Wrexham population, 2001–2024
Wrexham has an estimated population of 138,245 (mid-2024), up 7.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Wrexham local authority area.
138,245
population, mid-2024
+7.6%
since 2001
+1.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (138,245)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 138,245 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 136,890 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 135,684 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 135,152 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 135,980 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 135,899 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 136,244 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 135,619 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 135,354 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 135,565 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 135,983 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 135,861 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 135,589 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 135,070 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 134,009 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 133,295 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 132,371 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 131,263 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 130,311 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 129,249 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 129,005 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 128,914 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 128,595 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 128,540 | — |
High street businesses
Wrexham has 100 hairdressers and beauty salons, 65 pubs and bars, 30 licensed restaurants, 70 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 Wrexham local authority area (code W06000006), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Wrexham?
138,245, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for the Wrexham 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 Wrexham growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 7.6% since 2001, from 128,540 to 138,245. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.