North Somerset population, 2001–2024
North Somerset has an estimated population of 224,578 (mid-2024), up 18.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the North Somerset local authority area.
224,578
population, mid-2024
+18.9%
since 2001
+7.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (224,578)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 224,578 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 221,927 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 219,064 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 217,385 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 215,850 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 215,540 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 214,360 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 213,701 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 212,660 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 210,553 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 208,617 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 206,403 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 204,465 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 203,091 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 202,967 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 201,711 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 200,853 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 199,498 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 197,028 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 194,745 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 192,776 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 191,323 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 189,718 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 188,840 | — |
Food businesses
North Somerset has 146 takeaways, 305 restaurants and cafés and 202 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.48 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.5 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the North Somerset local authority area (code E06000024), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.