ONS · 361 councils · year to Mid-2024

Where did the change in population by local authority happen?

Every council’s change in population by local authority over one year, and how much of the country’s total movement each one holds. Concentration is a description of where figures moved, not of where anything went right or wrong.

Of the movement in population by local authority across 361 local authorities in the year to Mid-2024, 12.1% happened in the ten councils that moved most, and half of it in 72.

342 councils rose, 18 fell and 1 were unchanged. Adding the changes together gives +755,254; adding their sizes, ignoring direction, gives 768,898. The national series for this measure rose from 68,526,183 in 2023 to 69,281,437 in 2024, up 1.1% (755,254), which is published on its own coverage and is not the sum of these councils.

How few councils account for how much

The councils that moved most	Share of the total movement	Their changes added together
The single largest	1.7%	+13,380
The largest 5	7.2%	+55,298
The largest 10	12.1%	+93,192
The largest 20	20.7%	+159,519
The largest 50	39.6%	+304,484
All 361 compared	100%	+755,254

A share is of the gross movement: each council’s change taken as a size and added up, so a rise of 100 and a fall of 100 contribute 200, not nothing. The right-hand column adds the same councils’ changes with their signs, so the two columns differ wherever those councils moved in both directions.

Every council

Council	Mid-2023	Mid-2024	Change	% or points	Share of the movement
Birmingham	1,170,238	1,183,618	+13,380	+1.1%	1.74%
Leeds	833,516	845,189	+11,673	+1.4%	1.52%
Glasgow City	638,760	650,300	+11,540	+1.8%	1.50%
Coventry	359,243	369,026	+9,783	+2.7%	1.27%
Buckinghamshire	569,850	578,772	+8,922	+1.6%	1.16%
Manchester	581,302	589,670	+8,368	+1.4%	1.09%
Bristol, City of	486,376	494,399	+8,023	+1.6%	1.04%
Hillingdon	321,977	329,185	+7,208	+2.2%	0.94%
Salford	287,178	294,348	+7,170	+2.5%	0.93%
Croydon	402,217	409,342	+7,125	+1.8%	0.93%
Newcastle upon Tyne	313,522	320,605	+7,083	+2.3%	0.92%
Sheffield	575,586	582,493	+6,907	+1.2%	0.90%
Barnet	398,191	405,050	+6,859	+1.7%	0.89%
Ealing	379,203	385,985	+6,782	+1.8%	0.88%
City of Edinburgh	524,140	530,680	+6,540	+1.2%	0.85%
Central Bedfordshire	309,382	315,877	+6,495	+2.1%	0.84%
Cheshire East	414,836	421,298	+6,462	+1.6%	0.84%
Barking and Dagenham	226,301	232,747	+6,446	+2.8%	0.84%
North Yorkshire	628,846	635,270	+6,424	+1.0%	0.84%
Newham	368,194	374,523	+6,329	+1.7%	0.82%
Havering	270,305	276,274	+5,969	+2.2%	0.78%
South Gloucestershire	300,435	306,332	+5,897	+2.0%	0.77%
Liverpool	503,216	508,961	+5,745	+1.1%	0.75%
Milton Keynes	300,173	305,884	+5,711	+1.9%	0.74%
Leicester	382,696	388,348	+5,652	+1.5%	0.74%
Wolverhampton	275,601	281,251	+5,650	+2.1%	0.73%
