South Ribble population, 2001–2024
South Ribble has an estimated population of 116,113 (mid-2024), up 11.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Ribble local authority area.
116,113
population, mid-2024
+11.7%
since 2001
+6.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (116,113)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 116,113 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 113,957 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 112,351 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 111,203 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 110,613 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 110,477 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 110,334 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 110,348 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 110,253 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 109,873 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 109,357 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 108,916 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 108,879 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 109,181 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 108,846 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 108,609 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 107,830 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 107,128 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 106,512 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 105,753 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 105,578 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 105,149 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 104,522 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 103,949 | — |
Food businesses
South Ribble has 112 takeaways, 153 restaurants and cafés and 80 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.73 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 9.6 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Ribble local authority area (code E07000126), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.