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The population stood at 333,162 in 2025. That is 0.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Shropshire

333,162, latest 2025 (+0.4% year on year, from 331,751).

The population stood at 333,162 in 2025. That is 0.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 268,716 in 1991; the latest reading is 24% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Shropshire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025333,162
2024331,751
2023329,211
2022327,098
2021324,669
2020321,054
2019319,729
2018317,112
2017315,232
2016312,836
2015310,751
2014309,436
2013308,181
2012307,921
2011307,108
2010304,523
2009302,069
2008300,473
2007297,633
2006294,531
2005291,523
2004288,810
2003286,913
2002284,901
2001283,254
2000281,479
1999279,294
1998277,374
1997274,693
1996276,031
1995274,515
1994272,689
1993269,841
1992269,333
1991268,716

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 — Shropshire
333,162 for Shropshire, 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/shropshire/population-estimate

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