Wolverhampton in figures

A profile of Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton was 281,434 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024.

Population281,4342025Up 0.3% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over16.2%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share22.9%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-3,7302025Compared with -2,282 in 2024
240K250K260K270K280K290K201120142017202020252011: 249,852 persons2012: 251,444 persons2013: 252,358 persons2014: 254,351 persons2015: 256,127 persons2016: 258,305 persons2017: 260,648 persons2018: 262,474 persons2019: 263,519 persons2020: 263,123 persons2021: 264,260 persons2022: 268,886 persons2023: 275,074 persons2024: 280,541 persons2025: 281,434 persons240K250K260K270K280K290K20112016202120252011: 249,852 persons2012: 251,444 persons2013: 252,358 persons2014: 254,351 persons2015: 256,127 persons2016: 258,305 persons2017: 260,648 persons2018: 262,474 persons2019: 263,519 persons2020: 263,123 persons2021: 264,260 persons2022: 268,886 persons2023: 275,074 persons2024: 280,541 persons2025: 281,434 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 Wolverhampton (pounds sterling) was £7.91 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 7.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£7.91 billion2024, provisionalUp 7.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£28,1102024, provisionalUp 5.1% from 2023
3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 3,518 GBP million2001: 3,676 GBP million2002: 3,804 GBP million2003: 3,946 GBP million2004: 4,115 GBP million2005: 4,313 GBP million2006: 4,443 GBP million2007: 4,614 GBP million2008: 4,688 GBP million2009: 4,432 GBP million2010: 4,569 GBP million2011: 4,779 GBP million2012: 4,848 GBP million2013: 4,905 GBP million2014: 5,023 GBP million2015: 4,902 GBP million2016: 5,211 GBP million2017: 5,543 GBP million2018: 5,841 GBP million2019: 6,020 GBP million2020: 5,597 GBP million2021: 6,331 GBP million2022: 6,931 GBP million2023: 7,369 GBP million2024: 7,906 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,0002000200920242000: 3,518 GBP million2001: 3,676 GBP million2002: 3,804 GBP million2003: 3,946 GBP million2004: 4,115 GBP million2005: 4,313 GBP million2006: 4,443 GBP million2007: 4,614 GBP million2008: 4,688 GBP million2009: 4,432 GBP million2010: 4,569 GBP million2011: 4,779 GBP million2012: 4,848 GBP million2013: 4,905 GBP million2014: 5,023 GBP million2015: 4,902 GBP million2016: 5,211 GBP million2017: 5,543 GBP million2018: 5,841 GBP million2019: 6,020 GBP million2020: 5,597 GBP million2021: 6,331 GBP million2022: 6,931 GBP million2023: 7,369 GBP million2024: 7,906 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 Wolverhampton (pounds sterling) was £220,559 (provisional) in July 2026, up 7.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£220,559July 2026, provisionalUp 7.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly7.2%July 2026, provisionalUp 5.5 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£945August 2026, provisionalUp 11% from August 2025
160K180K200K220K240K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 169,123 GBP2021-08: 171,363 GBP2021-09: 172,400 GBP2021-10: 172,893 GBP2021-11: 172,842 GBP2021-12: 171,403 GBP2022-01: 174,177 GBP2022-02: 178,699 GBP2022-03: 182,168 GBP2022-04: 186,480 GBP2022-05: 187,865 GBP2022-06: 187,336 GBP2022-07: 188,596 GBP2022-08: 191,167 GBP2022-09: 195,918 GBP2022-10: 197,634 GBP2022-11: 197,932 GBP2022-12: 200,539 GBP2023-01: 199,741 GBP2023-02: 199,228 GBP2023-03: 194,882 GBP2023-04: 190,109 GBP2023-05: 191,572 GBP2023-06: 191,171 GBP2023-07: 195,549 GBP2023-08: 192,116 GBP2023-09: 195,235 GBP2023-10: 197,131 GBP2023-11: 199,338 GBP2023-12: 197,960 GBP2024-01: 194,841 GBP2024-02: 193,997 GBP2024-03: 192,529 GBP2024-04: 193,973 GBP2024-05: 193,763 GBP2024-06: 198,447 GBP2024-07: 202,220 GBP2024-08: 206,326 GBP2024-09: 204,193 GBP2024-10: 201,386 GBP2024-11: 200,433 GBP2024-12: 204,121 GBP2025-01: 203,956 GBP2025-02: 208,420 GBP2025-03: 208,039 GBP2025-04: 206,037 GBP2025-05: 200,401 GBP2025-06: 200,273 GBP2025-07: 205,719 GBP2025-08: 210,093 GBP2025-09: 211,567 GBP2025-10: 211,867 GBP2025-11: 211,970 GBP2025-12: 211,489 GBP2026-01: 211,487 GBP2026-02: 212,199 GBP2026-03: 213,605 GBP2026-04: 213,983 GBP2026-05: 215,523 GBP2026-06: 216,711 GBP2026-07: 220,559 GBP160K180K200K220K240K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 169,123 GBP2021-08: 171,363 GBP2021-09: 172,400 GBP2021-10: 172,893 GBP2021-11: 172,842 GBP2021-12: 171,403 GBP2022-01: 174,177 GBP2022-02: 178,699 GBP2022-03: 182,168 GBP2022-04: 186,480 GBP2022-05: 187,865 GBP2022-06: 187,336 GBP2022-07: 188,596 GBP2022-08: 191,167 GBP2022-09: 195,918 GBP2022-10: 197,634 GBP2022-11: 197,932 GBP2022-12: 200,539 GBP2023-01: 199,741 GBP2023-02: 199,228 GBP2023-03: 194,882 GBP2023-04: 190,109 GBP2023-05: 191,572 GBP2023-06: 191,171 GBP2023-07: 195,549 GBP2023-08: 192,116 GBP2023-09: 195,235 GBP2023-10: 197,131 GBP2023-11: 199,338 GBP2023-12: 197,960 GBP2024-01: 194,841 GBP2024-02: 193,997 GBP2024-03: 192,529 GBP2024-04: 193,973 GBP2024-05: 193,763 GBP2024-06: 198,447 GBP2024-07: 202,220 GBP2024-08: 206,326 GBP2024-09: 204,193 GBP2024-10: 201,386 GBP2024-11: 200,433 GBP2024-12: 204,121 GBP2025-01: 203,956 GBP2025-02: 208,420 GBP2025-03: 208,039 GBP2025-04: 206,037 GBP2025-05: 200,401 GBP2025-06: 200,273 GBP2025-07: 205,719 GBP2025-08: 210,093 GBP2025-09: 211,567 GBP2025-10: 211,867 GBP2025-11: 211,970 GBP2025-12: 211,489 GBP2026-01: 211,487 GBP2026-02: 212,199 GBP2026-03: 213,605 GBP2026-04: 213,983 GBP2026-05: 215,523 GBP2026-06: 216,711 GBP2026-07: 220,559 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 Wolverhampton were 9,480 in 2024, down 8.1% from 2023.

Active enterprises9,4802024Down 8.1% from 2023
Enterprise births1,3852024Up 6.5% from 2023
8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K2019202020212022202320242019: 8,515 count2020: 8,540 count2021: 9,745 count2022: 10,485 count2023: 10,315 count2024: 9,480 count8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K2019202120242019: 8,515 count2020: 8,540 count2021: 9,745 count2022: 10,485 count2023: 10,315 count2024: 9,480 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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