Newark and Sherwood population, 2001–2024
Newark and Sherwood has an estimated population of 127,886 (mid-2024), up 20.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Newark and Sherwood local authority area.
127,886
population, mid-2024
+20.2%
since 2001
+8.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (127,886)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127,886 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 126,372 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 125,042 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 123,352 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 121,831 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 121,624 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 121,025 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 120,455 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 119,388 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 118,248 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 117,638 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 116,670 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 115,773 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 114,982 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 114,596 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 113,914 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 113,309 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 112,471 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 111,534 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 110,553 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 109,776 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 108,359 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 106,954 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 106,351 | — |
Food businesses
Newark and Sherwood has 103 takeaways, 257 restaurants and cafés and 133 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.40 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 8.1 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Newark and Sherwood local authority area (code E07000175), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.