East Hampshire population, 2001–2024
East Hampshire has an estimated population of 129,975 (mid-2024), up 18.8% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the East Hampshire local authority area.
129,975
population, mid-2024
+18.8%
since 2001
+10.1%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (129,975)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 129,975 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 128,945 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 127,387 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 126,192 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 123,725 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 122,154 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 120,647 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 119,451 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 118,817 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 118,760 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 118,015 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 117,343 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 116,541 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 116,010 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 115,350 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 114,261 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 113,172 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 112,296 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 111,131 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 110,482 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 109,960 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 109,561 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 109,606 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 109,369 | — |
Food businesses
East Hampshire has 66 takeaways, 158 restaurants and cafés and 150 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 5.1 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the East Hampshire local authority area (code E07000085), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.