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The population stood at 304,879 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 — Stockport

304,879, latest 2025 (+0.9% year on year, from 302,184).

The population stood at 304,879 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 280,498 in 2006; the latest reading is 9% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Stockport, every published period
PeriodValue
2025304,879
2024302,184
2023299,373
2022296,914
2021295,268
2020293,851
2019293,172
2018291,631
2017290,905
2016289,879
2015288,210
2014286,267
2013284,816
2012283,953
2011283,253
2010282,614
2009282,263
2008281,477
2007280,953
2006280,498
2005281,195
2004282,368
2003282,932
2002283,502
2001284,557
2000284,420
1999285,824
1998287,185
1997286,343
1996286,371
1995286,406
1994287,756
1993288,383
1992288,586
1991288,577

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 — Stockport
304,879 for Stockport, 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/stockport/population-estimate

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