Merthyr Tydfil population, 2001–2024
Merthyr Tydfil has an estimated population of 58,972 (mid-2024), up 4.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Merthyr Tydfil local authority area.
58,972
population, mid-2024
+4.9%
since 2001
+0.2%
last 10 years
2018
peak year (59,349)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58,972 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 58,841 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 58,881 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58,869 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 59,194 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 59,255 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59,349 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59,337 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59,247 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58,922 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 58,859 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58,791 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 58,869 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58,851 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 58,493 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58,156 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 57,688 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 57,173 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 56,627 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56,259 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 56,020 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55,955 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 55,996 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 56,207 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Merthyr Tydfil local authority area (code W06000024), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.