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The population stood at 165,940 in 2025. That is 1.1% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Oxford

165,940, latest 2025 (-1.1% year on year, from 167,827).

The population stood at 165,940 in 2025. That is 1.1% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 167,827 in 2024; the latest figure is 1.1% below that peak. Its low point was 127,671 in 1994; the latest reading is 30% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Oxford, every published period
PeriodValue
2025165,940
2024167,827
2023167,251
2022164,237
2021160,379
2020160,064
2019160,789
2018161,342
2017160,754
2016160,119
2015158,156
2014157,582
2013154,916
2012152,407
2011150,245
2010147,907
2009145,478
2008144,433
2007144,188
2006144,513
2005145,383
2004141,593
2003139,917
2002136,625
2001135,509
2000136,597
1999136,507
1998134,563
1997133,230
1996130,063
1995128,547
1994127,671
1993128,002
1992128,801
1991128,907

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 — Oxford
165,940 for Oxford, 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/oxford/population-estimate

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