Leeds population, 2001–2024
Leeds has an estimated population of 845,189 (mid-2024), up 18.1% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Leeds local authority area.
845,189
population, mid-2024
+18.1%
since 2001
+9.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (845,189)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 845,189 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 833,516 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 820,294 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 809,479 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 808,443 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 804,640 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 797,696 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 793,134 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 786,739 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 777,987 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 770,434 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 764,369 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 758,029 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 750,683 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 747,571 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 743,885 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 741,665 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 738,560 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 736,204 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 735,054 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 723,042 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 717,592 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 716,380 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 715,609 | — |
Food businesses
Leeds has 805 takeaways, 1,908 restaurants and cafés and 606 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.42 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 9.5 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Leeds local authority area (code E08000035), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.