South Gloucestershire population, 2001–2024
South Gloucestershire has an estimated population of 306,332 (mid-2024), up 24.5% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Gloucestershire local authority area.
306,332
population, mid-2024
+24.5%
since 2001
+13.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (306,332)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 306,332 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 300,435 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 295,391 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 290,886 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 287,182 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 284,563 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 281,719 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 278,379 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 275,808 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 272,189 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 269,840 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 268,167 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 265,741 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 263,417 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 261,471 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 259,730 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 257,970 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 256,640 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 255,258 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 253,178 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 251,226 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 249,176 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 247,755 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 245,985 | — |
Food businesses
South Gloucestershire has 144 takeaways, 365 restaurants and cafés and 172 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.39 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 4.7 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Gloucestershire local authority area (code E06000025), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.