Brighton and Hove population, 2001–2024
Brighton and Hove has an estimated population of 283,870 (mid-2024), up 13.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Brighton and Hove local authority area.
283,870
population, mid-2024
+13.6%
since 2001
+2.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (283,870)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 283,870 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 281,135 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 278,000 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 276,454 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 278,496 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 279,920 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 281,250 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 279,500 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 279,796 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 277,351 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 275,999 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 275,494 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 274,051 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 272,952 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 269,495 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 265,584 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 262,019 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 258,161 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 255,564 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 252,863 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 249,847 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 249,846 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 249,743 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 249,949 | — |
Food businesses
Brighton and Hove has 259 takeaways, 1,008 restaurants and cafés and 346 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.26 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 9.1 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Brighton and Hove local authority area (code E06000043), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.