North Hertfordshire population, 2001–2024
North Hertfordshire has an estimated population of 137,201 (mid-2024), up 17.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the North Hertfordshire local authority area.
137,201
population, mid-2024
+17.2%
since 2001
+4.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (137,201)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 137,201 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 135,752 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 134,255 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 133,583 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 133,054 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 133,195 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 133,283 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 133,629 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 133,103 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 131,662 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 131,062 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 129,460 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 128,542 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 127,494 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 126,286 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 125,269 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 124,391 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 122,974 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 121,890 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 120,757 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 120,092 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 119,148 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 117,959 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 117,051 | — |
Food businesses
North Hertfordshire has 98 takeaways, 248 restaurants and cafés and 131 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 7.1 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the North Hertfordshire local authority area (code E07000099), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.