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Population in South West

Population in South West was 5.91 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.4% from 2024.

2025, persons5,906,997
Change on 2024+0.4%
Series high5,906,9972025
Series low5,300,8312011

Population in South West, 2011 to 2025

5.2M5.4M5.6M5.8M6M201120142017202020252011: 5,300,831 persons2012: 5,336,343 persons2013: 5,374,783 persons2014: 5,422,159 persons2015: 5,471,487 persons2016: 5,526,982 persons2017: 5,574,666 persons2018: 5,609,701 persons2019: 5,642,792 persons2020: 5,661,990 persons2021: 5,712,822 persons2022: 5,768,198 persons2023: 5,831,300 persons2024: 5,884,551 persons2025: 5,906,997 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
20255,906,997
20245,884,551
20235,831,300
20225,768,198
20215,712,822
20205,661,990
20195,642,792
20185,609,701
20175,574,666
20165,526,982
20155,471,487
20145,422,159
20135,374,783
20125,336,343
20115,300,831

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 West?

Population in South West was 5.91 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.4% 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 West?

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

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