North Lincolnshire population, 2001–2024
North Lincolnshire has an estimated population of 171,336 (mid-2024), up 12.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the North Lincolnshire local authority area.
171,336
population, mid-2024
+12.0%
since 2001
+1.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (171,336)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 171,336 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 170,477 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 170,125 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 169,929 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 170,034 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 170,283 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 170,384 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 170,616 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 170,174 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 169,212 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 168,816 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 168,309 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 167,974 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 167,516 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 166,539 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 165,572 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 164,519 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 162,801 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 161,163 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 159,679 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 158,211 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 156,196 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 154,240 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 152,964 | — |
Food businesses
North Lincolnshire has 160 takeaways, 244 restaurants and cafés and 123 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.66 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 9.3 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the North Lincolnshire local authority area (code E06000013), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.