The latest (mid-2019) Office for National Statistics estimate of the population of Oxfordshire was 691,700 

By local authority district, the mid-2019 ONS estimate was:

• Cherwell 150,500
• Oxford 152,500
• South Oxfordshire 142,100
• Vale of White Horse 136,000
• West Oxfordshire 110,600

(ONS Release date 24th June 2020, next release June 2021)

EXPLORE latest and past population estimates using our interactive dashboard

• Oxfordshire Population Estimates (ONS) (April 2021)

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) contains an annual update of population including population groups and protected charactristics in chapters 2 & 3.

Estimates of future population

There are two alternative sources of data for the future change in population: (1) Oxfordshire County Council’s housing-led forecasts which incorporate district council plans for house building and (2) ONS projections based on past trends.

See summary of the latest Oxfordshire forecasts (September 2020)

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• Oxfordshire County Council 2018-based housing-led forecasts (latest release September 2020)

DOWNLOAD a bitesize report and the dataset

• JSNA Bitesize on future population growth (September 2020)
• Excel spreadsheet with OCC 2018-based forecasts by local authority district and MSOA (September 2020)

FURTHER INFORMATION is available from

• Our Guide to Geography with information on geographical areas used for publishing statistics
• ONS population estimates and projections for districts and small areas on nomis
• ONS 2018-based projections (based on past trends) released March 2020

PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS

• Oxfordshire County Council 2017-based housing-led forecasts (released August 2019)