South Norfolk population, 2001–2024
South Norfolk has an estimated population of 148,448 (mid-2024), up 33.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Norfolk local authority area.
148,448
population, mid-2024
+33.9%
since 2001
+15.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (148,448)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 148,448 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 146,645 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 144,641 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 142,509 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 139,842 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 138,131 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 135,560 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 133,573 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 131,472 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 129,942 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 128,572 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 127,063 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 125,680 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 124,495 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 122,611 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 120,488 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 118,774 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 117,134 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 116,052 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 115,420 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 114,539 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 113,665 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 112,483 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 110,848 | — |
Food businesses
South Norfolk has 78 takeaways, 198 restaurants and cafés and 98 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.39 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 5.3 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Norfolk local authority area (code E07000149), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.