Population estimate — Wiltshire
526,392, latest 2025 (+0.5% year on year, from 524,001).
The population stood at 526,392 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 398,650 in 1991; the latest reading is 32% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 526,392 |
| 2024 | 524,001 |
| 2023 | 519,941 |
| 2022 | 515,957 |
| 2021 | 513,240 |
| 2020 | 507,047 |
| 2019 | 502,985 |
| 2018 | 498,703 |
| 2017 | 497,177 |
| 2016 | 492,706 |
| 2015 | 488,377 |
| 2014 | 484,344 |
| 2013 | 479,505 |
| 2012 | 476,806 |
| 2011 | 474,319 |
| 2010 | 470,199 |
| 2009 | 466,711 |
| 2008 | 464,007 |
| 2007 | 458,840 |
| 2006 | 453,041 |
| 2005 | 448,670 |
| 2004 | 445,632 |
| 2003 | 442,633 |
| 2002 | 438,386 |
| 2001 | 433,508 |
| 2000 | 428,251 |
| 1999 | 425,242 |
| 1998 | 422,136 |
| 1997 | 418,840 |
| 1996 | 415,836 |
| 1995 | 414,251 |
| 1994 | 410,702 |
| 1993 | 407,284 |
| 1992 | 403,871 |
| 1991 | 398,650 |
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.
- Not adjusted for population: This figure — 526,392 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 148,095 across 349 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
- Not adjusted for population, 2024: This area's 2024 figure was 524,001, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2024 (median about 148,242 across 360 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
Cite this figure:
Population estimate — Wiltshire 526,392 for Wiltshire, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2024 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/wiltshire/population-estimate
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