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The population stood at 142,903 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Stafford

142,903, latest 2025 (+0.9% year on year, from 141,610).

The population stood at 142,903 in 2025. That is 0.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 119,504 in 1991; the latest reading is 20% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Stafford, every published period
PeriodValue
2025142,903
2024141,610
2023140,321
2022138,618
2021137,201
2020135,685
2019135,286
2018134,069
2017133,199
2016132,507
2015131,221
2014131,312
2013131,485
2012131,324
2011130,895
2010130,001
2009129,041
2008128,320
2007127,055
2006125,620
2005124,361
2004123,224
2003122,447
2002121,409
2001120,712
2000120,884
1999121,621
1998122,711
1997123,205
1996121,988
1995121,268
1994120,873
1993120,319
1992119,832
1991119,504

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 — Stafford
142,903 for Stafford, 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/stafford/population-estimate

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