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Population in Boston

Population in Boston was 72,092 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.3% from 2024.

2025, persons72,092
Change on 2024-0.3%
Series high72,4282023
Series low64,6152011

Population in Boston, 2011 to 2025

64K66K68K70K72K74K201120142017202020252011: 64,615 persons2012: 65,264 persons2013: 66,612 persons2014: 67,142 persons2015: 67,586 persons2016: 68,589 persons2017: 69,673 persons2018: 70,132 persons2019: 70,226 persons2020: 70,181 persons2021: 70,815 persons2022: 71,618 persons2023: 72,428 persons2024: 72,288 persons2025: 72,092 persons
persons. Source: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-07-29.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
202572,092
202472,288
202372,428
202271,618
202170,815
202070,181
201970,226
201870,132
201769,673
201668,589
201567,586
201467,142
201366,612
201265,264
201164,615

Compared with East Midlands

Place2025
Boston72,092
East Midlands5,085,641

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

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.

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What is the population in Boston?

Population in Boston was 72,092 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.3% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population in Boston?

72,428 in 2023, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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