South Derbyshire population, 2001–2024
South Derbyshire has an estimated population of 117,493 (mid-2024), up 43.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Derbyshire local authority area.
117,493
population, mid-2024
+43.7%
since 2001
+20.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (117,493)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117,493 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 114,413 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 111,235 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 108,051 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 105,265 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 103,315 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 101,194 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 99,868 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 98,630 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97,682 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97,213 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96,193 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95,521 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94,915 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 94,095 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93,015 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92,023 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 90,655 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 89,295 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 87,832 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 86,506 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 85,312 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 83,480 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 81,738 | — |
Food businesses
South Derbyshire has 75 takeaways, 122 restaurants and cafés and 114 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.61 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Derbyshire local authority area (code E07000039), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.