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The population stood at 224,757 in 2025. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Peterborough

224,757, latest 2025 (+0.3% year on year, from 224,152).

The population stood at 224,757 in 2025. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 154,181 in 1991; the latest reading is 46% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Peterborough, every published period
PeriodValue
2025224,757
2024224,152
2023221,822
2022218,712
2021216,470
2020213,718
2019213,026
2018211,037
2017208,237
2016205,091
2015200,246
2014195,766
2013192,488
2012188,675
2011184,457
2010181,762
2009178,963
2008176,027
2007172,443
2006169,887
2005167,220
2004163,485
2003160,778
2002158,794
2001157,439
2000156,616
1999156,520
1998155,877
1997156,407
1996158,128
1995158,741
1994158,024
1993155,664
1992155,438
1991154,181

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 — Peterborough
224,757 for Peterborough, 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/peterborough/population-estimate

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