East Lindsey population, 2001–2024
East Lindsey has an estimated population of 145,183 (mid-2024), up 11.1% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the East Lindsey local authority area.
145,183
population, mid-2024
+11.1%
since 2001
+5.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (145,183)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 145,183 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 144,971 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 144,227 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 142,916 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 141,665 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 142,039 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 141,073 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 140,072 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 138,488 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 137,753 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 137,342 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 136,399 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 136,431 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 136,683 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 137,251 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 137,140 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 137,466 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 136,939 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 135,960 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 135,473 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 134,889 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 133,218 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 132,144 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 130,654 | — |
Food businesses
East Lindsey has 269 takeaways, 498 restaurants and cafés and 285 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.54 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 18.5 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
High street businesses
East Lindsey has 100 hairdressers and beauty salons, 135 pubs and bars, 80 licensed restaurants, 120 takeaways on the ONS business register (2025). Compare across the UK.
Rounded to the nearest 5, which is how ONS protects individual businesses from being identified.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the East Lindsey local authority area (code E07000137), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of East Lindsey?
145,183, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the East Lindsey local authority area. This page charts the full annual series back to 2001, so the figure sits in its twenty-year context rather than alone.
Is East Lindsey growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 11.1% since 2001, from 130,654 to 145,183. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.