South Oxfordshire population, 2001–2024
South Oxfordshire has an estimated population of 156,470 (mid-2024), up 21.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Oxfordshire local authority area.
156,470
population, mid-2024
+21.9%
since 2001
+12.4%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (156,470)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156,470 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 153,946 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 151,886 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 150,002 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 146,844 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 144,875 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 143,019 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 142,115 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 141,511 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 140,260 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 139,186 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 137,403 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 136,267 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 134,961 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 133,915 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 133,466 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 132,611 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 131,626 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 130,676 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 130,050 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 129,359 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 128,920 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 128,754 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 128,307 | — |
Food businesses
South Oxfordshire has 81 takeaways, 272 restaurants and cafés and 114 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.30 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 5.2 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Oxfordshire local authority area (code E07000179), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.