Bristol, UK Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Bristol, UK metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Bristol in 2024 is 714,000, a 0.99% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Bristol in 2023 was 707,000, a 0.86% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Bristol in 2022 was 701,000, a 1.01% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Bristol in 2021 was 694,000, a 1.17% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in UK
City Name Population
London 9,748,000
Manchester 2,812,000
West Midlands 2,685,000
West Yorkshire 1,942,000
Glasgow 1,708,000
South Hampshire 959,000
Liverpool 923,000
Newcastle upon Tyne 829,000
Nottingham 813,000
Sheffield 751,000
Bristol 714,000
Belfast 647,000
Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton 628,000
Leicester 571,000
Edinburgh 559,000
Bournemouth/Poole 523,000
Cardiff 492,000
Coventry-Bedworth 450,000
Middlesbrough 395,000
The Potteries 394,000
Reading-Wokingham 353,000
Sunderland 347,000
Preston 336,000
Birkenhead 334,000
Kingston upon Hull 327,000
Newport 323,000
Southend-On-Sea 321,000
Swansea 318,000
Bristol - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 714,000 0.99%
2023 707,000 0.86%
2022 701,000 1.01%
2021 694,000 1.17%
2020 686,000 1.03%
2019 679,000 1.19%
2018 671,000 1.21%
2017 663,000 1.07%
2016 656,000 1.23%
2015 648,000 1.09%
2014 641,000 1.10%
2013 634,000 1.28%
2012 626,000 1.13%
2011 619,000 1.14%
2010 612,000 1.16%
2009 605,000 1.17%
2008 598,000 1.18%
2007 591,000 1.03%
2006 585,000 1.21%
2005 578,000 1.23%
2004 571,000 1.06%
2003 565,000 1.07%
2002 559,000 1.27%
2001 552,000 0.55%
2000 549,000 0.55%
1999 546,000 0.55%
1998 543,000 0.37%
1997 541,000 0.56%
1996 538,000 0.56%
1995 535,000 0.38%
1994 533,000 0.57%
1993 530,000 0.38%
1992 528,000 0.57%
1991 525,000 0.19%
1990 524,000 0.00%
1989 524,000 0.00%
1988 524,000 0.00%
1987 524,000 0.00%
1986 524,000 0.00%
1985 524,000 0.00%
1984 524,000 0.00%
1983 524,000 0.00%
1982 524,000 0.00%
1981 524,000 -0.76%
1980 528,000 -0.94%
1979 533,000 -0.93%
1978 538,000 -1.10%
1977 544,000 -0.91%
1976 549,000 -0.90%
1975 554,000 -0.89%
1974 559,000 -1.06%
1973 565,000 -0.88%
1972 570,000 -1.04%
1971 576,000 -0.35%
1970 578,000 -0.17%
1969 579,000 -0.34%
1968 581,000 -0.17%
1967 582,000 -0.34%
1966 584,000 -0.34%
1965 586,000 -0.17%
1964 587,000 -0.34%
1963 589,000 -0.17%
1962 590,000 -0.34%
1961 592,000 0.51%
1960 589,000 0.68%
1959 585,000 0.86%
1958 580,000 0.69%
1957 576,000 0.70%
1956 572,000 0.70%
1955 568,000 0.71%
1954 564,000 0.71%
1953 560,000 0.72%
1952 556,000 0.72%
1951 552,000 0.55%
1950 549,000 0.00%