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Population in West Devon

Population in West Devon was 58,980 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.2% from 2024.

2025, persons58,980
Change on 2024+0.2%
Series high58,9802025
Series low53,6552011

Population in West Devon, 2011 to 2025

52K54K56K58K60K201120142017202020252011: 53,655 persons2012: 53,938 persons2013: 54,011 persons2014: 54,402 persons2015: 54,623 persons2016: 54,947 persons2017: 55,557 persons2018: 55,647 persons2019: 55,865 persons2020: 56,236 persons2021: 57,480 persons2022: 58,152 persons2023: 58,889 persons2024: 58,849 persons2025: 58,980 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
202558,980
202458,849
202358,889
202258,152
202157,480
202056,236
201955,865
201855,647
201755,557
201654,947
201554,623
201454,402
201354,011
201253,938
201153,655

Compared with South West

Place2025
West Devon58,980
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 West Devon?

Population in West Devon was 58,980 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.2% 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 West Devon?

58,980 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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