Herefordshire, County of population, 2001–2024
Herefordshire, County of has an estimated population of 191,047 (mid-2024), up 9.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Herefordshire, County of local authority area.
191,047
population, mid-2024
+9.2%
since 2001
+3.0%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (191,047)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 191,047 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 190,045 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 188,518 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 187,522 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 185,886 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 186,373 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 186,511 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 186,687 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 186,225 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 185,778 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 185,523 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 184,748 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 184,208 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 183,619 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 182,865 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 182,367 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 181,791 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 179,930 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 178,103 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 176,587 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 176,033 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 175,648 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 175,258 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 174,885 | — |
High street businesses
Herefordshire, County of has 105 hairdressers and beauty salons, 155 pubs and bars, 90 licensed restaurants, 75 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 Herefordshire, County of local authority area (code E06000019), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Herefordshire, County of?
191,047, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the Herefordshire, County of 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 Herefordshire, County of growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 9.2% since 2001, from 174,885 to 191,047. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.