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The population stood at 279,161 in 2025. That is 1.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Rotherham

279,161, latest 2025 (+1.0% year on year, from 276,332).

The population stood at 279,161 in 2025. That is 1.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 247,010 in 2000; the latest reading is 13% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Rotherham, every published period
PeriodValue
2025279,161
2024276,332
2023272,516
2022268,599
2021266,173
2020265,593
2019265,991
2018265,154
2017264,167
2016263,273
2015262,063
2014261,391
2013259,391
2012258,710
2011257,716
2010256,893
2009256,313
2008255,271
2007254,180
2006253,638
2005252,675
2004251,722
2003250,886
2002249,610
2001248,349
2000247,010
1999247,949
1998249,029
1997250,127
1996250,888
1995251,891
1994252,946
1993253,446
1992253,348
1991253,674

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 — Rotherham
279,161 for Rotherham, 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/rotherham/population-estimate

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