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Population in Southend-on-Sea

Every population series published for Southend-on-Sea, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Net internal migration by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, net internal migration by local authority fell from 337 in Year to mid-2012 to 66 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 271 or 80.4% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-1k01k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 337 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 660 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,545 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 75 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 640 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 701 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 335 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -90 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -663 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -611 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -1,082 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 94 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 572 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 66 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 66 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, international migration into a local authority rose from 895 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,930 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,035 or 115.6% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 895 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 900 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,032 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,080 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,129 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,002 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,007 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,097 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 956 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,109 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,898 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,635 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 2,668 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,930 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,930 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, international migration out of a local authority rose from 726 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,162 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 436 or 60.1% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 726 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 716 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 710 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 748 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 764 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 801 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 826 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 892 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 980 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 755 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 700 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 551 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 636 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,162 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,162 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, net international migration by local authority rose from 169 in Year to mid-2012 to 768 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 599 or 354.4% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 169 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 184 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 322 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 332 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 365 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 201 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 181 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 205 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -24 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 354 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,198 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,084 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 2,032 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 768 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 768 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, births by local authority fell from 2,309 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,759 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 550 or 23.8% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 2,309 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 2,216 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 2,287 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 2,192 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 2,292 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 2,213 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 2,187 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 2,050 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,968 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,867 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,915 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,816 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,784 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,759 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,759 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, deaths by local authority rose from 1,748 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,876 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 128 or 7.3% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,748 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,775 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,746 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,877 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,896 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 2,030 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 2,114 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,840 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 2,098 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 2,204 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,877 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,016 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,917 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,876 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,876 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 561 in Year to mid-2012 to -117 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 678 or 120.9% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-2500250500201520202025Year to mid-2012: 561 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 441 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 541 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 315 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 396 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 183 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 73 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 210 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -130 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -337 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 38 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -200 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -133 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -117 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -117 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, other population change by local authority rose from -145 in Year to mid-2012 to -6 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 139 or 95.9% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-100-500201520202025Year to mid-2012: -145 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -131 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -148 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -129 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -139 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -145 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -117 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -87 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -22 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -27 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -17 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 14 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -6 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -6 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Southend-on-Sea, population by local authority rose from 174,274 in Mid-2011 to 185,256 in Mid-2024, a change of 10,982 or 6.3% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative050k100k150k20152020Mid-2011: 174,274 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 175,196 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 176,350 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 178,610 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 179,203 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 180,465 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 181,405 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 181,877 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 182,115 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 181,276 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 180,655 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 180,810 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 182,771 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 185,256 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 185,256 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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