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The population stood at 237,641 in 2025. That is 1.2% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Rochdale

237,641, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 234,919).

The population stood at 237,641 in 2025. That is 1.2% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 203,928 in 1991; the latest reading is 17% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Rochdale, every published period
PeriodValue
2025237,641
2024234,919
2023230,729
2022227,532
2021224,127
2020223,024
2019222,042
2018219,969
2017218,492
2016216,251
2015214,560
2014213,462
2013212,503
2012212,345
2011211,929
2010210,758
2009210,248
2008209,666
2007208,393
2006207,845
2005207,200
2004207,286
2003207,528
2002206,697
2001206,440
2000206,088
1999204,865
1998204,499
1997204,038
1996204,691
1995205,222
1994205,256
1993205,234
1992204,575
1991203,928

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 — Rochdale
237,641 for Rochdale, 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/rochdale/population-estimate

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