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The population stood at 297,004 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 — Salford

297,004, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 293,508).

The population stood at 297,004 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 216,310 in 2002; the latest reading is 37% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Salford, every published period
PeriodValue
2025297,004
2024293,508
2023286,990
2022279,964
2021270,866
2020266,090
2019263,611
2018259,224
2017255,090
2016251,562
2015246,942
2014242,602
2013239,718
2012237,421
2011234,487
2010231,837
2009228,948
2008226,782
2007223,468
2006221,931
2005219,536
2004217,921
2003217,312
2002216,310
2001216,978
2000218,689
1999220,018
1998221,640
1997223,906
1996225,590
1995227,204
1994227,620
1993228,988
1992229,874
1991230,821

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 — Salford
297,004 for Salford, 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/salford/population-estimate

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