015 | 431,110 |
| 2014 | 429,036 |
| 2013 | 427,009 |
| 2012 | 424,922 |
| 2011 | 422,970 |
| 2010 | 418,339 |
| 2009 | 414,785 |
| 2008 | 411,807 |
| 2007 | 407,974 |
| 2006 | 404,266 |
| 2005 | 400,724 |
| 2004 | 397,530 |
| 2003 | 394,486 |
| 2002 | 392,118 |
| 2001 | 388,980 |
| 2000 | 386,892 |
| 1999 | 385,290 |
| 1998 | 384,675 |
| 1997 | 383,942 |
| 1996 | 383,815 |
| 1995 | 383,208 |
| 1994 | 382,683 |
| 1993 | 382,064 |
| 1992 | 380,115 |
| 1991 | 378,967 |
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: This figure — 445,832 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 148,095 across 349 other areas). This 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.
- Not adjusted for population, 2006: This area's 2006 figure was 404,266, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2006 (median about 132,041 across 360 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.
Cite this figure:
Population estimate — Kirklees 445,832 for Kirklees, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2006 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/kirklees/population-estimate
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