North East Lincolnshire population, 2001–2024
North East Lincolnshire has an estimated population of 159,911 (mid-2024), up 1.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the North East Lincolnshire local authority area.
159,911
population, mid-2024
+1.2%
since 2001
+0.3%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (159,911)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 159,911 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 158,663 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 157,842 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 157,188 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 157,313 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 157,957 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 158,460 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 158,699 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 158,877 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 159,140 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 159,420 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 159,456 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 159,408 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 159,735 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 158,951 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 158,689 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 158,708 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 158,589 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 158,610 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 158,725 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 158,542 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 158,373 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 158,003 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 157,951 | — |
Food businesses
North East Lincolnshire has 226 takeaways, 298 restaurants and cafés and 127 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.76 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 14.1 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the North East Lincolnshire local authority area (code E06000012), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.