Powys population, 2001–2024
Powys has an estimated population of 135,059 (mid-2024), up 6.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Powys local authority area.
135,059
population, mid-2024
+6.9%
since 2001
+1.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (135,059)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 135,059 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 134,645 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 133,989 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 133,521 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 132,199 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 131,556 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 131,967 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 132,460 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 132,531 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 132,945 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 132,809 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 132,719 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 133,146 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 133,071 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 132,878 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 133,090 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 132,865 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 131,982 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 131,037 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 130,210 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 129,568 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 128,295 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 127,145 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 126,398 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Powys local authority area (code W06000023), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.