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The population stood at 272,282 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Stoke-on-Trent

272,282, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 270,010).

The population stood at 272,282 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 239,955 in 2002; the latest reading is 13% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Stoke-on-Trent, every published period
PeriodValue
2025272,282
2024270,010
2023265,750
2022260,709
2021258,102
2020258,866
2019259,181
2018258,843
2017258,235
2016256,168
2015254,095
2014253,316
2013251,568
2012250,322
2011248,719
2010247,381
2009245,869
2008245,509
2007243,697
2006243,069
2005241,481
2004241,078
2003240,031
2002239,955
2001240,422
2000241,989
1999244,130
1998245,298
1997247,360
1996248,976
1995249,265
1994249,472
1993248,510
1992248,882
1991249,409

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 — Stoke-on-Trent
272,282 for Stoke-on-Trent, 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/stoke-on-trent/population-estimate

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