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Current population

The Office for National Statistics provides estimated populations for areas down to district/unitary authority level on an annual basis.

Dorset County Council provides population estimates below this level for wards and parishes. The latest available figures are for mid-2010.

Registrar General's Mid-Year Home Population Estimates 2010

Area
2010
Christchurch
47,302
East Dorset
87,828
North Dorset
64,225
Purbeck
45,190
West Dorset
96,712
Weymouth & Portland
63,532
DCC Dorset
404,789
Bournemouth UA
168,118
Poole UA
142,135
Dorset (incl. B'mth & Poole)
715,042
South West
5,273,726
England & Wales
55,240,475

(rounded)

For more detailed population figures for the above areas by age and sex, select from the related articles below.

  • County/District/Borough Populations

    This section gives access to population data on the larger local government units. These are available broken down by age and gender.

  • Ward Population Data

    2010 Ward Estimates produced by Dorset County Council - based on 2010 Family Health Service Agency data (number of people who have registered with a local GP) constrained to the ONS district Mid-Year Estimates. Figures includes all local communal establishment population, following an establishment survey in 2007.

  • 2010 Parish Population Estimates

    2010 mid-year population estimates for Dorset parishes. Based on Family Health Service data (number of people registered with a local GP) constrained to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) district Mid-Year Estimates.

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