Middlesbrough in figures

A profile of Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough was 152,795 in 2025, down 1.2% from 2024.

Population152,7952025Down 1.2% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over17.4%2025Up 0.6 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share12.3%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-3,6302025Compared with -3,483 in 2024
135K140K145K150K155K201120142017202020252011: 138,368 persons2012: 138,472 persons2013: 138,588 persons2014: 139,030 persons2015: 139,602 persons2016: 140,649 persons2017: 141,213 persons2018: 141,057 persons2019: 142,134 persons2020: 142,459 persons2021: 143,943 persons2022: 149,095 persons2023: 153,186 persons2024: 154,700 persons2025: 152,795 persons135K140K145K150K155K20112016202120252011: 138,368 persons2012: 138,472 persons2013: 138,588 persons2014: 139,030 persons2015: 139,602 persons2016: 140,649 persons2017: 141,213 persons2018: 141,057 persons2019: 142,134 persons2020: 142,459 persons2021: 143,943 persons2022: 149,095 persons2023: 153,186 persons2024: 154,700 persons2025: 152,795 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 Middlesbrough (pounds sterling) was £4.37 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.8% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£4.37 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.8% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£27,9632024, provisionalUp 1.1% from 2023
1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,816 GBP million2001: 1,838 GBP million2002: 1,912 GBP million2003: 2,020 GBP million2004: 2,185 GBP million2005: 2,326 GBP million2006: 2,472 GBP million2007: 2,582 GBP million2008: 2,614 GBP million2009: 2,652 GBP million2010: 2,634 GBP million2011: 2,723 GBP million2012: 2,770 GBP million2013: 2,765 GBP million2014: 2,825 GBP million2015: 2,913 GBP million2016: 3,055 GBP million2017: 3,248 GBP million2018: 3,460 GBP million2019: 3,509 GBP million2020: 3,242 GBP million2021: 3,626 GBP million2022: 4,001 GBP million2023: 4,249 GBP million2024: 4,367 GBP million1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002000200920242000: 1,816 GBP million2001: 1,838 GBP million2002: 1,912 GBP million2003: 2,020 GBP million2004: 2,185 GBP million2005: 2,326 GBP million2006: 2,472 GBP million2007: 2,582 GBP million2008: 2,614 GBP million2009: 2,652 GBP million2010: 2,634 GBP million2011: 2,723 GBP million2012: 2,770 GBP million2013: 2,765 GBP million2014: 2,825 GBP million2015: 2,913 GBP million2016: 3,055 GBP million2017: 3,248 GBP million2018: 3,460 GBP million2019: 3,509 GBP million2020: 3,242 GBP million2021: 3,626 GBP million2022: 4,001 GBP million2023: 4,249 GBP million2024: 4,367 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 Middlesbrough (pounds sterling) was £140,909 (provisional) in July 2026, up 3.7% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£140,909July 2026, provisionalUp 3.7% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly3.7%July 2026, provisionalDown 1.1 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£698August 2026, provisionalUp 3.9% from August 2025
110K120K130K140K150K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 115,220 GBP2021-08: 117,853 GBP2021-09: 119,332 GBP2021-10: 119,439 GBP2021-11: 119,570 GBP2021-12: 118,689 GBP2022-01: 121,003 GBP2022-02: 122,222 GBP2022-03: 121,821 GBP2022-04: 121,586 GBP2022-05: 123,271 GBP2022-06: 126,331 GBP2022-07: 129,215 GBP2022-08: 130,340 GBP2022-09: 133,369 GBP2022-10: 132,467 GBP2022-11: 132,998 GBP2022-12: 132,067 GBP2023-01: 133,383 GBP2023-02: 131,855 GBP2023-03: 128,005 GBP2023-04: 125,531 GBP2023-05: 123,858 GBP2023-06: 126,759 GBP2023-07: 125,929 GBP2023-08: 127,706 GBP2023-09: 127,454 GBP2023-10: 130,916 GBP2023-11: 131,528 GBP2023-12: 131,492 GBP2024-01: 127,766 GBP2024-02: 125,493 GBP2024-03: 124,531 GBP2024-04: 127,642 GBP2024-05: 128,092 GBP2024-06: 129,632 GBP2024-07: 129,602 GBP2024-08: 130,782 GBP2024-09: 132,525 GBP2024-10: 133,223 GBP2024-11: 136,419 GBP2024-12: 135,828 GBP2025-01: 135,833 GBP2025-02: 134,913 GBP2025-03: 136,689 GBP2025-04: 138,401 GBP2025-05: 136,215 GBP2025-06: 135,024 GBP2025-07: 135,831 GBP2025-08: 137,775 GBP2025-09: 137,745 GBP2025-10: 136,947 GBP2025-11: 138,281 GBP2025-12: 137,169 GBP2026-01: 137,940 GBP2026-02: 137,566 GBP2026-03: 138,462 GBP2026-04: 136,311 GBP2026-05: 136,152 GBP2026-06: 137,389 GBP2026-07: 140,909 GBP110K120K130K140K150K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 115,220 GBP2021-08: 117,853 GBP2021-09: 119,332 GBP2021-10: 119,439 GBP2021-11: 119,570 GBP2021-12: 118,689 GBP2022-01: 121,003 GBP2022-02: 122,222 GBP2022-03: 121,821 GBP2022-04: 121,586 GBP2022-05: 123,271 GBP2022-06: 126,331 GBP2022-07: 129,215 GBP2022-08: 130,340 GBP2022-09: 133,369 GBP2022-10: 132,467 GBP2022-11: 132,998 GBP2022-12: 132,067 GBP2023-01: 133,383 GBP2023-02: 131,855 GBP2023-03: 128,005 GBP2023-04: 125,531 GBP2023-05: 123,858 GBP2023-06: 126,759 GBP2023-07: 125,929 GBP2023-08: 127,706 GBP2023-09: 127,454 GBP2023-10: 130,916 GBP2023-11: 131,528 GBP2023-12: 131,492 GBP2024-01: 127,766 GBP2024-02: 125,493 GBP2024-03: 124,531 GBP2024-04: 127,642 GBP2024-05: 128,092 GBP2024-06: 129,632 GBP2024-07: 129,602 GBP2024-08: 130,782 GBP2024-09: 132,525 GBP2024-10: 133,223 GBP2024-11: 136,419 GBP2024-12: 135,828 GBP2025-01: 135,833 GBP2025-02: 134,913 GBP2025-03: 136,689 GBP2025-04: 138,401 GBP2025-05: 136,215 GBP2025-06: 135,024 GBP2025-07: 135,831 GBP2025-08: 137,775 GBP2025-09: 137,745 GBP2025-10: 136,947 GBP2025-11: 138,281 GBP2025-12: 137,169 GBP2026-01: 137,940 GBP2026-02: 137,566 GBP2026-03: 138,462 GBP2026-04: 136,311 GBP2026-05: 136,152 GBP2026-06: 137,389 GBP2026-07: 140,909 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 Middlesbrough were 3,980 in 2024, up 0.8% from 2023.

Active enterprises3,9802024Up 0.8% from 2023
Enterprise births6152024Down 0.8% from 2023
3,8503,9003,9504,0004,0502019202020212022202320242019: 3,865 count2020: 3,940 count2021: 4,035 count2022: 4,040 count2023: 3,950 count2024: 3,980 count3,8503,9003,9504,0004,0502019202120242019: 3,865 count2020: 3,940 count2021: 4,035 count2022: 4,040 count2023: 3,950 count2024: 3,980 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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