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Population in South East

Population in South East was 9.69 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.6% from 2024.

2025, persons9,691,844
Change on 2024+0.6%
Series high9,691,8442025
Series low8,652,7842011

Population in South East, 2011 to 2025

8.5M8.75M9M9.25M9.5M9.75M201120142017202020252011: 8,652,784 persons2012: 8,731,840 persons2013: 8,809,382 persons2014: 8,893,930 persons2015: 8,969,638 persons2016: 9,053,011 persons2017: 9,105,076 persons2018: 9,150,245 persons2019: 9,193,770 persons2020: 9,225,273 persons2021: 9,295,829 persons2022: 9,397,316 persons2023: 9,537,252 persons2024: 9,638,645 persons2025: 9,691,844 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
20259,691,844
20249,638,645
20239,537,252
20229,397,316
20219,295,829
20209,225,273
20199,193,770
20189,150,245
20179,105,076
20169,053,011
20158,969,638
20148,893,930
20138,809,382
20128,731,840
20118,652,784

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 South East?

Population in South East was 9.69 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.6% 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 South East?

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

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