Chichester population, 2001–2024
Chichester has an estimated population of 128,934 (mid-2024), up 21.1% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Chichester local authority area.
128,934
population, mid-2024
+21.1%
since 2001
+10.3%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (128,934)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 128,934 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 127,540 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 126,177 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 124,517 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 123,032 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 122,815 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 122,185 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 121,442 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 119,711 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 118,447 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 116,870 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 116,120 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 115,042 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 113,995 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 113,411 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 112,474 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 111,796 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 110,603 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 109,686 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 108,773 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 108,157 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 107,512 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 106,990 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 106,494 | — |
Food businesses
Chichester has 65 takeaways, 273 restaurants and cafés and 145 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.24 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 5.0 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Chichester local authority area (code E07000225), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.