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Population in Sunderland

Every population series published for Sunderland, 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 Sunderland, net internal migration by local authority rose from -1,148 in Year to mid-2012 to -816 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 332 or 28.9% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-1k-5000201520202025Year to mid-2012: -1,148 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -1,115 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -445 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -862 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -543 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -1,018 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -872 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -553 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -477 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 92 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -203 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -88 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -366 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -816 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: -816 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Sunderland, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,631 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,263 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,632 or 161.4% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k6k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,631 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,880 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 2,008 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,880 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,658 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,409 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,475 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,789 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 2,275 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 2,163 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 5,334 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 7,256 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 7,069 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 4,263 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: 4,263 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Sunderland, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,258 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,443 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,185 or 94.2% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,258 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,192 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,451 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,307 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,208 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,159 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,006 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,116 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,761 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 871 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 790 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 809 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,191 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 2,443 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: 2,443 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Sunderland, net international migration by local authority rose from 373 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,820 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,447 or 387.9% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k6k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 373 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 688 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 557 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 573 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 450 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 250 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 469 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 673 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 514 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,292 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 4,544 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 6,447 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 5,878 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,820 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: 1,820 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Sunderland, births by local authority fell from 3,278 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,603 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 675 or 20.6% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 3,278 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 2,982 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 2,975 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 2,908 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 2,901 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 2,943 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 2,822 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 2,701 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 2,587 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 2,620 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 2,703 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,581 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 2,697 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 2,603 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: 2,603 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Sunderland, deaths by local authority rose from 2,800 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,255 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 455 or 16.3% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 2,800 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 2,926 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 2,860 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 3,126 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 2,937 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 3,035 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 3,016 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 2,989 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 3,452 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 3,326 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,420 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,350 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,213 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 3,255 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: 3,255 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Sunderland, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 478 in Year to mid-2012 to -652 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,130 or 236.4% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-5000201520202025Year to mid-2012: 478 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 56 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 115 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -218 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -36 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -92 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -194 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -288 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -865 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -706 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -717 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -769 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -516 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -652 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: -652 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Sunderland, other population change by local authority fell from 284 in Year to mid-2012 to 22 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 262 or 92.3% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100200300201520202025Year to mid-2012: 284 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 301 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 277 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 164 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 211 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 186 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 120 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 106 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 134 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 117 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 11 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 4 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 22 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: 22 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Sunderland, population by local authority rose from 275,330 in Mid-2011 to 288,606 in Mid-2024, a change of 13,276 or 4.8% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative0100k200k20152020Mid-2011: 275,330 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 275,317 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 275,247 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 275,751 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 275,408 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 275,490 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 274,816 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 274,339 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 274,277 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 273,583 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 274,378 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 278,013 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 283,606 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 288,606 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 288,606 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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