Blackburn population
Blackburn has a population of 146,521, making it the largest place in Blackburn with Darwen. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 106,154, a rise of 38.0% since.
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Blackburn with Darwen population trends, 2001–2024.