East Devon population, 2001–2024
East Devon has an estimated population of 158,239 (mid-2024), up 25.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the East Devon local authority area.
158,239
population, mid-2024
+25.9%
since 2001
+15.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (158,239)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 158,239 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 156,378 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 154,307 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 152,065 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 148,592 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 147,346 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 145,151 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 143,284 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 140,917 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 138,588 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 136,571 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 134,763 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 134,117 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 133,272 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 132,666 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 132,378 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 132,594 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 132,023 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 130,641 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 129,797 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 128,444 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 127,170 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 126,562 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 125,713 | — |
Food businesses
East Devon has 91 takeaways, 340 restaurants and cafés and 155 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.27 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 5.8 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the East Devon local authority area (code E07000040), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.