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The population stood at 212,367 in 2025. That is 1.5% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Westminster

212,367, latest 2025 (-1.5% year on year, from 215,694).

The population stood at 212,367 in 2025. That is 1.5% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 223,132 in 2005; the latest figure is 4.8% below that peak. Its low point was 174,076 in 1994; the latest reading is 22% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Westminster, every published period
PeriodValue
2025212,367
2024215,694
2023216,343
2022213,009
2021205,759
2020205,624
2019208,415
2018209,868
2017210,459
2016213,193
2015215,876
2014214,341
2013215,907
2012219,539
2011219,582
2010217,187
2009216,980
2008218,673
2007220,619
2006222,829
2005223,132
2004214,557
2003211,009
2002208,100
2001203,329
2000196,478
1999189,233
1998184,652
1997181,841
1996178,498
1995174,220
1994174,076
1993176,879
1992180,974
1991185,032

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 — Westminster
212,367 for Westminster, 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/westminster/population-estimate

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