Cherwell population, 2001–2024
Cherwell has an estimated population of 170,426 (mid-2024), up 29.1% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Cherwell local authority area.
170,426
population, mid-2024
+29.1%
since 2001
+16.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (170,426)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170,426 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 167,480 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 164,356 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 161,830 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 158,435 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 156,447 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 154,367 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 152,329 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 150,819 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 148,630 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 146,636 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 145,185 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 143,519 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 142,252 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 141,337 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 140,301 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 139,440 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 138,120 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 137,159 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 135,876 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 134,947 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 133,977 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 132,586 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 131,988 | — |
Food businesses
Cherwell has 117 takeaways, 282 restaurants and cafés and 68 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.41 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.9 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Cherwell local authority area (code E07000177), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.