Rhondda Cynon Taf population, 2001–2024
Rhondda Cynon Taf has an estimated population of 242,844 (mid-2024), up 4.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority area.
242,844
population, mid-2024
+4.7%
since 2001
+3.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (242,844)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 242,844 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 242,091 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 239,494 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 237,545 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 238,039 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 237,574 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 236,685 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 236,357 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 235,567 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 235,233 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 235,284 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 235,145 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 235,271 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 234,373 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 234,459 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 234,743 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 234,724 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 234,471 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 234,493 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 234,070 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 233,971 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 232,361 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 231,795 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 231,910 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority area (code W06000016), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.