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The population stood at 240,822 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 — Tameside

240,822, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 238,895).

The population stood at 240,822 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 212,899 in 2000; the latest reading is 13% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Tameside, every published period
PeriodValue
2025240,822
2024238,895
2023235,650
2022233,089
2021231,220
2020230,521
2019229,952
2018228,435
2017226,692
2016225,480
2015223,642
2014222,364
2013221,446
2012220,457
2011219,727
2010218,774
2009217,417
2008216,360
2007214,750
2006214,187
2005213,474
2004213,667
2003213,470
2002213,211
2001213,087
2000212,899
1999213,567
1998214,873
1997216,081
1996215,970
1995217,379
1994218,241
1993218,670
1992218,661
1991218,020

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 — Tameside
240,822 for Tameside, 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/tameside/population-estimate

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