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.
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.