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Population in Wakefield

Population in Wakefield was 369,450 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.7% from 2024.

2025, persons369,450
Change on 2024+0.7%
Series high369,4502025
Series low326,4332011

Population in Wakefield, 2011 to 2025

320K330K340K350K360K370K201120142017202020252011: 326,433 persons2012: 327,901 persons2013: 329,888 persons2014: 331,624 persons2015: 333,908 persons2016: 337,365 persons2017: 340,749 persons2018: 344,437 persons2019: 348,201 persons2020: 350,978 persons2021: 353,803 persons2022: 357,912 persons2023: 362,336 persons2024: 366,925 persons2025: 369,450 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
2025369,450
2024366,925
2023362,336
2022357,912
2021353,803
2020350,978
2019348,201
2018344,437
2017340,749
2016337,365
2015333,908
2014331,624
2013329,888
2012327,901
2011326,433

Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber

Place2025
Wakefield369,450
Yorkshire and The Humber5,672,166

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 Wakefield?

Population in Wakefield was 369,450 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.7% 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 Wakefield?

369,450 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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