Isle of Wight population, 2001–2024
Isle of Wight has an estimated population of 141,660 (mid-2024), up 6.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Isle of Wight local authority area.
141,660
population, mid-2024
+6.6%
since 2001
+2.0%
last 10 years
2019
peak year (141,764)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 141,660 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 141,281 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 140,756 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 140,885 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 140,915 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 141,764 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 141,665 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 141,277 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 139,650 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 139,316 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 138,899 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 138,146 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 138,632 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 138,392 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 138,364 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 138,361 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 138,675 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 138,289 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 137,727 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 137,179 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 135,891 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 134,783 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 133,908 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 132,925 | — |
Food businesses
Isle of Wight has 98 takeaways, 408 restaurants and cafés and 190 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.24 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.9 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Isle of Wight local authority area (code E06000046), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.