Blackburn with Darwen population, 2001–2024
Blackburn with Darwen has an estimated population of 162,540 (mid-2024), up 17.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area.
162,540
population, mid-2024
+17.4%
since 2001
+8.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (162,540)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162,540 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 159,189 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 156,268 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 154,954 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 154,564 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 154,066 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 152,787 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 152,312 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 151,497 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 150,490 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 149,579 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 149,148 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 148,532 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 147,657 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 146,966 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 146,197 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 144,902 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 143,942 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 143,110 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 142,145 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 141,418 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 140,429 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 139,538 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 138,453 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area (code E06000008), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.