Newcastle upon Tyne population, 2001–2024
Newcastle upon Tyne has an estimated population of 320,605 (mid-2024), up 20.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Newcastle upon Tyne local authority area.
320,605
population, mid-2024
+20.4%
since 2001
+11.8%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (320,605)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 320,605 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 313,522 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 304,886 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 298,545 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 298,426 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 297,087 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 294,955 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 291,759 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 290,316 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 287,955 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 286,876 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 284,371 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 280,869 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 279,092 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 276,681 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 273,422 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 271,649 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 271,577 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 270,258 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 269,608 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 266,884 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 266,862 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 267,001 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 266,241 | — |
Food businesses
Newcastle upon Tyne has 283 takeaways, 885 restaurants and cafés and 269 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.32 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 8.8 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Newcastle upon Tyne local authority area (code E08000021), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.