York population, 2001–2024
York has an estimated population of 209,301 (mid-2024), up 15.5% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the York local authority area.
209,301
population, mid-2024
+15.5%
since 2001
+3.5%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (209,301)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 209,301 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 206,746 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 204,748 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 201,851 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 202,169 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 203,877 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 203,906 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 203,546 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 202,892 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 203,212 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 202,206 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 201,168 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 199,157 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 197,783 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 195,070 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 192,398 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 190,768 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 189,770 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 188,977 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 188,214 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 186,643 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 183,960 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 182,088 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 181,291 | — |
Food businesses
York has 196 takeaways, 586 restaurants and cafés and 214 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.33 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 9.4 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the York local authority area (code E06000014), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.