North Northamptonshire	368,282	373,871	+5,589	+1.5%	0.73%
Luton	233,640	239,090	+5,450	+2.3%	0.71%
Somerset	582,962	588,328	+5,366	+0.9%	0.70%
Sunderland	283,606	288,606	+5,000	+1.8%	0.65%
Cheshire West and Chester	366,665	371,652	+4,987	+1.4%	0.65%
Wigan	340,208	344,922	+4,714	+1.4%	0.61%
Redbridge	316,556	321,231	+4,675	+1.5%	0.61%
Wakefield	363,013	367,666	+4,653	+1.3%	0.61%
Medway	288,003	292,655	+4,652	+1.6%	0.61%
East Riding of Yorkshire	351,237	355,884	+4,647	+1.3%	0.60%
Stoke-on-Trent	265,822	270,425	+4,603	+1.7%	0.60%
Preston	158,317	162,864	+4,547	+2.9%	0.59%
Bradford	559,071	563,605	+4,534	+0.8%	0.59%
Bolton	305,575	310,085	+4,510	+1.5%	0.59%
Walsall	291,237	295,678	+4,441	+1.5%	0.58%
Rochdale	231,217	235,561	+4,344	+1.9%	0.56%
Doncaster	315,428	319,765	+4,337	+1.4%	0.56%
Bexley	252,124	256,434	+4,310	+1.7%	0.56%
Derby	269,903	274,149	+4,246	+1.6%	0.55%
Brent	348,751	352,976	+4,225	+1.2%	0.55%
Hounslow	295,221	299,424	+4,203	+1.4%	0.55%
Cardiff	379,739	383,919	+4,180	+1.1%	0.54%
Kirklees	443,745	447,847	+4,102	+0.9%	0.53%
Sandwell	349,834	353,860	+4,026	+1.2%	0.52%
County Durham	533,997	538,011	+4,014	+0.8%	0.52%
Rotherham	272,648	276,595	+3,947	+1.4%	0.51%
Wiltshire	519,779	523,700	+3,921	+0.8%	0.51%
Cornwall	579,381	583,289	+3,908	+0.7%	0.51%
Nottingham	327,186	331,077	+3,891	+1.2%	0.51%
Harrow	266,891	270,724	+3,833	+1.4%	0.50%
Braintree	160,494	164,304	+3,810	+2.4%	0.50%
Dorset	386,151	389,947	+3,796	+1.0%	0.49%
Wandsworth	333,859	337,655	+3,796	+1.1%	0.49%
Swindon	240,218	243,875	+3,657	+1.5%	0.48%
Stockport	300,326	303,929	+3,603	+1.2%	0.47%
Oldham	247,969	251,560	+3,591	+1.4%	0.47%
Dudley	328,353	331,930	+3,577	+1.1%	0.47%
Northumberland	327,865	331,420	+3,555	+1.1%	0.46%
Vale of White Horse	145,795	149,347	+3,552	+2.4%	0.46%
Telford and Wrekin	192,417	195,952	+3,535	+1.8%	0.46%
Huntingdonshire	187,113	190,619	+3,506	+1.9%	0.46%
Tameside	236,142	239,643	+3,501	+1.5%	0.46%
Maidstone	184,281	187,767	+3,486	+1.9%	0.45%
Slough	163,940	167,359	+3,419	+2.1%	0.44%
Bedford	191,575	194,976	+3,401	+1.8%	0.44%
Blackburn with Darwen	159,189	162,540	+3,351	+2.1%	0.44%
Mid Sussex	158,410	161,755	+3,345	+2.1%	0.44%
Stratford-on-Avon	142,931	146,258	+3,327	+2.3%	0.43%
Wirral	325,583	328,873	+3,290	+1.0%	0.43%
South Cambridgeshire	169,328	172,544	+3,216	+1.9%	0.42%
Greenwich	296,420	299,528	+3,108	+1.0%	0.40%
South Derbyshire	114,413	117,493	+3,080	+2.7%	0.40%
Dartford	121,966	125,011	+3,045	+2.5%	0.40%
Reading	179,863	182,907	+3,044	+1.7%	0.40%
Stockton-on-Tees	203,768	206,800	+3,032	+1.5%	0.39%
West Northamptonshire	436,787	439,811	+3,024	+0.7%	0.39%
Rugby	119,395	122,378	+2,983	+2.5%	0.39%
East Hertfordshire	153,897	156,875	+2,978	+1.9%	0.39%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	138,588	141,565	+2,977	+2.1%	0.39%
