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Population in Watford

Every population series published for Watford, 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 Watford, net internal migration by local authority fell from 770 in Year to mid-2012 to -192 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 962 or 124.9% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-1k0201520202025Year to mid-2012: 770 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 989 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 206 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -779 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -1,129 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -1,276 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -1,196 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -1,335 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -984 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -1,383 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -1,181 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -455 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -484 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -192 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: -192 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Watford, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,226 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,657 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 431 or 35.2% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,226 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,252 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,660 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,779 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,921 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,640 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,824 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,967 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,634 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,762 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 2,055 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,882 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 2,677 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,657 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: 1,657 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Watford, international migration out of a local authority rose from 835 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,272 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 437 or 52.3% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 835 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 792 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 869 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 844 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,058 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,059 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,117 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,291 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,489 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,246 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,010 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 742 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 895 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,272 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: 1,272 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Watford, net international migration by local authority fell from 391 in Year to mid-2012 to 385 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 6 or 1.5% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 391 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 460 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 791 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 935 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 863 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 581 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 707 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 676 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 145 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 516 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,045 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,140 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,782 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 385 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: 385 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Watford, births by local authority fell from 1,515 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,366 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 149 or 9.8% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,515 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,494 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,493 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,494 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,508 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,456 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,439 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,363 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,368 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,282 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,365 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,316 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,333 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,366 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: 1,366 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Watford, deaths by local authority rose from 700 in Year to mid-2012 to 717 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 17 or 2.4% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250500750201520202025Year to mid-2012: 700 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 726 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 634 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 777 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 705 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 773 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 745 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 719 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 845 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 760 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 696 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 785 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 708 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 717 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: 717 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Watford, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 815 in Year to mid-2012 to 649 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 166 or 20.4% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250500750201520202025Year to mid-2012: 815 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 768 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 859 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 717 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 803 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 683 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 694 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 644 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 523 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 522 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 669 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 531 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 625 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 649 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: 649 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Watford, other population change by local authority fell from 437 in Year to mid-2012 to 17 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 420 or 96.1% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200400201520202025Year to mid-2012: 437 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 449 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 513 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 475 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 472 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 511 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 496 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 529 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 466 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 530 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -2 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 7 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -13 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 17 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: 17 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Watford, population by local authority rose from 90,653 in Mid-2011 to 107,171 in Mid-2024, a change of 16,518 or 18.2% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative050k100k20152020Mid-2011: 90,653 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 93,066 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 95,732 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 98,101 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 99,449 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 100,458 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 100,957 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 101,658 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 102,172 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 102,322 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 102,507 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 103,038 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 105,261 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 107,171 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 107,171 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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