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Population in East of England

Population in East of England was 6.61 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.7% from 2024.

2025, persons6,613,801
Change on 2024+0.7%
Series high6,613,8012025
Series low5,862,4182011

Population in East of England, 2011 to 2025

5.8M6M6.2M6.4M6.6M6.8M201120142017202020252011: 5,862,418 persons2012: 5,915,033 persons2013: 5,970,484 persons2014: 6,039,521 persons2015: 6,098,262 persons2016: 6,161,075 persons2017: 6,202,843 persons2018: 6,237,376 persons2019: 6,274,179 persons2020: 6,297,779 persons2021: 6,349,646 persons2022: 6,406,661 persons2023: 6,496,086 persons2024: 6,571,030 persons2025: 6,613,801 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
20256,613,801
20246,571,030
20236,496,086
20226,406,661
20216,349,646
20206,297,779
20196,274,179
20186,237,376
20176,202,843
20166,161,075
20156,098,262
20146,039,521
20135,970,484
20125,915,033
20115,862,418

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 of England?

Population in East of England was 6.61 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.7% 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 of England?

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

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