Population estimate — Manchester
588,256, latest 2025 (-0.1% year on year, from 588,597).
The population stood at 588,256 in 2025. That is 0.1% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 588,597 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.1% below that peak. Its low point was 416,438 in 1999; the latest reading is 41% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 588,256 |
| 2024 | 588,597 |
| 2023 | 581,416 |
| 2022 | 569,260 |
| 2021 | 550,630 |
| 2020 | 547,340 |
| 2019 | 545,947 |
| 2018 | 540,675 |
| 2017 | 536,961 |
| 2016 | 533,446 |
| 2015 | 523,321 |
| 2014 | 515,360 |
| 2013 | 510,783 |
| 2012 | 506,869 |
| 2011 | 502,902 |
| 2010 | 492,598 |
| 2009 | 483,784 |
| 2008 | 477,408 |
| 2007 | 470,538 |
| 2006 | 463,749 |
| 2005 | 455,745 |
| 2004 | 444,925 |
| 2003 | 436,727 |
| 2002 | 428,221 |
| 2001 | 422,915 |
| 2000 | 421,799 |
| 1999 | 416,438 |
| 1998 | 417,726 |
| 1997 | 417,698 |
| 1996 | 422,584 |
| 1995 | 425,699 |
| 1994 | 425,314 |
| 1993 | 426,887 |
| 1992 | 427,546 |
| 1991 | 432,676 |
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 — 588,256 — 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, 2024: This area's 2024 figure was 588,597, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2024 (median about 148,242 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 — Manchester 588,256 for Manchester, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2024 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/manchester/population-estimate
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