Cherwell	167,480	170,426	+2,946	+1.8%	0.38%
South Lanarkshire	331,090	334,030	+2,940	+0.9%	0.38%
Shropshire	329,558	332,455	+2,897	+0.9%	0.38%
Knowsley	159,672	162,565	+2,893	+1.8%	0.38%
Bromley	332,482	335,319	+2,837	+0.9%	0.37%
Newport	165,112	167,899	+2,787	+1.7%	0.36%
Chelmsford	186,060	188,803	+2,743	+1.5%	0.36%
Tower Hamlets	329,143	331,886	+2,743	+0.8%	0.36%
Brighton and Hove	281,135	283,870	+2,735	+1.0%	0.36%
Exeter	135,708	138,399	+2,691	+2.0%	0.35%
Dacorum	158,754	161,420	+2,666	+1.7%	0.35%
Blaby	105,513	108,165	+2,652	+2.5%	0.34%
North Somerset	221,927	224,578	+2,651	+1.2%	0.34%
Wokingham	184,561	187,200	+2,639	+1.4%	0.34%
Mid Suffolk	108,144	110,775	+2,631	+2.4%	0.34%
Barnsley	249,144	251,770	+2,626	+1.1%	0.34%
Sefton	283,720	286,281	+2,561	+0.9%	0.33%
York	206,746	209,301	+2,555	+1.2%	0.33%
South Oxfordshire	153,946	156,470	+2,524	+1.6%	0.33%
Middlesbrough	153,639	156,161	+2,522	+1.6%	0.33%
Basildon	191,120	193,632	+2,512	+1.3%	0.33%
Southend-on-Sea	182,771	185,256	+2,485	+1.4%	0.32%
Reigate and Banstead	156,657	159,134	+2,477	+1.6%	0.32%
Tendring	154,321	156,759	+2,438	+1.6%	0.32%
Cumberland	278,070	280,495	+2,425	+0.9%	0.32%
Aberdeen City	229,360	231,780	+2,420	+1.1%	0.31%
West Suffolk	186,077	188,485	+2,408	+1.3%	0.31%
Tewkesbury	99,546	101,949	+2,403	+2.4%	0.31%
Rushcliffe	124,356	126,736	+2,380	+1.9%	0.31%
Winchester	133,253	135,632	+2,379	+1.8%	0.31%
Peterborough	221,283	223,655	+2,372	+1.1%	0.31%
Rushmoor	103,379	105,751	+2,372	+2.3%	0.31%
Bassetlaw	122,577	124,937	+2,360	+1.9%	0.31%
Swansea	248,959	251,304	+2,345	+0.9%	0.30%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	406,626	408,967	+2,341	+0.6%	0.30%
Kingston upon Hull, City of	273,069	275,401	+2,332	+0.9%	0.30%
North Tyneside	212,705	215,025	+2,320	+1.1%	0.30%
Gloucester	136,302	138,598	+2,296	+1.7%	0.30%
Guildford	149,094	151,359	+2,265	+1.5%	0.29%
Hartlepool	95,942	98,180	+2,238	+2.3%	0.29%
Bury	196,719	198,921	+2,202	+1.1%	0.29%
Spelthorne	104,875	107,074	+2,199	+2.1%	0.29%
Swale	156,180	158,379	+2,199	+1.4%	0.29%
Sutton	212,336	214,525	+2,189	+1.0%	0.28%
West Lothian	184,270	186,440	+2,170	+1.2%	0.28%
Gateshead	200,597	202,760	+2,163	+1.1%	0.28%
Broadland	135,997	138,157	+2,160	+1.6%	0.28%
South Ribble	113,957	116,113	+2,156	+1.9%	0.28%
Basingstoke and Deane	191,048	193,110	+2,062	+1.1%	0.27%
Trafford	238,976	241,025	+2,049	+0.9%	0.27%
Wealden	164,861	166,908	+2,047	+1.2%	0.27%
Amber Valley	128,408	130,451	+2,043	+1.6%	0.27%
Southampton	257,387	259,424	+2,037	+0.8%	0.26%
Renfrewshire	187,150	189,170	+2,020	+1.1%	0.26%
Kensington and Chelsea	146,499	144,518	−1,981	−1.4%	0.26%
Arun	168,102	170,064	+1,962	+1.2%	0.26%
Tunbridge Wells	117,741	119,694	+1,953	+1.7%	0.25%
Eastleigh	140,997	142,933	+1,936	+1.4%	0.25%
