Population estimate — North Yorkshire
639,133, latest 2025 (+0.9% year on year, from 633,692).
The population stood at 639,133 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 541,800 in 1991; the latest reading is 18% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 639,133 |
| 2024 | 633,692 |
| 2023 | 628,076 |
| 2022 | 623,520 |
| 2021 | 618,627 |
| 2020 | 610,899 |
| 2019 | 610,660 |
| 2018 | 607,735 |
| 2017 | 607,291 |
| 2016 | 605,770 |
| 2015 | 603,711 |
| 2014 | 603,672 |
| 2013 | 604,151 |
| 2012 | 603,963 |
| 2011 | 601,206 |
| 2010 | 599,028 |
| 2009 | 596,396 |
| 2008 | 594,979 |
| 2007 | 591,247 |
| 2006 | 587,299 |
| 2005 | 584,001 |
| 2004 | 579,959 |
| 2003 | 576,130 |
| 2002 | 573,186 |
| 2001 | 570,094 |
| 2000 | 565,610 |
| 1999 | 562,012 |
| 1998 | 558,107 |
| 1997 | 555,468 |
| 1996 | 553,703 |
| 1995 | 551,984 |
| 1994 | 547,753 |
| 1993 | 544,706 |
| 1992 | 546,103 |
| 1991 | 541,800 |
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.
- Not adjusted for population: This figure — 639,133 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 148,095 across 349 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
- Not adjusted for population, 2005: This area's 2005 figure was 584,001, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2005 (median about 131,022 across 360 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
Cite this figure:
Population estimate — North Yorkshire 639,133 for North Yorkshire, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2005 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-yorkshire/population-estimate
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