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The population stood at 295,722 in 2025. That is 0.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Walsall

295,722, latest 2025 (+0.4% year on year, from 294,626).

The population stood at 295,722 in 2025. That is 0.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 253,333 in 2001; the latest reading is 17% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Walsall, every published period
PeriodValue
2025295,722
2024294,626
2023290,545
2022286,669
2021284,392
2020284,578
2019284,600
2018282,921
2017281,229
2016278,429
2015275,490
2014273,764
2013271,704
2012270,517
2011269,524
2010266,834
2009264,774
2008263,034
2007260,939
2006259,454
2005258,172
2004256,702
2003255,352
2002254,287
2001253,333
2000254,899
1999255,808
1998255,540
1997256,631
1996257,712
1995258,462
1994260,245
1993261,378
1992260,688
1991261,267

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 — Walsall
295,722 for Walsall, 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/walsall/population-estimate

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