Breckland population, 2001–2024
Breckland has an estimated population of 146,620 (mid-2024), up 20.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Breckland local authority area.
146,620
population, mid-2024
+20.6%
since 2001
+9.3%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (146,620)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 146,620 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 144,934 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 143,422 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 142,160 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 140,408 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 139,523 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 139,146 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 138,592 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 137,190 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 135,667 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 134,204 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 132,905 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 131,701 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 131,009 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 129,932 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 129,431 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 128,938 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 127,797 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 126,551 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 125,493 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 123,944 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 123,247 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 122,222 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 121,585 | — |
Food businesses
Breckland has 65 takeaways, 212 restaurants and cafés and 82 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.31 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 4.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Breckland local authority area (code E07000143), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.