Redcar and Cleveland population, 2001–2024
Redcar and Cleveland has an estimated population of 139,228 (mid-2024), up 0.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Redcar and Cleveland local authority area.
139,228
population, mid-2024
+0.0%
since 2001
+3.1%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (139,228)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 139,228 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 138,115 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 137,233 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 136,605 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 136,571 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 136,699 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 136,276 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 135,584 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 135,344 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 135,370 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 135,106 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 134,838 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 134,951 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 135,164 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 135,383 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 135,867 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 136,512 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 136,940 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 137,621 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 138,177 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 138,643 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 138,565 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 138,520 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 139,159 | — |
Food businesses
Redcar and Cleveland has 172 takeaways, 246 restaurants and cafés and 133 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.70 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 12.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Redcar and Cleveland local authority area (code E06000003), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.