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The population stood at 383,116 in 2025. That is 0.9% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Leicester

383,116, latest 2025 (-0.9% year on year, from 386,755).

The population stood at 383,116 in 2025. That is 0.9% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 386,755 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.9% below that peak. Its low point was 281,467 in 1991; the latest reading is 36% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Leicester, every published period
PeriodValue
2025383,116
2024386,755
2023382,934
2022373,297
2021366,940
2020368,922
2019369,776
2018367,094
2017361,895
2016356,789
2015349,853
2014342,917
2013338,852
2012334,099
2011329,627
2010324,912
2009319,708
2008315,473
2007311,303
2006306,548
2005301,543
2004294,127
2003288,648
2002285,295
2001282,757
2000283,787
1999285,940
1998290,009
1997289,611
1996291,039
1995291,741
1994289,504
1993285,620
1992281,949
1991281,467

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 — Leicester
383,116 for Leicester, 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/leicester/population-estimate

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