# Population in Herford

Population in Herford was 254,404 in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `de-nuts-dea43`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/herford-dea43
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/herford-dea43.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=de-nuts-dea43

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 254,404 |
| 2024 | 254,593 |
| 2023 | 254,949 (break) |
| 2022 | 250,635 |
| 2021 | 250,547 |
| 2020 | 250,578 |
| 2019 | 250,783 |
| 2018 | 251,539 |
| 2017 | 251,074 |
| 2016 | 252,122 |
| 2015 | 249,219 |
| 2014 | 248,988 |
| 2012 | 249,947 |
| 2011 | 251,194 (break) |
| 2010 | 250,247 |
| 2009 | 251,567 |
| 2008 | 252,949 |
| 2007 | 253,751 |
| 2006 | 254,507 |
| 2005 | 254,938 |
| 2004 | 255,284 |
| 2003 | 255,819 |
| 2002 | 255,393 |
| 2001 | 254,754 |
| 2000 | 253,964 |