Charnwood population, 2001–2024
Charnwood has an estimated population of 188,385 (mid-2024), up 22.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Charnwood local authority area.
188,385
population, mid-2024
+22.7%
since 2001
+10.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (188,385)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 188,385 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 187,179 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 185,174 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 182,906 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 182,108 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 180,988 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 179,191 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 176,997 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 174,625 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 172,909 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 170,946 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 168,766 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 167,474 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 165,876 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 164,346 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 162,330 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 160,509 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 158,667 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 157,153 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 155,768 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 154,740 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 153,664 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 153,431 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 153,554 | — |
Food businesses
Charnwood has 143 takeaways, 283 restaurants and cafés and 180 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.51 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 7.6 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Charnwood local authority area (code E07000130), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.