Barnsley population, 2001–2024
Barnsley has an estimated population of 251,770 (mid-2024), up 15.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Barnsley local authority area.
251,770
population, mid-2024
+15.4%
since 2001
+6.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (251,770)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 251,770 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 249,144 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 246,737 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 244,887 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 244,201 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 243,558 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 242,360 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 241,287 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 240,061 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 238,242 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 236,421 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 234,875 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 233,259 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 231,865 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 230,066 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 228,973 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 227,754 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 225,989 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 224,419 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 222,618 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 221,227 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 220,165 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 218,851 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 218,124 | — |
Food businesses
Barnsley has 269 takeaways, 275 restaurants and cafés and 292 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.98 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 10.7 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Barnsley local authority area (code E08000016), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.