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Population in Burnley

Population in Burnley was 100,946 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.8% from 2024.

2025, persons100,946
Change on 2024+1.8%
Series high100,9462025
Series low87,0322011

Population in Burnley, 2011 to 2025

85K90K95K100K105K201120142017202020252011: 87,032 persons2012: 87,563 persons2013: 87,795 persons2014: 88,786 persons2015: 89,230 persons2016: 89,891 persons2017: 90,902 persons2018: 91,994 persons2019: 92,949 persons2020: 93,927 persons2021: 94,734 persons2022: 95,850 persons2023: 97,302 persons2024: 99,195 persons2025: 100,946 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
2025100,946
202499,195
202397,302
202295,850
202194,734
202093,927
201992,949
201891,994
201790,902
201689,891
201589,230
201488,786
201387,795
201287,563
201187,032

Compared with North West

Place2025
Burnley100,946
North West7,772,854

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 Burnley?

Population in Burnley was 100,946 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.8% 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 Burnley?

100,946 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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