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The population stood at 283,713 in 2025. That is 0.0% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Waltham Forest

283,713, latest 2025 (-0.0% year on year, from 283,782).

The population stood at 283,713 in 2025. That is 0.0% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 283,782 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.0% below that peak. Its low point was 215,893 in 1991; the latest reading is 31% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Waltham Forest, every published period
PeriodValue
2025283,713
2024283,782
2023281,983
2022278,274
2021278,147
2020279,527
2019281,015
2018279,795
2017278,105
2016277,081
2015274,579
2014270,606
2013267,963
2012263,575
2011259,742
2010254,009
2009248,140
2008242,098
2007235,665
2006230,731
2005226,747
2004225,002
2003224,115
2002223,776
2001222,015
2000221,296
1999221,057
1998222,251
1997219,795
1996220,017
1995220,424
1994220,094
1993217,965
1992216,582
1991215,893

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 — Waltham Forest
283,713 for Waltham Forest, 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/waltham-forest/population-estimate

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