Lincoln in figures

A profile of Lincoln 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 Lincoln was 103,351 in 2025, down 1.5% from 2024.

Population103,3512025Down 1.5% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over15.6%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share15.1%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-2,0312025Compared with -1,335 in 2024
92.5K95K97.5K100K102.5K105K201120142017202020252011: 93,085 persons2012: 95,501 persons2013: 97,452 persons2014: 98,482 persons2015: 99,442 persons2016: 100,679 persons2017: 102,241 persons2018: 103,212 persons2019: 103,604 persons2020: 103,531 persons2021: 102,411 persons2022: 103,165 persons2023: 104,303 persons2024: 104,939 persons2025: 103,351 persons90K95K100K105K20112016202120252011: 93,085 persons2012: 95,501 persons2013: 97,452 persons2014: 98,482 persons2015: 99,442 persons2016: 100,679 persons2017: 102,241 persons2018: 103,212 persons2019: 103,604 persons2020: 103,531 persons2021: 102,411 persons2022: 103,165 persons2023: 104,303 persons2024: 104,939 persons2025: 103,351 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 Lincoln (pounds sterling) was £3.88 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.8% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£3.88 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.8% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£36,9382024, provisionalUp 3.8% from 2023
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,435 GBP million2001: 1,534 GBP million2002: 1,629 GBP million2003: 1,764 GBP million2004: 1,784 GBP million2005: 1,875 GBP million2006: 2,047 GBP million2007: 2,181 GBP million2008: 2,327 GBP million2009: 2,295 GBP million2010: 2,332 GBP million2011: 2,367 GBP million2012: 2,424 GBP million2013: 2,541 GBP million2014: 2,619 GBP million2015: 2,772 GBP million2016: 2,802 GBP million2017: 2,897 GBP million2018: 3,063 GBP million2019: 3,210 GBP million2020: 3,017 GBP million2021: 3,177 GBP million2022: 3,359 GBP million2023: 3,706 GBP million2024: 3,883 GBP million1,0002,0003,0004,0002000200920242000: 1,435 GBP million2001: 1,534 GBP million2002: 1,629 GBP million2003: 1,764 GBP million2004: 1,784 GBP million2005: 1,875 GBP million2006: 2,047 GBP million2007: 2,181 GBP million2008: 2,327 GBP million2009: 2,295 GBP million2010: 2,332 GBP million2011: 2,367 GBP million2012: 2,424 GBP million2013: 2,541 GBP million2014: 2,619 GBP million2015: 2,772 GBP million2016: 2,802 GBP million2017: 2,897 GBP million2018: 3,063 GBP million2019: 3,210 GBP million2020: 3,017 GBP million2021: 3,177 GBP million2022: 3,359 GBP million2023: 3,706 GBP million2024: 3,883 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 Lincoln (pounds sterling) was £187,079 (provisional) in July 2026, up 2.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£187,079July 2026, provisionalUp 2.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly2.2%July 2026, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£942August 2026, provisionalUp 4.6% from August 2025
165K170K175K180K185K190K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 166,989 GBP2021-08: 167,118 GBP2021-09: 168,571 GBP2021-10: 173,636 GBP2021-11: 174,802 GBP2021-12: 173,464 GBP2022-01: 172,932 GBP2022-02: 175,039 GBP2022-03: 175,964 GBP2022-04: 177,744 GBP2022-05: 175,438 GBP2022-06: 176,440 GBP2022-07: 175,346 GBP2022-08: 180,199 GBP2022-09: 181,302 GBP2022-10: 185,429 GBP2022-11: 184,016 GBP2022-12: 185,692 GBP2023-01: 180,844 GBP2023-02: 182,340 GBP2023-03: 178,750 GBP2023-04: 183,115 GBP2023-05: 181,036 GBP2023-06: 183,342 GBP2023-07: 180,111 GBP2023-08: 182,251 GBP2023-09: 180,809 GBP2023-10: 179,339 GBP2023-11: 175,363 GBP2023-12: 173,298 GBP2024-01: 170,921 GBP2024-02: 171,621 GBP2024-03: 173,384 GBP2024-04: 176,178 GBP2024-05: 179,890 GBP2024-06: 175,698 GBP2024-07: 177,292 GBP2024-08: 175,070 GBP2024-09: 179,989 GBP2024-10: 180,344 GBP2024-11: 179,304 GBP2024-12: 179,563 GBP2025-01: 180,394 GBP2025-02: 183,680 GBP2025-03: 184,357 GBP2025-04: 185,965 GBP2025-05: 186,037 GBP2025-06: 184,284 GBP2025-07: 183,010 GBP2025-08: 181,677 GBP2025-09: 182,301 GBP2025-10: 184,376 GBP2025-11: 186,575 GBP2025-12: 188,751 GBP2026-01: 184,863 GBP2026-02: 182,785 GBP2026-03: 182,699 GBP2026-04: 183,726 GBP2026-05: 186,024 GBP2026-06: 184,245 GBP2026-07: 187,079 GBP160K170K180K190K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 166,989 GBP2021-08: 167,118 GBP2021-09: 168,571 GBP2021-10: 173,636 GBP2021-11: 174,802 GBP2021-12: 173,464 GBP2022-01: 172,932 GBP2022-02: 175,039 GBP2022-03: 175,964 GBP2022-04: 177,744 GBP2022-05: 175,438 GBP2022-06: 176,440 GBP2022-07: 175,346 GBP2022-08: 180,199 GBP2022-09: 181,302 GBP2022-10: 185,429 GBP2022-11: 184,016 GBP2022-12: 185,692 GBP2023-01: 180,844 GBP2023-02: 182,340 GBP2023-03: 178,750 GBP2023-04: 183,115 GBP2023-05: 181,036 GBP2023-06: 183,342 GBP2023-07: 180,111 GBP2023-08: 182,251 GBP2023-09: 180,809 GBP2023-10: 179,339 GBP2023-11: 175,363 GBP2023-12: 173,298 GBP2024-01: 170,921 GBP2024-02: 171,621 GBP2024-03: 173,384 GBP2024-04: 176,178 GBP2024-05: 179,890 GBP2024-06: 175,698 GBP2024-07: 177,292 GBP2024-08: 175,070 GBP2024-09: 179,989 GBP2024-10: 180,344 GBP2024-11: 179,304 GBP2024-12: 179,563 GBP2025-01: 180,394 GBP2025-02: 183,680 GBP2025-03: 184,357 GBP2025-04: 185,965 GBP2025-05: 186,037 GBP2025-06: 184,284 GBP2025-07: 183,010 GBP2025-08: 181,677 GBP2025-09: 182,301 GBP2025-10: 184,376 GBP2025-11: 186,575 GBP2025-12: 188,751 GBP2026-01: 184,863 GBP2026-02: 182,785 GBP2026-03: 182,699 GBP2026-04: 183,726 GBP2026-05: 186,024 GBP2026-06: 184,245 GBP2026-07: 187,079 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 Lincoln were 2,900 in 2024, down 0.3% from 2023.

Active enterprises2,9002024Down 0.3% from 2023
Enterprise births3102024Up 5.1% from 2023
2,8002,8252,8502,8752,9002,9252019202020212022202320242019: 2,805 count2020: 2,825 count2021: 2,915 count2022: 2,910 count2023: 2,910 count2024: 2,900 count2,8002,8502,9002,9502019202120242019: 2,805 count2020: 2,825 count2021: 2,915 count2022: 2,910 count2023: 2,910 count2024: 2,900 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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