The population of Birmingham and the rest of the West Midlands metropolitan county in 2023 was estimated to be approximately 2.98 million, compared with 2.56 million in 2001.
Estimated population of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county from 2001 to 2023
Characteristic
Estimated mid-year population
2023
2,980,936
2022
2,953,816
2021
2,918,251
2020
2,921,476
2019
2,921,091
2018
2,907,123
2017
2,889,499
2016
2,865,850
2015
2,831,662
2014
2,805,420
2013
2,781,813
2012
2,758,833
2011
2,739,733
2010
2,711,938
2009
2,687,116
2008
2,666,062
2007
2,641,758
2006
2,626,028
2005
2,611,863
2004
2,593,992
2003
2,585,480
2002
2,576,364
2001
2,568,015
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 8, 2024). Estimated population of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county from 2001 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404565/population-of-birmingham/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated population of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county from 2001 to 2023." Chart. October 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404565/population-of-birmingham/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Estimated population of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county from 2001 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404565/population-of-birmingham/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Population of Birmingham and The West Midlands Metropolitan County from 2001 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404565/population-of-birmingham/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated population of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county from 2001 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404565/population-of-birmingham/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Estimated population of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county from 2001 to 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404565/population-of-birmingham/