Data / Population / Falkirk

Population in Falkirk

Population in Falkirk was 160,230 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.2% from 2024.

2025, persons160,230
Change on 2024+0.2%
Series high160,2302025
Series low156,2502011

Population in Falkirk, 2011 to 2025

156K157K158K159K160K161K201120142017202020252011: 156,250 persons2012: 156,580 persons2013: 156,860 persons2014: 157,270 persons2015: 157,880 persons2016: 158,660 persons2017: 159,240 persons2018: 159,090 persons2019: 159,530 persons2020: 158,990 persons2021: 158,760 persons2022: 158,450 persons2023: 159,000 persons2024: 159,850 persons2025: 160,230 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
2025160,230
2024159,850
2023159,000
2022158,450
2021158,760
2020158,990
2019159,530
2018159,090
2017159,240
2016158,660
2015157,880
2014157,270
2013156,860
2012156,580
2011156,250

Compared with Scotland

Place2025
Falkirk160,230
Scotland5,545,500

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.

The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest population in Falkirk? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"population","place":"gb-la-s12000014"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=gb-la-s12000014

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the population in Falkirk?

Population in Falkirk was 160,230 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.2% 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 Falkirk?

160,230 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Scotland

Related statistics for Falkirk

All statistics for Falkirk