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Population in Isles of Scilly

Population in Isles of Scilly was 2,299 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 3.5% from 2024.

2025, persons2,299
Change on 2024-3.5%
Series high2,4652023
Series low2,0302020

Population in Isles of Scilly, 2011 to 2025

2,0002,1002,2002,3002,4002,500201120142017202020252011: 2,224 persons2012: 2,249 persons2013: 2,214 persons2014: 2,188 persons2015: 2,238 persons2016: 2,236 persons2017: 2,170 persons2018: 2,166 persons2019: 2,098 persons2020: 2,030 persons2021: 2,271 persons2022: 2,352 persons2023: 2,465 persons2024: 2,383 persons2025: 2,299 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
20252,299
20242,383
20232,465
20222,352
20212,271
20202,030
20192,098
20182,166
20172,170
20162,236
20152,238
20142,188
20132,214
20122,249
20112,224

Compared with South West

Place2025
Isles of Scilly2,299
South West5,906,997

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 Isles of Scilly?

Population in Isles of Scilly was 2,299 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 3.5% 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 Isles of Scilly?

2,465 in 2023, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

Population elsewhere in South West

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