Solihull population, 2001–2024
Solihull has an estimated population of 221,242 (mid-2024), up 10.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Solihull local authority area.
221,242
population, mid-2024
+10.9%
since 2001
+4.8%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (221,242)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 221,242 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 219,710 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 217,957 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 216,677 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 216,432 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 216,323 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 214,901 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 214,330 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 213,061 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 211,697 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 211,205 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 209,115 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 207,729 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 206,856 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 206,329 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 205,470 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 204,778 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 203,170 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 202,351 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 201,557 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 201,153 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 200,536 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 200,028 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 199,574 | — |
Food businesses
Solihull has 99 takeaways, 374 restaurants and cafés and 105 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.26 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 4.5 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Solihull local authority area (code E08000029), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.