Bridgend population, 2001–2024
Bridgend has an estimated population of 147,530 (mid-2024), up 14.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Bridgend local authority area.
147,530
population, mid-2024
+14.6%
since 2001
+4.4%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (147,530)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147,530 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 146,900 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 146,173 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 145,738 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 145,434 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 144,500 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 143,583 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 143,355 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 142,887 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 142,177 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 141,333 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 140,579 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 139,985 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 139,410 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 138,471 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 137,783 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 137,175 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 135,949 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 134,164 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 132,893 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 131,947 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 131,032 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 129,741 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 128,735 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Bridgend local authority area (code W06000013), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.