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The population stood at 174,641 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 — South Cambridgeshire

174,641, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 172,543).

The population stood at 174,641 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 121,434 in 1994; the latest reading is 44% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — South Cambridgeshire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025174,641
2024172,543
2023169,601
2022165,766
2021163,042
2020160,548
2019159,031
2018157,810
2017157,215
2016156,780
2015154,962
2014153,423
2013151,598
2012151,133
2011149,842
2010147,890
2009145,679
2008143,591
2007141,484
2006139,264
2005137,420
2004135,645
2003134,057
2002131,893
2001130,476
2000128,675
1999128,589
1998128,389
1997127,569
1996125,252
1995123,674
1994121,434
1993121,999
1992121,615
1991121,912

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 — South Cambridgeshire
174,641 for South Cambridgeshire, 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/south-cambridgeshire/population-estimate

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