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The population stood at 128,093 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Newcastle-under-Lyme

128,093, latest 2025 (+0.5% year on year, from 127,474).

The population stood at 128,093 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 120,830 in 1991; the latest reading is 6% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Newcastle-under-Lyme, every published period
PeriodValue
2025128,093
2024127,474
2023126,148
2022125,363
2021123,039
2020124,567
2019125,075
2018125,755
2017125,303
2016125,367
2015123,919
2014124,162
2013123,872
2012123,132
2011123,878
2010123,351
2009123,073
2008123,213
2007123,526
2006123,191
2005123,170
2004123,076
2003122,657
2002122,165
2001122,015
2000122,189
1999122,203
1998121,760
1997121,711
1996120,948
1995121,743
1994121,854
1993121,778
1992121,590
1991120,830

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 — Newcastle-under-Lyme
128,093 for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 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/newcastle-under-lyme/population-estimate

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