Mid Sussex population, 2001–2024
Mid Sussex has an estimated population of 161,755 (mid-2024), up 27.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Mid Sussex local authority area.
161,755
population, mid-2024
+27.0%
since 2001
+11.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (161,755)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 161,755 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 158,410 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 155,159 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 152,919 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 150,877 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 150,027 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 148,966 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 147,679 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 147,001 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 145,684 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 144,577 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 142,951 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 141,243 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 140,188 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 138,897 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 137,209 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 135,734 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 133,976 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 132,061 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 130,503 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 129,461 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 128,623 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 127,713 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 127,397 | — |
Food businesses
Mid Sussex has 81 takeaways, 286 restaurants and cafés and 117 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.28 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 5.0 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Mid Sussex local authority area (code E07000228), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.