Test Valley population, 2001–2024
Test Valley has an estimated population of 135,201 (mid-2024), up 22.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Test Valley local authority area.
135,201
population, mid-2024
+22.9%
since 2001
+12.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (135,201)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 135,201 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 134,336 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 132,948 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 131,158 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 128,858 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 127,652 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 126,474 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 125,250 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 124,155 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 122,256 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 120,478 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 119,068 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 117,462 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 116,698 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 115,814 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 115,251 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 115,101 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 114,433 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 113,530 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 112,811 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 112,049 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 111,271 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 110,387 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 109,965 | — |
Food businesses
Test Valley has 59 takeaways, 198 restaurants and cafés and 110 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.30 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 4.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Test Valley local authority area (code E07000093), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.