St. Helens	186,929	188,861	+1,932	+1.0%	0.25%
Ashford	139,010	140,936	+1,926	+1.4%	0.25%
Kingston upon Thames	170,780	172,692	+1,912	+1.1%	0.25%
Wyre	116,832	118,743	+1,911	+1.6%	0.25%
Watford	105,261	107,171	+1,910	+1.8%	0.25%
Pendle	97,881	99,777	+1,896	+1.9%	0.25%
Oadby and Wigston	59,826	61,695	+1,869	+3.1%	0.24%
East Devon	156,378	158,239	+1,861	+1.2%	0.24%
Belfast	350,533	352,390	+1,857	+0.5%	0.24%
West Lancashire	120,157	121,995	+1,838	+1.5%	0.24%
Lambeth	318,738	316,920	−1,818	−0.6%	0.24%
Burnley	97,425	99,233	+1,808	+1.9%	0.24%
Harlow	96,429	98,235	+1,806	+1.9%	0.23%
Harborough	102,910	104,713	+1,803	+1.8%	0.23%
South Norfolk	146,645	148,448	+1,803	+1.2%	0.23%
Warrington	213,598	215,391	+1,793	+0.8%	0.23%
Warwick	153,101	154,889	+1,788	+1.2%	0.23%
North East Derbyshire	104,862	106,646	+1,784	+1.7%	0.23%
Horsham	149,741	151,521	+1,780	+1.2%	0.23%
Windsor and Maidenhead	157,174	158,943	+1,769	+1.1%	0.23%
Bath and North East Somerset	198,264	200,028	+1,764	+0.9%	0.23%
North Lanarkshire	342,780	344,540	+1,760	+0.5%	0.23%
East Staffordshire	127,909	129,659	+1,750	+1.4%	0.23%
Lichfield	110,192	111,932	+1,740	+1.6%	0.23%
Colchester	198,497	200,222	+1,725	+0.9%	0.22%
West Oxfordshire	119,221	120,941	+1,720	+1.4%	0.22%
Thurrock	179,280	180,989	+1,709	+1.0%	0.22%
Bracknell Forest	129,099	130,806	+1,707	+1.3%	0.22%
Breckland	144,934	146,620	+1,686	+1.2%	0.22%
North West Leicestershire	110,203	111,881	+1,678	+1.5%	0.22%
Thanet	141,049	142,691	+1,642	+1.2%	0.21%
Gravesham	109,059	110,671	+1,612	+1.5%	0.21%
Calderdale	209,334	210,929	+1,595	+0.8%	0.21%
East Cambridgeshire	91,313	92,906	+1,593	+1.7%	0.21%
Darlington	110,925	112,489	+1,564	+1.4%	0.20%
Westmorland and Furness	228,646	230,185	+1,539	+0.7%	0.20%
Waverley	132,749	134,284	+1,535	+1.2%	0.20%
Solihull	219,710	221,242	+1,532	+0.7%	0.20%
Derry City and Strabane	150,859	152,383	+1,524	+1.0%	0.20%
Newark and Sherwood	126,372	127,886	+1,514	+1.2%	0.20%
Midlothian	98,370	99,880	+1,510	+1.5%	0.20%
Perth and Kinross	152,910	154,420	+1,510	+1.0%	0.20%
City of London	13,606	15,111	+1,505	+11.1%	0.20%
Plymouth	270,605	272,067	+1,462	+0.5%	0.19%
North Hertfordshire	135,752	137,201	+1,449	+1.1%	0.19%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	126,282	127,727	+1,445	+1.1%	0.19%
Tonbridge and Malling	135,432	136,853	+1,421	+1.0%	0.18%
Merton	217,135	218,539	+1,404	+0.6%	0.18%
Chichester	127,540	128,934	+1,394	+1.1%	0.18%
East Lothian	113,810	115,180	+1,370	+1.2%	0.18%
Wychavon	136,648	138,017	+1,369	+1.0%	0.18%
Hinckley and Bosworth	115,314	116,682	+1,368	+1.2%	0.18%
Wrexham	136,890	138,245	+1,355	+1.0%	0.18%
Crawley	122,655	124,008	+1,353	+1.1%	0.18%
North Kesteven	121,115	122,468	+1,353	+1.1%	0.18%
Hackney	265,411	266,758	+1,347	+0.5%	0.18%
