Cheshire West and Chester population, 2001–2024
Cheshire West and Chester has an estimated population of 371,652 (mid-2024), up 15.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.
371,652
population, mid-2024
+15.4%
since 2001
+10.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (371,652)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 371,652 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 366,665 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 362,076 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 357,730 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 354,738 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 353,362 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 350,076 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 346,040 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 342,424 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 339,181 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 336,437 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 333,476 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 331,231 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 329,526 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 329,553 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 329,116 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 329,353 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 329,364 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 328,358 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 327,169 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 325,496 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 324,378 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 322,657 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 322,154 | — |
Food businesses
Cheshire West and Chester has 305 takeaways, 727 restaurants and cafés and 215 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.42 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 8.2 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area (code E06000050), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.