Ribble Valley population, 2001–2024
Ribble Valley has an estimated population of 65,794 (mid-2024), up 21.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Ribble Valley local authority area.
65,794
population, mid-2024
+21.7%
since 2001
+13.6%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (65,794)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65,794 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 64,736 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 63,235 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 61,865 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 60,780 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59,903 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59,452 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59,066 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58,611 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58,275 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57,911 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57,692 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57,509 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 57,292 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 57,218 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 57,004 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57,158 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 56,986 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 56,664 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 56,358 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 56,054 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55,400 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54,659 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 54,053 | — |
Food businesses
Ribble Valley has 58 takeaways, 113 restaurants and cafés and 110 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.51 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 8.8 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Ribble Valley local authority area (code E07000124), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.