Richmond upon Thames population, 2001–2024
Richmond upon Thames has an estimated population of 196,678 (mid-2024), up 12.8% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Richmond upon Thames local authority area.
196,678
population, mid-2024
+12.8%
since 2001
+1.1%
last 10 years
2019
peak year (198,185)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 196,678 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 196,061 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 195,295 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 195,315 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 197,797 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 198,185 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 197,119 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 196,849 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 196,293 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 194,966 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 194,492 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 192,375 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 189,934 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 187,527 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 186,304 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 184,394 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 182,927 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 182,421 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 182,520 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 181,508 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 179,312 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 177,182 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 175,441 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 174,311 | — |
Food businesses
Richmond upon Thames has 66 takeaways, 730 restaurants and cafés and 126 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.09 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 3.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Richmond upon Thames local authority area (code E09000027), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.