Portsmouth in figures

A profile of Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth was 211,475 in 2025, down 0.7% from 2024.

Population211,4752025Down 0.7% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over15.4%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share16.9%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-3,2342025Compared with -5,519 in 2024
204K206K208K210K212K214K201120142017202020252011: 205,433 persons2012: 205,729 persons2013: 205,905 persons2014: 206,200 persons2015: 207,873 persons2016: 209,951 persons2017: 210,965 persons2018: 211,215 persons2019: 210,412 persons2020: 209,142 persons2021: 207,119 persons2022: 209,614 persons2023: 213,939 persons2024: 212,936 persons2025: 211,475 persons205K207.5K210K212.5K215K20112016202120252011: 205,433 persons2012: 205,729 persons2013: 205,905 persons2014: 206,200 persons2015: 207,873 persons2016: 209,951 persons2017: 210,965 persons2018: 211,215 persons2019: 210,412 persons2020: 209,142 persons2021: 207,119 persons2022: 209,614 persons2023: 213,939 persons2024: 212,936 persons2025: 211,475 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 Portsmouth (pounds sterling) was £9.38 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.5% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£9.38 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.5% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£43,7652024, provisionalUp 4.3% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,438 GBP million2001: 3,598 GBP million2002: 3,779 GBP million2003: 3,964 GBP million2004: 4,240 GBP million2005: 4,480 GBP million2006: 4,650 GBP million2007: 4,986 GBP million2008: 5,313 GBP million2009: 5,240 GBP million2010: 5,398 GBP million2011: 5,568 GBP million2012: 5,770 GBP million2013: 5,950 GBP million2014: 6,185 GBP million2015: 6,220 GBP million2016: 6,244 GBP million2017: 6,612 GBP million2018: 6,753 GBP million2019: 7,237 GBP million2020: 7,057 GBP million2021: 7,418 GBP million2022: 7,854 GBP million2023: 8,975 GBP million2024: 9,380 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 3,438 GBP million2001: 3,598 GBP million2002: 3,779 GBP million2003: 3,964 GBP million2004: 4,240 GBP million2005: 4,480 GBP million2006: 4,650 GBP million2007: 4,986 GBP million2008: 5,313 GBP million2009: 5,240 GBP million2010: 5,398 GBP million2011: 5,568 GBP million2012: 5,770 GBP million2013: 5,950 GBP million2014: 6,185 GBP million2015: 6,220 GBP million2016: 6,244 GBP million2017: 6,612 GBP million2018: 6,753 GBP million2019: 7,237 GBP million2020: 7,057 GBP million2021: 7,418 GBP million2022: 7,854 GBP million2023: 8,975 GBP million2024: 9,380 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 Portsmouth (pounds sterling) was £251,220 (provisional) in July 2026, up 1.3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£251,220July 2026, provisionalUp 1.3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly1.3%July 2026, provisionalUnchanged from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,368August 2026, provisionalUp 2.3% from August 2025
220K230K240K250K260K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 226,038 GBP2021-08: 228,030 GBP2021-09: 230,275 GBP2021-10: 231,251 GBP2021-11: 230,157 GBP2021-12: 229,438 GBP2022-01: 233,905 GBP2022-02: 238,972 GBP2022-03: 240,593 GBP2022-04: 242,138 GBP2022-05: 244,522 GBP2022-06: 245,915 GBP2022-07: 251,248 GBP2022-08: 254,245 GBP2022-09: 256,746 GBP2022-10: 256,790 GBP2022-11: 258,042 GBP2022-12: 259,945 GBP2023-01: 258,402 GBP2023-02: 257,244 GBP2023-03: 251,486 GBP2023-04: 249,488 GBP2023-05: 250,716 GBP2023-06: 252,409 GBP2023-07: 254,831 GBP2023-08: 253,692 GBP2023-09: 253,157 GBP2023-10: 253,045 GBP2023-11: 250,145 GBP2023-12: 247,399 GBP2024-01: 244,785 GBP2024-02: 241,360 GBP2024-03: 242,552 GBP2024-04: 242,227 GBP2024-05: 244,760 GBP2024-06: 245,693 GBP2024-07: 244,686 GBP2024-08: 246,169 GBP2024-09: 247,360 GBP2024-10: 251,427 GBP2024-11: 253,419 GBP2024-12: 256,339 GBP2025-01: 255,956 GBP2025-02: 253,672 GBP2025-03: 251,302 GBP2025-04: 250,925 GBP2025-05: 252,973 GBP2025-06: 250,629 GBP2025-07: 247,973 GBP2025-08: 245,719 GBP2025-09: 246,474 GBP2025-10: 246,385 GBP2025-11: 244,874 GBP2025-12: 245,369 GBP2026-01: 244,959 GBP2026-02: 246,165 GBP2026-03: 246,187 GBP2026-04: 249,163 GBP2026-05: 250,946 GBP2026-06: 251,776 GBP2026-07: 251,220 GBP220K230K240K250K260K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 226,038 GBP2021-08: 228,030 GBP2021-09: 230,275 GBP2021-10: 231,251 GBP2021-11: 230,157 GBP2021-12: 229,438 GBP2022-01: 233,905 GBP2022-02: 238,972 GBP2022-03: 240,593 GBP2022-04: 242,138 GBP2022-05: 244,522 GBP2022-06: 245,915 GBP2022-07: 251,248 GBP2022-08: 254,245 GBP2022-09: 256,746 GBP2022-10: 256,790 GBP2022-11: 258,042 GBP2022-12: 259,945 GBP2023-01: 258,402 GBP2023-02: 257,244 GBP2023-03: 251,486 GBP2023-04: 249,488 GBP2023-05: 250,716 GBP2023-06: 252,409 GBP2023-07: 254,831 GBP2023-08: 253,692 GBP2023-09: 253,157 GBP2023-10: 253,045 GBP2023-11: 250,145 GBP2023-12: 247,399 GBP2024-01: 244,785 GBP2024-02: 241,360 GBP2024-03: 242,552 GBP2024-04: 242,227 GBP2024-05: 244,760 GBP2024-06: 245,693 GBP2024-07: 244,686 GBP2024-08: 246,169 GBP2024-09: 247,360 GBP2024-10: 251,427 GBP2024-11: 253,419 GBP2024-12: 256,339 GBP2025-01: 255,956 GBP2025-02: 253,672 GBP2025-03: 251,302 GBP2025-04: 250,925 GBP2025-05: 252,973 GBP2025-06: 250,629 GBP2025-07: 247,973 GBP2025-08: 245,719 GBP2025-09: 246,474 GBP2025-10: 246,385 GBP2025-11: 244,874 GBP2025-12: 245,369 GBP2026-01: 244,959 GBP2026-02: 246,165 GBP2026-03: 246,187 GBP2026-04: 249,163 GBP2026-05: 250,946 GBP2026-06: 251,776 GBP2026-07: 251,220 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 Portsmouth were 6,735 in 2024, up 0.4% from 2023.

Active enterprises6,7352024Up 0.4% from 2023
Enterprise births8702024Up 4.8% from 2023
6,6006,8007,0007,2007,4002019202020212022202320242019: 7,200 count2020: 7,240 count2021: 7,090 count2022: 6,945 count2023: 6,705 count2024: 6,735 count6,6006,8007,0007,2007,4002019202120242019: 7,200 count2020: 7,240 count2021: 7,090 count2022: 6,945 count2023: 6,705 count2024: 6,735 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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