Norwich population, 2001–2024
Norwich has an estimated population of 147,182 (mid-2024), up 20.3% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Norwich local authority area.
147,182
population, mid-2024
+20.3%
since 2001
+6.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (147,182)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147,182 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 146,404 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 144,956 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 143,217 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 143,935 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 143,300 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 143,830 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 142,110 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 141,332 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 138,625 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 137,631 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 136,514 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 134,378 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 132,158 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 130,923 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 129,219 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 128,034 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 126,949 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 126,805 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 125,630 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 123,857 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 122,963 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 122,376 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 122,366 | — |
High street businesses
Norwich has 125 hairdressers and beauty salons, 95 pubs and bars, 100 licensed restaurants, 145 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 Norwich local authority area (code E07000148), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Norwich?
147,182, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the Norwich 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 Norwich growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 20.3% since 2001, from 122,366 to 147,182. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.