Population in Reading

Population in Reading was 183,762 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.5% from 2024.

2025, persons183,762

Change on 2024+0.5%

Series high183,7622025

Series low155,3392011

Population in Reading, 2011 to 2025

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

Period	persons
2025	183,762
2024	182,809
2023	180,350
2022	176,479
2021	173,371
2020	173,879
2019	174,288
2018	174,484
2017	173,047
2016	171,750
2015	169,220
2014	166,300
2013	163,089
2012	159,065
2011	155,339

Compared with South East

Place	2025
Reading	183,762
South East	9,691,844

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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Questions

What is the population in Reading?

Population in Reading was 183,762 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 Reading?

183,762 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.