Leicester population, 2001–2024
Leicester has an estimated population of 388,348 (mid-2024), up 37.3% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Leicester local authority area.
388,348
population, mid-2024
+37.3%
since 2001
+13.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (388,348)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 388,348 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 382,696 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 373,086 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 366,940 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 368,922 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 369,776 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 367,094 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 361,895 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 356,789 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 349,853 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 342,917 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 338,852 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 334,099 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 329,627 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 324,912 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 319,708 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 315,473 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 311,303 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 306,548 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 301,543 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 294,127 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 288,648 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 285,295 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 282,757 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Leicester local authority area (code E06000016), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.