Stafford	140,227	141,556	+1,329	+0.9%	0.17%
Hyndburn	84,747	86,058	+1,311	+1.5%	0.17%
Southwark	313,485	314,786	+1,301	+0.4%	0.17%
Malvern Hills	81,943	83,227	+1,284	+1.6%	0.17%
St Albans	149,729	151,012	+1,283	+0.9%	0.17%
Epping Forest	136,176	137,451	+1,275	+0.9%	0.17%
Canterbury	160,826	162,100	+1,274	+0.8%	0.17%
Surrey Heath	93,220	94,492	+1,272	+1.4%	0.17%
South Tyneside	150,124	151,393	+1,269	+0.8%	0.17%
Worcester	105,403	106,671	+1,268	+1.2%	0.16%
Rochford	88,560	89,815	+1,255	+1.4%	0.16%
North East Lincolnshire	158,663	159,911	+1,248	+0.8%	0.16%
Fylde	84,210	85,447	+1,237	+1.5%	0.16%
Waltham Forest	278,506	279,737	+1,231	+0.4%	0.16%
Stroud	124,456	125,680	+1,224	+1.0%	0.16%
Babergh	95,812	97,033	+1,221	+1.3%	0.16%
South Hams	90,937	92,148	+1,211	+1.3%	0.16%
Hammersmith and Fulham	187,479	188,687	+1,208	+0.6%	0.16%
Stevenage	90,567	91,774	+1,207	+1.3%	0.16%
Charnwood	187,179	188,385	+1,206	+0.6%	0.16%
Neath Port Talbot	142,045	143,249	+1,204	+0.8%	0.16%
Fenland	103,700	104,896	+1,196	+1.2%	0.16%
Uttlesford	93,910	95,106	+1,196	+1.3%	0.16%
Fife	373,570	374,760	+1,190	+0.3%	0.15%
Teignbridge	137,363	138,548	+1,185	+0.9%	0.15%
East Suffolk	248,482	249,664	+1,182	+0.5%	0.15%
Halton	130,384	131,543	+1,159	+0.9%	0.15%
Broxbourne	100,747	101,900	+1,153	+1.1%	0.15%
Welwyn Hatfield	121,668	122,819	+1,151	+0.9%	0.15%
Gedling	119,053	120,179	+1,126	+0.9%	0.15%
Ashfield	128,449	129,572	+1,123	+0.9%	0.15%
Blackpool	143,070	144,191	+1,121	+0.8%	0.15%
Redcar and Cleveland	138,115	139,228	+1,113	+0.8%	0.14%
Rossendale	71,962	73,045	+1,083	+1.5%	0.14%
East Renfrewshire	98,760	99,830	+1,070	+1.1%	0.14%
Ribble Valley	64,736	65,794	+1,058	+1.6%	0.14%
Rother	95,089	96,133	+1,044	+1.1%	0.14%
South Kesteven	146,114	147,151	+1,037	+0.7%	0.13%
East Hampshire	128,945	129,975	+1,030	+0.8%	0.13%
Lewisham	300,225	301,255	+1,030	+0.3%	0.13%
Runnymede	91,101	92,118	+1,017	+1.1%	0.13%
Chorley	119,823	120,839	+1,016	+0.8%	0.13%
South Staffordshire	113,412	114,423	+1,011	+0.9%	0.13%
Bolsover	82,771	83,773	+1,002	+1.2%	0.13%
Herefordshire, County of	190,045	191,047	+1,002	+0.5%	0.13%
Falkirk	159,020	160,020	+1,000	+0.6%	0.13%
Lincoln	104,122	105,114	+992	+1.0%	0.13%
Dover	118,781	119,768	+987	+0.8%	0.13%
South Holland	98,312	99,298	+986	+1.0%	0.13%
West Lindsey	98,224	99,208	+984	+1.0%	0.13%
Sevenoaks	121,774	122,748	+974	+0.8%	0.13%
Vale of Glamorgan	134,771	135,743	+972	+0.7%	0.13%
Worthing	112,897	113,866	+969	+0.9%	0.13%
Havant	126,037	126,985	+948	+0.8%	0.12%
Brentwood	78,381	79,326	+945	+1.2%	0.12%
Cannock Chase	103,163	104,088	+925	+0.9%	0.12%
Folkestone and Hythe	111,486	112,411	+925	+0.8%	0.12%
West Berkshire	164,189	165,112	+923	+0.6%	0.12%
Broxtowe	113,644	114,565	+921	+0.8%	0.12%
Cheltenham	120,859	121,739	+880	+0.7%	0.11%
