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The population stood at 236,380 in 2025. That is 0.7% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Luton

236,380, latest 2025 (-0.7% year on year, from 238,047).

The population stood at 236,380 in 2025. That is 0.7% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 238,047 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.7% below that peak. Its low point was 173,655 in 1991; the latest reading is 36% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Luton, every published period
PeriodValue
2025236,380
2024238,047
2023233,813
2022227,839
2021224,958
2020224,132
2019223,106
2018221,532
2017220,752
2016220,952
2015217,612
2014213,749
2013209,624
2012205,873
2011203,641
2010199,583
2009195,449
2008192,084
2007189,742
2006187,312
2005185,392
2004183,563
2003185,016
2002185,631
2001185,889
2000185,491
1999184,990
1998184,264
1997182,158
1996181,577
1995181,387
1994180,820
1993178,636
1992175,851
1991173,655

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.

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Population estimate — Luton
236,380 for Luton, 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/luton/population-estimate

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