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The population stood at 320,838 in 2025. That is 0.6% 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 upon Tyne

320,838, latest 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 318,852).

The population stood at 320,838 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 266,241 in 2001; the latest reading is 21% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Newcastle upon Tyne, every published period
PeriodValue
2025320,838
2024318,852
2023313,354
2022304,837
2021298,545
2020298,426
2019297,087
2018294,955
2017291,759
2016290,316
2015287,955
2014286,876
2013284,371
2012280,869
2011279,092
2010276,681
2009273,422
2008271,649
2007271,577
2006270,258
2005269,608
2004266,884
2003266,862
2002267,001
2001266,241
2000267,623
1999270,975
1998274,455
1997278,164
1996280,903
1995281,289
1994281,158
1993282,735
1992278,727
1991275,009

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 upon Tyne
320,838 for Newcastle upon Tyne, 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-upon-tyne/population-estimate

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