Horsham population, 2001–2024
Horsham has an estimated population of 151,521 (mid-2024), up 23.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Horsham local authority area.
151,521
population, mid-2024
+23.9%
since 2001
+12.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (151,521)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 151,521 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 149,741 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 148,784 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 147,500 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 144,377 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 142,932 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 141,468 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 139,862 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 138,257 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 135,832 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 134,201 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 132,807 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 132,145 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 131,540 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 130,916 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 129,790 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 129,073 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 128,294 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 127,190 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 125,949 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 124,920 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 123,798 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 122,694 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 122,272 | — |
Food businesses
Horsham has 52 takeaways, 201 restaurants and cafés and 108 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.26 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 3.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Horsham local authority area (code E07000227), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.