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The population stood at 329,896 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Wirral

329,896, latest 2025 (+0.5% year on year, from 328,209).

The population stood at 329,896 in 2025. That is 0.5% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 334,269 in 1991; the latest figure is 1.3% below that peak. Its low point was 314,925 in 2005; the latest reading is 5% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Wirral, every published period
PeriodValue
2025329,896
2024328,209
2023325,228
2022322,411
2021320,631
2020320,249
2019320,732
2018320,643
2017321,020
2016320,914
2015320,714
2014320,917
2013319,965
2012319,971
2011319,837
2010319,078
2009317,771
2008316,711
2007315,670
2006315,350
2005314,925
2004315,130
2003315,371
2002315,050
2001315,004
2000316,503
1999317,011
1998318,629
1997320,382
1996322,748
1995326,277
1994328,899
1993330,802
1992332,687
1991334,269

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, 1992: This area's 1992 figure was 332,687, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 1992 (median about 121,615 across 349 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 — Wirral
329,896 for Wirral, 2025
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population, 1992
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/wirral/population-estimate

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