Wolverhampton population, 2001–2024
Wolverhampton has an estimated population of 281,251 (mid-2024), up 18.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Wolverhampton local authority area.
281,251
population, mid-2024
+18.2%
since 2001
+10.6%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (281,251)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 281,251 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 275,601 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 269,036 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 264,260 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 263,123 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 263,519 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 262,474 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 260,648 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 258,305 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 256,127 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 254,351 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 252,358 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 251,444 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 249,852 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 247,640 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 246,016 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 245,349 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 243,910 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 242,889 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 241,647 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 240,567 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 239,851 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 239,088 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 238,016 | — |
Food businesses
Wolverhampton has 282 takeaways, 399 restaurants and cafés and 206 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.71 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 10.0 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Wolverhampton local authority area (code E08000031), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.