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The population stood at 231,307 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Westmorland and Furness

231,307, latest 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 229,821).

The population stood at 231,307 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 217,425 in 1991; the latest reading is 6% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Westmorland and Furness, every published period
PeriodValue
2025231,307
2024229,821
2023228,504
2022227,590
2021226,941
2020225,995
2019226,162
2018225,685
2017225,235
2016224,754
2015224,523
2014224,164
2013224,048
2012224,550
2011225,271
2010226,250
2009226,781
2008226,763
2007226,929
2006226,498
2005226,544
2004225,910
2003224,720
2002224,049
2001224,236
2000223,694
1999223,018
1998222,405
1997221,173
1996219,817
1995218,909
1994218,652
1993218,638
1992217,741
1991217,425

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 — Westmorland and Furness
231,307 for Westmorland and Furness, 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/westmorland-and-furness/population-estimate

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