Westmorland and Furness population, 2001–2024
Westmorland and Furness has an estimated population of 230,185 (mid-2024), up 2.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Westmorland and Furness local authority area.
230,185
population, mid-2024
+2.7%
since 2001
+2.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (230,185)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 230,185 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 228,646 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 227,732 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 226,941 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 225,995 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 226,162 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 225,685 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 225,235 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 224,754 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 224,523 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 224,164 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 224,048 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 224,550 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 225,271 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 226,250 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 226,781 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 226,763 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 226,929 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 226,498 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 226,544 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 225,910 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 224,720 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 224,049 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 224,236 | — |
High street businesses
Westmorland and Furness has 165 hairdressers and beauty salons, 210 pubs and bars, 150 licensed restaurants, 150 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 Westmorland and Furness local authority area (code E06000064), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Westmorland and Furness?
230,185, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the Westmorland and Furness 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 Westmorland and Furness growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 2.7% since 2001, from 224,236 to 230,185. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.