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The population stood at 123,267 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — North Kesteven

123,267, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 122,346).

The population stood at 123,267 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 80,019 in 1991; the latest reading is 54% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — North Kesteven, every published period
PeriodValue
2025123,267
2024122,346
2023121,086
2022119,727
2021118,502
2020117,057
2019115,821
2018114,860
2017114,423
2016113,063
2015111,665
2014110,746
2013109,654
2012109,139
2011108,518
2010107,478
2009106,456
2008105,495
2007103,844
2006102,275
2005100,710
200499,943
200398,593
200296,898
200194,378
200092,271
199990,116
199887,303
199786,510
199686,455
199584,751
199481,893
199381,103
199280,242
199180,019

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.

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Population estimate — North Kesteven
123,267 for North Kesteven, 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/north-kesteven/population-estimate

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