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.
High street businesses
Richmond upon Thames has 220 hairdressers and beauty salons, 55 pubs and bars, 155 licensed restaurants, 90 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 Richmond upon Thames local authority area (code E09000027), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Richmond upon Thames?
196,678, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 12.8% since 2001, from 174,311 to 196,678. The peak year in the series so far is 2019. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.