Halton population, 2001–2024
Halton has an estimated population of 131,543 (mid-2024), up 11.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Halton local authority area.
131,543
population, mid-2024
+11.0%
since 2001
+4.1%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (131,543)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131,543 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 130,384 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 129,449 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 128,570 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 128,508 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 128,456 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 127,873 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 127,038 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 126,851 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 126,464 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 126,335 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 125,889 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 125,596 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 125,722 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 124,802 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 123,636 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 122,907 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 122,040 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 121,275 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 120,396 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 119,960 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 119,178 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 118,788 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 118,559 | — |
Food businesses
Halton has 89 takeaways, 110 restaurants and cafés and 83 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.81 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 Halton local authority area (code E06000006), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.