Shropshire in figures

A profile of Shropshire 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 Shropshire was 333,162 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024.

Population333,1622025Up 0.4% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over27.1%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share5.9%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June2,5072025Compared with 2,692 in 2024
300K310K320K330K340K201120142017202020252011: 307,108 persons2012: 307,921 persons2013: 308,181 persons2014: 309,436 persons2015: 310,751 persons2016: 312,836 persons2017: 315,232 persons2018: 317,112 persons2019: 319,729 persons2020: 321,054 persons2021: 324,669 persons2022: 327,098 persons2023: 329,211 persons2024: 331,751 persons2025: 333,162 persons300K310K320K330K340K20112016202120252011: 307,108 persons2012: 307,921 persons2013: 308,181 persons2014: 309,436 persons2015: 310,751 persons2016: 312,836 persons2017: 315,232 persons2018: 317,112 persons2019: 319,729 persons2020: 321,054 persons2021: 324,669 persons2022: 327,098 persons2023: 329,211 persons2024: 331,751 persons2025: 333,162 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 Shropshire (pounds sterling) was £9.92 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.5% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£9.92 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.5% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£29,8372024, provisionalUp 3.6% from 2023
4,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 4,003 GBP million2001: 4,177 GBP million2002: 4,426 GBP million2003: 4,663 GBP million2004: 4,894 GBP million2005: 5,140 GBP million2006: 5,323 GBP million2007: 5,478 GBP million2008: 5,788 GBP million2009: 5,527 GBP million2010: 5,684 GBP million2011: 5,904 GBP million2012: 6,013 GBP million2013: 6,284 GBP million2014: 6,534 GBP million2015: 6,614 GBP million2016: 6,826 GBP million2017: 7,012 GBP million2018: 7,273 GBP million2019: 7,400 GBP million2020: 7,021 GBP million2021: 8,079 GBP million2022: 8,635 GBP million2023: 9,491 GBP million2024: 9,919 GBP million4,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 4,003 GBP million2001: 4,177 GBP million2002: 4,426 GBP million2003: 4,663 GBP million2004: 4,894 GBP million2005: 5,140 GBP million2006: 5,323 GBP million2007: 5,478 GBP million2008: 5,788 GBP million2009: 5,527 GBP million2010: 5,684 GBP million2011: 5,904 GBP million2012: 6,013 GBP million2013: 6,284 GBP million2014: 6,534 GBP million2015: 6,614 GBP million2016: 6,826 GBP million2017: 7,012 GBP million2018: 7,273 GBP million2019: 7,400 GBP million2020: 7,021 GBP million2021: 8,079 GBP million2022: 8,635 GBP million2023: 9,491 GBP million2024: 9,919 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 Shropshire (pounds sterling) was £275,232 (provisional) in July 2026, down 1.3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£275,232July 2026, provisionalDown 1.3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly-1.3%July 2026, provisionalDown 6.5 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£823August 2026, provisionalUp 4.3% from August 2025
230K240K250K260K270K280K290K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 236,150 GBP2021-08: 239,537 GBP2021-09: 235,918 GBP2021-10: 238,561 GBP2021-11: 239,204 GBP2021-12: 242,623 GBP2022-01: 247,627 GBP2022-02: 249,125 GBP2022-03: 248,923 GBP2022-04: 247,741 GBP2022-05: 252,141 GBP2022-06: 254,122 GBP2022-07: 259,323 GBP2022-08: 262,393 GBP2022-09: 265,511 GBP2022-10: 267,760 GBP2022-11: 268,380 GBP2022-12: 269,827 GBP2023-01: 269,041 GBP2023-02: 267,874 GBP2023-03: 262,869 GBP2023-04: 259,046 GBP2023-05: 258,448 GBP2023-06: 262,158 GBP2023-07: 264,568 GBP2023-08: 265,419 GBP2023-09: 266,872 GBP2023-10: 267,162 GBP2023-11: 267,890 GBP2023-12: 264,116 GBP2024-01: 261,803 GBP2024-02: 259,668 GBP2024-03: 260,218 GBP2024-04: 261,082 GBP2024-05: 262,774 GBP2024-06: 263,257 GBP2024-07: 265,035 GBP2024-08: 265,276 GBP2024-09: 268,224 GBP2024-10: 267,939 GBP2024-11: 270,703 GBP2024-12: 269,617 GBP2025-01: 270,463 GBP2025-02: 271,875 GBP2025-03: 276,028 GBP2025-04: 273,284 GBP2025-05: 272,237 GBP2025-06: 270,747 GBP2025-07: 278,726 GBP2025-08: 280,152 GBP2025-09: 281,421 GBP2025-10: 278,350 GBP2025-11: 276,799 GBP2025-12: 277,403 GBP2026-01: 277,688 GBP2026-02: 280,469 GBP2026-03: 277,462 GBP2026-04: 282,167 GBP2026-05: 279,970 GBP2026-06: 283,161 GBP2026-07: 275,232 GBP220K240K260K280K300K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 236,150 GBP2021-08: 239,537 GBP2021-09: 235,918 GBP2021-10: 238,561 GBP2021-11: 239,204 GBP2021-12: 242,623 GBP2022-01: 247,627 GBP2022-02: 249,125 GBP2022-03: 248,923 GBP2022-04: 247,741 GBP2022-05: 252,141 GBP2022-06: 254,122 GBP2022-07: 259,323 GBP2022-08: 262,393 GBP2022-09: 265,511 GBP2022-10: 267,760 GBP2022-11: 268,380 GBP2022-12: 269,827 GBP2023-01: 269,041 GBP2023-02: 267,874 GBP2023-03: 262,869 GBP2023-04: 259,046 GBP2023-05: 258,448 GBP2023-06: 262,158 GBP2023-07: 264,568 GBP2023-08: 265,419 GBP2023-09: 266,872 GBP2023-10: 267,162 GBP2023-11: 267,890 GBP2023-12: 264,116 GBP2024-01: 261,803 GBP2024-02: 259,668 GBP2024-03: 260,218 GBP2024-04: 261,082 GBP2024-05: 262,774 GBP2024-06: 263,257 GBP2024-07: 265,035 GBP2024-08: 265,276 GBP2024-09: 268,224 GBP2024-10: 267,939 GBP2024-11: 270,703 GBP2024-12: 269,617 GBP2025-01: 270,463 GBP2025-02: 271,875 GBP2025-03: 276,028 GBP2025-04: 273,284 GBP2025-05: 272,237 GBP2025-06: 270,747 GBP2025-07: 278,726 GBP2025-08: 280,152 GBP2025-09: 281,421 GBP2025-10: 278,350 GBP2025-11: 276,799 GBP2025-12: 277,403 GBP2026-01: 277,688 GBP2026-02: 280,469 GBP2026-03: 277,462 GBP2026-04: 282,167 GBP2026-05: 279,970 GBP2026-06: 283,161 GBP2026-07: 275,232 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 Shropshire were 13,645 in 2024, up 0.2% from 2023.

Active enterprises13,6452024Up 0.2% from 2023
Enterprise births1,1652024Down 0.4% from 2023
13.4K13.5K13.6K13.7K13.8K2019202020212022202320242019: 13,445 count2020: 13,430 count2021: 13,650 count2022: 13,780 count2023: 13,615 count2024: 13,645 count13.4K13.5K13.6K13.7K13.8K2019202120242019: 13,445 count2020: 13,430 count2021: 13,650 count2022: 13,780 count2023: 13,615 count2024: 13,645 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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