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The population stood at 158,084 in 2025. That is 1.1% 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 Oxfordshire

158,084, latest 2025 (+1.1% year on year, from 156,315).

The population stood at 158,084 in 2025. That is 1.1% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 119,988 in 1991; the latest reading is 32% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — South Oxfordshire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025158,084
2024156,315
2023153,986
2022151,770
2021150,002
2020146,844
2019144,875
2018143,019
2017142,115
2016141,511
2015140,260
2014139,186
2013137,403
2012136,267
2011134,961
2010133,915
2009133,466
2008132,611
2007131,626
2006130,676
2005130,050
2004129,359
2003128,920
2002128,754
2001128,307
2000127,890
1999127,886
1998127,141
1997125,593
1996124,485
1995123,098
1994121,580
1993121,396
1992121,263
1991119,988

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 Oxfordshire
158,084 for South Oxfordshire, 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-oxfordshire/population-estimate

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