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The population stood at 139,486 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Torbay

139,486, latest 2025 (-0.3% year on year, from 139,862).

The population stood at 139,486 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 139,862 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.3% below that peak. Its low point was 121,510 in 1993; the latest reading is 15% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Torbay, every published period
PeriodValue
2025139,486
2024139,862
2023139,734
2022139,406
2021139,440
2020138,695
2019138,754
2018138,100
2017137,329
2016136,172
2015135,052
2014134,217
2013132,920
2012131,806
2011131,193
2010131,443
2009131,641
2008132,070
2007132,172
2006131,857
2005132,178
2004131,937
2003131,238
2002130,521
2001129,965
2000128,475
1999126,311
1998124,926
1997124,524
1996124,737
1995124,927
1994123,673
1993121,510
1992121,518
1991121,953

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 — Torbay
139,486 for Torbay, 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/torbay/population-estimate

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