Test Valley	134,336	135,201	+865	+0.6%	0.11%
Mansfield	112,277	113,138	+861	+0.8%	0.11%
North Lincolnshire	170,477	171,336	+859	+0.5%	0.11%
Hart	102,305	103,162	+857	+0.8%	0.11%
Lisburn and Castlereagh	150,822	151,669	+847	+0.6%	0.11%
Denbighshire	97,375	98,202	+827	+0.8%	0.11%
Antrim and Newtownabbey	147,298	148,100	+802	+0.5%	0.10%
Norwich	146,404	147,182	+778	+0.5%	0.10%
Ipswich	139,497	140,274	+777	+0.6%	0.10%
Highland	236,520	237,290	+770	+0.3%	0.10%
Wyre Forest	103,151	103,913	+762	+0.7%	0.10%
Melton	53,291	54,052	+761	+1.4%	0.10%
North Warwickshire	66,356	67,117	+761	+1.1%	0.10%
Lewes	101,605	102,363	+758	+0.7%	0.10%
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	221,754	222,511	+757	+0.3%	0.10%
Rhondda Cynon Taf	242,091	242,844	+753	+0.3%	0.10%
Gwynedd	120,064	120,813	+749	+0.6%	0.10%
Elmbridge	141,193	141,926	+733	+0.5%	0.10%
Maldon	68,400	69,131	+731	+1.1%	0.10%
Hertsmere	109,483	110,212	+729	+0.7%	0.09%
Mid Devon	84,266	84,993	+727	+0.9%	0.09%
Chesterfield	105,325	106,045	+720	+0.7%	0.09%
Pembrokeshire	125,043	125,761	+718	+0.6%	0.09%
Three Rivers	95,093	95,807	+714	+0.8%	0.09%
Mid Ulster	152,006	152,718	+712	+0.5%	0.09%
Forest of Dean	89,050	89,753	+703	+0.8%	0.09%
Islington	222,333	223,024	+691	+0.3%	0.09%
Bromsgrove	101,006	101,685	+679	+0.7%	0.09%
Epsom and Ewell	82,614	83,288	+674	+0.8%	0.09%
Stirling	93,540	94,210	+670	+0.7%	0.09%
Westminster	210,665	209,996	−669	−0.3%	0.09%
Fareham	114,776	115,428	+652	+0.6%	0.08%
Rutland	40,807	41,443	+636	+1.6%	0.08%
Bridgend	146,900	147,530	+630	+0.4%	0.08%
Woking	105,053	105,679	+626	+0.6%	0.08%
Richmond upon Thames	196,061	196,678	+617	+0.3%	0.08%
East Ayrshire	120,870	121,480	+610	+0.5%	0.08%
Torfaen	93,518	94,119	+601	+0.6%	0.08%
Oxford	165,441	166,034	+593	+0.4%	0.08%
Enfield	328,014	327,434	−580	−0.2%	0.08%
East Dunbartonshire	109,410	109,970	+560	+0.5%	0.07%
North Devon	100,664	101,222	+558	+0.6%	0.07%
Staffordshire Moorlands	96,095	96,651	+556	+0.6%	0.07%
Torridge	69,291	69,841	+550	+0.8%	0.07%
Tandridge	90,049	90,586	+537	+0.6%	0.07%
Tamworth	80,586	81,117	+531	+0.7%	0.07%
Cambridge	148,842	149,352	+510	+0.3%	0.07%
Ards and North Down	164,913	165,415	+502	+0.3%	0.07%
Fermanagh and Omagh	117,195	117,687	+492	+0.4%	0.06%
Haringey	263,362	263,850	+488	+0.2%	0.06%
Aberdeenshire	264,610	265,080	+470	+0.2%	0.06%
Castle Point	90,140	90,581	+441	+0.5%	0.06%
Carmarthenshire	190,381	190,800	+419	+0.2%	0.05%
Powys	134,645	135,059	+414	+0.3%	0.05%
Eastbourne	103,862	104,259	+397	+0.4%	0.05%
New Forest	175,724	176,116	+392	+0.2%	0.05%
Torbay	139,744	140,126	+382	+0.3%	0.05%
Isle of Wight	141,281	141,660	+379	+0.3%	0.05%
Blaenau Gwent	67,523	67,873	+350	+0.5%	0.05%
Portsmouth	213,976	214,321	+345	+0.2%	0.04%
Redditch	87,510	87,847	+337	+0.4%	0.04%
