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The population stood at 281,434 in 2025. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Wolverhampton

281,434, latest 2025 (+0.3% year on year, from 280,541).

The population stood at 281,434 in 2025. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 238,016 in 2001; the latest reading is 18% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Wolverhampton, every published period
PeriodValue
2025281,434
2024280,541
2023275,074
2022268,886
2021264,260
2020263,123
2019263,519
2018262,474
2017260,648
2016258,305
2015256,127
2014254,351
2013252,358
2012251,444
2011249,852
2010247,640
2009246,016
2008245,349
2007243,910
2006242,889
2005241,647
2004240,567
2003239,851
2002239,088
2001238,016
2000239,537
1999240,691
1998242,015
1997242,856
1996245,162
1995244,900
1994245,186
1993247,285
1992247,902
1991248,466

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.

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Population estimate — Wolverhampton
281,434 for Wolverhampton, 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/wolverhampton/population-estimate

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