West Berkshire population, 2001–2024
West Berkshire has an estimated population of 165,112 (mid-2024), up 14.3% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the West Berkshire local authority area.
165,112
population, mid-2024
+14.3%
since 2001
+4.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (165,112)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 165,112 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 164,189 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 162,484 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 161,864 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 161,026 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 160,883 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 160,953 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 160,729 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 160,551 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 158,895 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 157,663 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 156,789 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 155,172 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 154,148 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 153,943 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 153,039 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 152,024 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 150,056 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 148,107 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 146,492 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 145,147 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 144,297 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 143,913 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 144,494 | — |
Food businesses
West Berkshire has 81 takeaways, 258 restaurants and cafés and 137 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.31 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 4.9 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the West Berkshire local authority area (code E06000037), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.