Great Yarmouth	100,209	100,529	+320	+0.3%	0.04%
South Ayrshire	111,940	112,260	+320	+0.3%	0.04%
Newry, Mourne and Down	183,429	183,115	−314	−0.2%	0.04%
Camden	217,235	216,943	−292	−0.1%	0.04%
North Ayrshire	133,720	134,010	+290	+0.2%	0.04%
Argyll and Bute	87,960	87,690	−270	−0.3%	0.04%
Monmouthshire	94,672	94,930	+258	+0.3%	0.03%
Flintshire	155,614	155,867	+253	+0.2%	0.03%
Caerphilly	176,639	176,865	+226	+0.1%	0.03%
Causeway Coast and Glens	141,733	141,954	+221	+0.2%	0.03%
Moray	94,790	95,010	+220	+0.2%	0.03%
East Lindsey	144,971	145,183	+212	+0.1%	0.03%
High Peak	91,752	91,959	+207	+0.2%	0.03%
Adur	64,688	64,889	+201	+0.3%	0.03%
Derbyshire Dales	71,946	71,757	−189	−0.3%	0.02%
Mole Valley	88,529	88,709	+180	+0.2%	0.02%
West Dunbartonshire	88,940	89,120	+180	+0.2%	0.02%
Gosport	82,742	82,921	+179	+0.2%	0.02%
Cotswold	91,511	91,661	+150	+0.2%	0.02%
Dundee City	150,030	149,880	−150	−0.1%	0.02%
Isle of Anglesey	69,238	69,097	−141	−0.2%	0.02%
Angus	114,950	114,810	−140	−0.1%	0.02%
Merthyr Tydfil	58,841	58,972	+131	+0.2%	0.02%
Ceredigion	72,488	72,599	+111	+0.2%	0.01%
Conwy	114,783	114,891	+108	+0.1%	0.01%
Inverclyde	78,780	78,880	+100	+0.1%	0.01%
Scottish Borders	116,880	116,980	+100	+0.1%	0.01%
Erewash	114,156	114,253	+97	+0.1%	0.01%
Clackmannanshire	52,020	52,110	+90	+0.2%	0.01%
Shetland Islands	23,100	23,190	+90	+0.4%	0.01%
Mid and East Antrim	139,840	139,913	+73	+0.1%	0.01%
Isles of Scilly	2,433	2,366	−67	−2.8%	0.01%
North Norfolk	103,280	103,217	−63	−0.1%	0.01%
Lancaster	145,056	145,006	−50	0.0%	0.01%
Boston	71,126	71,080	−46	−0.1%	0.01%
Dumfries and Galloway	145,890	145,860	−30	0.0%	0.00%
Na h-Eileanan Siar	26,040	26,020	−20	−0.1%	0.00%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	156,201	156,206	+5	0.0%	0.00%
West Devon	58,920	58,923	+3	0.0%	0.00%
Hastings	91,221	91,219	−2	0.0%	0.00%
Orkney Islands	22,020	22,020	0	0.0%	0.00%

What this establishes

It establishes how much of one year’s movement in these published figures sits in how few councils, and which councils those are. It does not establish why any council moved, and a large share is not a finding about a council: the councils with the largest populations and budgets hold the largest shares of most totals, in both directions.

Each council’s change is its own newest figure against its own figure a year earlier by period end; a council without both is listed with the reason and is left out of the shares. Councils that publish on different schedules therefore appear against slightly different periods, which the row states.

Of the movement in population by local authority across 361 local authorities in the year to Mid-2024, 12.1% happened in the ten councils that moved most, and half of it in 72.

Civometry, from ONS

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