Winchester population, 2001–2024
Winchester has an estimated population of 135,632 (mid-2024), up 26.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Winchester local authority area.
135,632
population, mid-2024
+26.4%
since 2001
+13.1%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (135,632)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 135,632 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 133,253 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 130,607 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 127,921 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 125,754 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 124,407 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 123,877 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 123,771 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 122,844 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 121,440 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 119,937 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 118,736 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 117,789 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 116,820 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 115,789 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 114,505 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 113,267 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 111,820 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 110,628 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 109,947 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 109,179 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 108,515 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 107,844 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 107,264 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Winchester local authority area (code E07000094), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.