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The population stood at 347,089 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Wigan

347,089, latest 2025 (+0.8% year on year, from 344,245).

The population stood at 347,089 in 2025. That is 0.8% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 301,453 in 2001; the latest reading is 15% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Wigan, every published period
PeriodValue
2025347,089
2024344,245
2023339,755
2022334,538
2021329,796
2020327,850
2019326,386
2018323,904
2017322,485
2016321,494
2015320,864
2014320,075
2013318,737
2012318,109
2011318,122
2010316,296
2009314,363
2008311,971
2007309,403
2006308,023
2005306,143
2004304,958
2003303,846
2002302,305
2001301,453
2000301,985
1999301,989
1998301,728
1997302,058
1996302,619
1995303,717
1994304,994
1993305,892
1992306,201
1991305,582

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 — Wigan
347,089 for Wigan, 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/wigan/population-estimate

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