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The population stood at 240,981 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Trafford

240,981, latest 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 239,618).

The population stood at 240,981 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 210,172 in 2001; the latest reading is 15% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Trafford, every published period
PeriodValue
2025240,981
2024239,618
2023238,189
2022236,599
2021235,586
2020235,937
2019236,121
2018235,623
2017234,917
2016233,710
2015232,504
2014231,799
2013230,367
2012228,512
2011227,091
2010225,234
2009223,065
2008220,939
2007219,359
2006217,369
2005215,430
2004214,129
2003213,031
2002211,062
2001210,172
2000211,287
1999212,951
1998214,159
1997213,492
1996214,590
1995214,733
1994215,171
1993215,401
1992215,348
1991215,799

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 — Trafford
240,981 for Trafford, 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/trafford/population-estimate

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