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The population stood at 308,787 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 — South Gloucestershire

308,787, latest 2025 (+1.0% year on year, from 305,766).

The population stood at 308,787 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 222,150 in 1991; the latest reading is 39% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — South Gloucestershire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025308,787
2024305,766
2023300,441
2022295,327
2021290,886
2020287,182
2019284,563
2018281,719
2017278,379
2016275,808
2015272,189
2014269,840
2013268,167
2012265,741
2011263,417
2010261,471
2009259,730
2008257,970
2007256,640
2006255,258
2005253,178
2004251,226
2003249,176
2002247,755
2001245,985
2000244,790
1999241,635
1998238,357
1997236,306
1996233,020
1995231,341
1994230,850
1993228,666
1992225,629
1991222,150

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 Gloucestershire
308,787 for South Gloucestershire, 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-gloucestershire/population-estimate

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