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Population estimate -- Wakefield

369,450, latest 2025.

369,450 was the total. The largest year-on-year movement was Population estimate -- Wakefield, 1% higher (369,450).

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
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure on 3 Sep 2026.
Source: Nomis -- Population estimates, local authority by single year of age (NM_2002_1), via statsmapped.com
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/wakefield/uk_population_e08000036

See every dataset published for Wakefield