East Hertfordshire population, 2001–2024
East Hertfordshire has an estimated population of 156,875 (mid-2024), up 21.5% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the East Hertfordshire local authority area.
156,875
population, mid-2024
+21.5%
since 2001
+10.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (156,875)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156,875 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 153,897 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 151,828 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 150,662 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 149,027 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 147,335 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 146,048 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 145,743 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 144,801 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 143,293 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 141,915 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 140,519 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 139,256 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 138,155 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 136,922 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 135,980 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 134,843 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 133,421 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 132,078 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 131,065 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 130,456 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 130,264 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 130,029 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 129,145 | — |
Food businesses
East Hertfordshire has 107 takeaways, 287 restaurants and cafés and 164 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.37 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.8 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the East Hertfordshire local authority area (code E07000242), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.