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The population stood at 301,037 in 2025. That is 0.5% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Lewisham

301,037, latest 2025 (-0.5% year on year, from 302,432).

The population stood at 301,037 in 2025. That is 0.5% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 305,906 in 2019; the latest figure is 1.6% below that peak. Its low point was 239,738 in 1992; the latest reading is 26% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Lewisham, every published period
PeriodValue
2025301,037
2024302,432
2023301,374
2022300,122
2021300,013
2020304,169
2019305,906
2018303,127
2017300,924
2016298,809
2015295,364
2014291,086
2013286,056
2012281,011
2011276,938
2010272,525
2009270,418
2008266,508
2007261,188
2006257,976
2005254,930
2004252,455
2003251,936
2002253,662
2001254,336
2000252,106
1999250,310
1998247,223
1997243,946
1996243,090
1995240,428
1994241,983
1993240,409
1992239,738
1991240,233

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 — Lewisham
301,037 for Lewisham, 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/lewisham/population-estimate

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