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Population in East Midlands

Population in East Midlands was 5.09 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.5% from 2024.

2025, persons5,085,641
Change on 2024+0.5%
Series high5,085,6412025
Series low4,537,4482011

Population in East Midlands, 2011 to 2025

4.4M4.6M4.8M5M5.2M201120142017202020252011: 4,537,448 persons2012: 4,570,702 persons2013: 4,604,568 persons2014: 4,642,629 persons2015: 4,681,640 persons2016: 4,731,615 persons2017: 4,778,346 persons2018: 4,815,151 persons2019: 4,844,001 persons2020: 4,855,469 persons2021: 4,881,559 persons2022: 4,938,201 persons2023: 5,006,942 persons2024: 5,060,240 persons2025: 5,085,641 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
20255,085,641
20245,060,240
20235,006,942
20224,938,201
20214,881,559
20204,855,469
20194,844,001
20184,815,151
20174,778,346
20164,731,615
20154,681,640
20144,642,629
20134,604,568
20124,570,702
20114,537,448

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 East Midlands?

Population in East Midlands was 5.09 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.5% 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 East Midlands?

5.09 million in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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