Milton Keynes population, 2001–2024
Milton Keynes has an estimated population of 305,884 (mid-2024), up 43.8% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Milton Keynes local authority area.
305,884
population, mid-2024
+43.8%
since 2001
+15.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (305,884)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 305,884 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 300,173 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 292,584 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 288,312 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 283,707 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 281,434 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 278,892 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 276,588 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 274,231 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 269,783 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 264,948 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 259,672 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 254,003 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 249,895 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 245,450 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 240,178 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 235,625 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 231,033 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 227,225 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 223,462 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 219,521 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 217,597 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 215,061 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 212,707 | — |
Food businesses
Milton Keynes has 283 takeaways, 542 restaurants and cafés and 116 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.52 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 9.3 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Milton Keynes local authority area (code E06000042), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.