Cornwall population, 2001–2024
Cornwall has an estimated population of 583,289 (mid-2024), up 16.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Cornwall local authority area.
583,289
population, mid-2024
+16.7%
since 2001
+7.3%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (583,289)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 583,289 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 579,381 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 575,591 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 571,948 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 565,045 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 563,695 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 559,961 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 556,921 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 551,203 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 547,334 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 543,778 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 540,061 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 537,411 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 533,760 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 529,794 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 526,365 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 524,973 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 521,957 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 517,984 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 515,098 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 511,810 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 508,579 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 504,644 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 499,937 | — |
Food businesses
Cornwall has 445 takeaways, 1,677 restaurants and cafés and 544 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.27 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 7.6 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Cornwall local authority area (code E06000052), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.