King's Lynn and West Norfolk population, 2001–2024
King's Lynn and West Norfolk has an estimated population of 156,206 (mid-2024), up 15.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority area.
156,206
population, mid-2024
+15.2%
since 2001
+3.6%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (156,206)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156,206 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 156,201 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 155,665 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 154,920 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 153,023 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 153,332 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 153,451 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 153,666 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 152,867 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 151,863 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 150,742 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 149,722 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 148,938 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 147,936 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 147,134 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 146,428 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 145,551 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 144,274 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 142,790 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 140,959 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 139,621 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 138,272 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 136,831 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 135,565 | — |
Food businesses
King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 122 takeaways, 275 restaurants and cafés and 159 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.44 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 7.8 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority area (code E07000146), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.