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The population stood at 168,584 in 2025. That is 0.7% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Newport

168,584, latest 2025 (+0.7% year on year, from 167,405).

The population stood at 168,584 in 2025. That is 0.7% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 134,707 in 1996; the latest reading is 25% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Newport, every published period
PeriodValue
2025168,584
2024167,405
2023164,882
2022161,933
2021159,687
2020158,438
2019156,773
2018155,222
2017153,234
2016150,926
2015148,948
2014148,150
2013147,586
2012146,760
2011145,785
2010144,803
2009143,753
2008142,744
2007141,376
2006140,557
2005139,617
2004139,316
2003139,121
2002138,727
2001137,642
2000136,932
1999136,615
1998137,328
1997135,241
1996134,707
1995135,140
1994135,461
1993135,271
1992135,515
1991135,479

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 — Newport
168,584 for Newport, 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/newport/population-estimate

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