Population estimate — Liverpool
507,915, latest 2025 (-0.1% year on year, from 508,202).
The population stood at 507,915 in 2025. That is 0.1% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 508,202 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.1% below that peak. Its low point was 441,858 in 2001; the latest reading is 15% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 507,915 |
| 2024 | 508,202 |
| 2023 | 503,198 |
| 2022 | 493,854 |
| 2021 | 485,022 |
| 2020 | 483,348 |
| 2019 | 484,687 |
| 2018 | 483,598 |
| 2017 | 479,801 |
| 2016 | 475,486 |
| 2015 | 469,953 |
| 2014 | 465,745 |
| 2013 | 465,815 |
| 2012 | 465,365 |
| 2011 | 465,656 |
| 2010 | 461,403 |
| 2009 | 457,523 |
| 2008 | 454,468 |
| 2007 | 453,582 |
| 2006 | 453,055 |
| 2005 | 452,278 |
| 2004 | 448,091 |
| 2003 | 444,960 |
| 2002 | 443,784 |
| 2001 | 441,858 |
| 2000 | 446,050 |
| 1999 | 448,417 |
| 1998 | 453,238 |
| 1997 | 456,432 |
| 1996 | 461,387 |
| 1995 | 464,670 |
| 1994 | 468,092 |
| 1993 | 471,283 |
| 1992 | 473,573 |
| 1991 | 475,614 |
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 — 507,915 — 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, 1992: This area's 1992 figure was 473,573, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 1992 (median about 121,615 across 349 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 — Liverpool 507,915 for Liverpool, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 1992 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/liverpool/population-estimate
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