West Northamptonshire population, 2001–2024
West Northamptonshire has an estimated population of 439,811 (mid-2024), up 27.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the West Northamptonshire local authority area.
439,811
population, mid-2024
+27.2%
since 2001
+12.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (439,811)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 439,811 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 436,787 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 429,682 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 426,707 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 422,559 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 422,168 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 417,242 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 411,732 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 405,019 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 397,939 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 391,024 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 385,699 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 380,827 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 376,008 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 373,456 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 371,268 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 368,454 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 365,907 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 362,435 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 357,438 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 353,110 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 351,689 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 349,123 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 345,893 | — |
High street businesses
West Northamptonshire has 275 hairdressers and beauty salons, 200 pubs and bars, 165 licensed restaurants, 225 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 West Northamptonshire local authority area (code E06000062), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of West Northamptonshire?
439,811, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the West Northamptonshire 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 West Northamptonshire growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 27.2% since 2001, from 345,893 to 439,811. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.