West Suffolk population, 2001–2024
West Suffolk has an estimated population of 188,485 (mid-2024), up 22.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the West Suffolk local authority area.
188,485
population, mid-2024
+22.0%
since 2001
+7.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (188,485)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 188,485 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 186,077 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 182,332 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 180,813 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 178,236 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 179,703 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 179,189 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 178,991 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 176,416 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 176,177 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 174,735 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 172,138 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 171,820 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 171,481 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 168,604 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 166,325 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 164,959 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 163,691 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 162,408 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 161,406 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 159,469 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 157,990 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 155,991 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 154,468 | — |
Food businesses
West Suffolk has 117 takeaways, 339 restaurants and cafés and 128 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.35 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.2 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the West Suffolk local authority area (code E07000245), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.