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The population stood at 152,795 in 2025. That is 1.2% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Middlesbrough

152,795, latest 2025 (-1.2% year on year, from 154,700).

The population stood at 152,795 in 2025. That is 1.2% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 154,700 in 2024; the latest figure is 1.2% below that peak. Its low point was 137,273 in 2009; the latest reading is 11% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Middlesbrough, every published period
PeriodValue
2025152,795
2024154,700
2023153,186
2022149,095
2021143,943
2020142,459
2019142,134
2018141,057
2017141,213
2016140,649
2015139,602
2014139,030
2013138,588
2012138,472
2011138,368
2010137,667
2009137,273
2008137,885
2007138,190
2006138,169
2005138,517
2004138,451
2003139,050
2002140,090
2001141,233
2000142,251
1999143,023
1998144,031
1997144,497
1996145,767
1995146,391
1994145,618
1993144,467
1992144,130
1991144,747

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 — Middlesbrough
152,795 for Middlesbrough, 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/middlesbrough/population-estimate

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