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The population stood at 369,450 in 2025. That is 0.7% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Wakefield

369,450, latest 2025 (+0.7% year on year, from 366,925).

The population stood at 369,450 in 2025. That is 0.7% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 312,168 in 1997; the latest reading is 18% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Wakefield, every published period
PeriodValue
2025369,450
2024366,925
2023362,336
2022357,912
2021353,803
2020350,978
2019348,201
2018344,437
2017340,749
2016337,365
2015333,908
2014331,624
2013329,888
2012327,901
2011326,433
2010325,595
2009324,467
2008323,288
2007321,650
2006320,318
2005318,765
2004318,037
2003317,469
2002316,306
2001315,380
2000314,345
1999313,938
1998313,313
1997312,168
1996312,568
1995312,890
1994313,595
1993314,315
1992314,768
1991314,328

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 — Wakefield
369,450 for Wakefield, 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/wakefield/population-estimate

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