Newcastle upon Tyne population, 2001–2024
Newcastle upon Tyne has an estimated population of 320,605 (mid-2024), up 20.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Newcastle upon Tyne local authority area.
320,605
population, mid-2024
+20.4%
since 2001
+11.8%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (320,605)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 320,605 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 313,522 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 304,886 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 298,545 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 298,426 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 297,087 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 294,955 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 291,759 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 290,316 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 287,955 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 286,876 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 284,371 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 280,869 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 279,092 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 276,681 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 273,422 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 271,649 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 271,577 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 270,258 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 269,608 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 266,884 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 266,862 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 267,001 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 266,241 | — |
Food businesses
Newcastle upon Tyne has 283 takeaways, 885 restaurants and cafés and 269 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.32 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 8.8 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
High street businesses
Newcastle upon Tyne has 310 hairdressers and beauty salons, 140 pubs and bars, 225 licensed restaurants, 285 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 Newcastle upon Tyne local authority area (code E08000021), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Newcastle upon Tyne?
320,605, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 20.4% since 2001, from 266,241 to 320,605. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.