South Kesteven population, 2001–2024
South Kesteven has an estimated population of 147,151 (mid-2024), up 17.8% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Kesteven local authority area.
147,151
population, mid-2024
+17.8%
since 2001
+6.6%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (147,151)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147,151 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 146,114 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 144,322 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 143,751 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 142,869 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 142,212 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 141,616 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 141,116 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 140,409 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 138,915 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 138,082 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 136,342 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 135,092 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 134,125 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 133,144 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 132,188 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 131,218 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 130,196 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 128,966 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 127,665 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 127,129 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 126,209 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 125,485 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 124,877 | — |
Food businesses
South Kesteven has 102 takeaways, 194 restaurants and cafés and 128 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.53 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 6.9 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Kesteven local authority area (code E07000141), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.