Bolton in figures

A profile of Bolton from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Bolton was 309,732 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024.

Population309,7322025Up 0.3% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over17.2%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share16.9%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-1,4042025Compared with -453 in 2024
270K280K290K300K310K201120142017202020252011: 277,296 persons2012: 279,738 persons2013: 281,629 persons2014: 283,212 persons2015: 284,972 persons2016: 287,253 persons2017: 289,684 persons2018: 291,594 persons2019: 294,888 persons2020: 295,712 persons2021: 296,169 persons2022: 299,591 persons2023: 304,761 persons2024: 308,904 persons2025: 309,732 persons270K280K290K300K310K20112016202120252011: 277,296 persons2012: 279,738 persons2013: 281,629 persons2014: 283,212 persons2015: 284,972 persons2016: 287,253 persons2017: 289,684 persons2018: 291,594 persons2019: 294,888 persons2020: 295,712 persons2021: 296,169 persons2022: 299,591 persons2023: 304,761 persons2024: 308,904 persons2025: 309,732 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Bolton (pounds sterling) was £8.97 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 3.1% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£8.97 billion2024, provisionalUp 3.1% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£28,9312024, provisionalUp 1.6% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,544 GBP million2001: 3,744 GBP million2002: 3,860 GBP million2003: 4,025 GBP million2004: 4,240 GBP million2005: 4,483 GBP million2006: 4,679 GBP million2007: 4,874 GBP million2008: 4,886 GBP million2009: 4,928 GBP million2010: 5,030 GBP million2011: 5,111 GBP million2012: 5,359 GBP million2013: 5,615 GBP million2014: 5,756 GBP million2015: 5,998 GBP million2016: 6,220 GBP million2017: 6,509 GBP million2018: 6,874 GBP million2019: 6,880 GBP million2020: 7,066 GBP million2021: 7,231 GBP million2022: 7,939 GBP million2023: 8,700 GBP million2024: 8,971 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 3,544 GBP million2001: 3,744 GBP million2002: 3,860 GBP million2003: 4,025 GBP million2004: 4,240 GBP million2005: 4,483 GBP million2006: 4,679 GBP million2007: 4,874 GBP million2008: 4,886 GBP million2009: 4,928 GBP million2010: 5,030 GBP million2011: 5,111 GBP million2012: 5,359 GBP million2013: 5,615 GBP million2014: 5,756 GBP million2015: 5,998 GBP million2016: 6,220 GBP million2017: 6,509 GBP million2018: 6,874 GBP million2019: 6,880 GBP million2020: 7,066 GBP million2021: 7,231 GBP million2022: 7,939 GBP million2023: 8,700 GBP million2024: 8,971 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Bolton (pounds sterling) was £204,379 (provisional) in July 2026, up 5.9% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£204,379July 2026, provisionalUp 5.9% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly5.9%July 2026, provisionalUp 3.9 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£894August 2026, provisionalUp 11.1% from August 2025
150K160K170K180K190K200K210K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 158,111 GBP2021-08: 161,281 GBP2021-09: 162,527 GBP2021-10: 164,325 GBP2021-11: 164,558 GBP2021-12: 163,448 GBP2022-01: 163,788 GBP2022-02: 165,886 GBP2022-03: 167,425 GBP2022-04: 170,391 GBP2022-05: 170,609 GBP2022-06: 171,906 GBP2022-07: 175,508 GBP2022-08: 179,953 GBP2022-09: 183,337 GBP2022-10: 185,225 GBP2022-11: 185,916 GBP2022-12: 185,264 GBP2023-01: 182,644 GBP2023-02: 180,741 GBP2023-03: 176,720 GBP2023-04: 177,371 GBP2023-05: 177,011 GBP2023-06: 179,576 GBP2023-07: 179,179 GBP2023-08: 181,818 GBP2023-09: 182,969 GBP2023-10: 183,223 GBP2023-11: 182,858 GBP2023-12: 184,942 GBP2024-01: 186,824 GBP2024-02: 184,851 GBP2024-03: 183,419 GBP2024-04: 183,352 GBP2024-05: 185,300 GBP2024-06: 188,225 GBP2024-07: 189,172 GBP2024-08: 190,855 GBP2024-09: 191,733 GBP2024-10: 192,620 GBP2024-11: 193,951 GBP2024-12: 191,429 GBP2025-01: 190,958 GBP2025-02: 191,880 GBP2025-03: 196,292 GBP2025-04: 196,157 GBP2025-05: 193,803 GBP2025-06: 193,336 GBP2025-07: 192,981 GBP2025-08: 194,657 GBP2025-09: 196,746 GBP2025-10: 200,263 GBP2025-11: 200,400 GBP2025-12: 200,482 GBP2026-01: 200,692 GBP2026-02: 201,638 GBP2026-03: 199,967 GBP2026-04: 199,266 GBP2026-05: 201,037 GBP2026-06: 202,927 GBP2026-07: 204,379 GBP140K160K180K200K220K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 158,111 GBP2021-08: 161,281 GBP2021-09: 162,527 GBP2021-10: 164,325 GBP2021-11: 164,558 GBP2021-12: 163,448 GBP2022-01: 163,788 GBP2022-02: 165,886 GBP2022-03: 167,425 GBP2022-04: 170,391 GBP2022-05: 170,609 GBP2022-06: 171,906 GBP2022-07: 175,508 GBP2022-08: 179,953 GBP2022-09: 183,337 GBP2022-10: 185,225 GBP2022-11: 185,916 GBP2022-12: 185,264 GBP2023-01: 182,644 GBP2023-02: 180,741 GBP2023-03: 176,720 GBP2023-04: 177,371 GBP2023-05: 177,011 GBP2023-06: 179,576 GBP2023-07: 179,179 GBP2023-08: 181,818 GBP2023-09: 182,969 GBP2023-10: 183,223 GBP2023-11: 182,858 GBP2023-12: 184,942 GBP2024-01: 186,824 GBP2024-02: 184,851 GBP2024-03: 183,419 GBP2024-04: 183,352 GBP2024-05: 185,300 GBP2024-06: 188,225 GBP2024-07: 189,172 GBP2024-08: 190,855 GBP2024-09: 191,733 GBP2024-10: 192,620 GBP2024-11: 193,951 GBP2024-12: 191,429 GBP2025-01: 190,958 GBP2025-02: 191,880 GBP2025-03: 196,292 GBP2025-04: 196,157 GBP2025-05: 193,803 GBP2025-06: 193,336 GBP2025-07: 192,981 GBP2025-08: 194,657 GBP2025-09: 196,746 GBP2025-10: 200,263 GBP2025-11: 200,400 GBP2025-12: 200,482 GBP2026-01: 200,692 GBP2026-02: 201,638 GBP2026-03: 199,967 GBP2026-04: 199,266 GBP2026-05: 201,037 GBP2026-06: 202,927 GBP2026-07: 204,379 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Bolton were 11,700 in 2024, up 2.2% from 2023.

Active enterprises11,7002024Up 2.2% from 2023
Enterprise births1,7002024Up 17.2% from 2023
11.3K11.5K11.8K12K12.3K12.5K2019202020212022202320242019: 12,025 count2020: 11,770 count2021: 12,475 count2022: 12,015 count2023: 11,450 count2024: 11,700 count11K11.5K12K12.5K2019202120242019: 12,025 count2020: 11,770 count2021: 12,475 count2022: 12,015 count2023: 11,450 count2024: 11,700 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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