Cardiff, United Kingdom Population 2024

Cardiff's 2024 population is now estimated at 491,755In 1950, the population of Cardiff was 310,229Cardiff has grown by 3,602 in the last year, which represents a 0.74% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Cardiff, which typically includes Cardiff's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Growth Rate
0.74%
Year
Population
2035529,536
2034526,353
2033523,130
2032519,856
2031516,525
2030513,129
2029509,672
2028506,160
2027502,599
2026498,999
2025495,378
2024491,755
2023488,153
2022484,591
2021481,082
2020477,627
2019474,187
2018470,816
2017467,501
2016464,210
2015460,942
2014457,702
2013454,485
2012451,294
2011448,118
2010443,759
2009439,016
2008434,330
2007429,681
2006425,089
2005420,545
2004416,056
2003411,603
2002407,204
2001402,852
2000400,144
1999397,779
1998395,432
1997393,099
1996390,782
1995388,473
1994386,180
1993383,901
1992381,639
1991379,384
1990376,295
1989372,969
1988369,676
1987366,404
1986363,165
1985359,954
1984356,777
1983353,618
1982350,492
1981347,394
1980344,327
1979341,279
1978338,262
1977335,272
1976332,312
1975329,370
1974326,458
1973323,572
1972320,716
1971317,877
1970317,561
1969317,809
1968318,057
1967318,306
1966318,554
1965318,803
1964319,052
1963319,301
1962319,550
1961319,800
1960319,117
1959318,215
1958317,318
1957316,423
1956315,532
1955314,641
1954313,753
1953312,868
1952311,987
1951311,106
1950310,229
Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950310,2290%0
1951311,1060.28%877
1952311,9870.28%881
1953312,8680.28%881
1954313,7530.28%885
1955314,6410.28%888
1956315,5320.28%891
1957316,4230.28%891
1958317,3180.28%895
1959318,2150.28%897
1960319,1170.28%902
1961319,8000.21%683
1962319,550-0.08%-250
1963319,301-0.08%-249
1964319,052-0.08%-249
1965318,803-0.08%-249
1966318,554-0.08%-249
1967318,306-0.08%-248
1968318,057-0.08%-249
1969317,809-0.08%-248
1970317,561-0.08%-248
1971317,8770.1%316
1972320,7160.89%2,839
1973323,5720.89%2,856
1974326,4580.89%2,886
1975329,3700.89%2,912
1976332,3120.89%2,942
1977335,2720.89%2,960
1978338,2620.89%2,990
1979341,2790.89%3,017
1980344,3270.89%3,048
1981347,3940.89%3,067
1982350,4920.89%3,098
1983353,6180.89%3,126
1984356,7770.89%3,159
1985359,9540.89%3,177
1986363,1650.89%3,211
1987366,4040.89%3,239
1988369,6760.89%3,272
1989372,9690.89%3,293
1990376,2950.89%3,326
1991379,3840.82%3,089
1992381,6390.59%2,255
1993383,9010.59%2,262
1994386,1800.59%2,279
1995388,4730.59%2,293
1996390,7820.59%2,309
1997393,0990.59%2,317
1998395,4320.59%2,333
1999397,7790.59%2,347
2000400,1440.59%2,365
2001402,8520.68%2,708
2002407,2041.08%4,352
2003411,6031.08%4,399
2004416,0561.08%4,453
2005420,5451.08%4,489
2006425,0891.08%4,544
2007429,6811.08%4,592
2008434,3301.08%4,649
2009439,0161.08%4,686
2010443,7591.08%4,743
2011448,1180.98%4,359
2012451,2940.71%3,176
2013454,4850.71%3,191
2014457,7020.71%3,217
2015460,9420.71%3,240
2016464,2100.71%3,268
2017467,5010.71%3,291
2018470,8160.71%3,315
2019474,1870.72%3,371
2020477,6270.73%3,440
2021481,0820.72%3,455
2022484,5910.73%3,509
2023488,1530.74%3,562
2024491,7550.74%3,602
2025495,3780.74%3,623
2026498,9990.73%3,621
2027502,5990.72%3,600
2028506,1600.71%3,561
2029509,6720.69%3,512
2030513,1290.68%3,457
2031516,5250.66%3,396
2032519,8560.64%3,331
2033523,1300.63%3,274
2034526,3530.62%3,223
2035529,5360.6%3,183

Cardiff Population Data (Urban Area)

20 cities

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
London9,748,0301.04%
Manchester2,811,7600.74%
Birmingham2,684,8100.74%
West Yorkshire1,942,4700.72%
Glasgow1,708,1500.59%
Southampton959,2020.81%
Liverpool922,8710.64%
Newcastle Upon Tyne828,7120.64%
Nottingham813,0780.78%
Sheffield751,3030.73%
Bristol713,8840.91%
Belfast647,4380.69%
Brighton627,5240.81%
Leicester570,8580.81%
Edinburgh558,6760.92%
Bournemouth522,7360.81%
Cardiff491,7550.74%
Coventry449,8201.19%
Middlesbrough395,0760.58%
Stoke on Trent394,2900.6%

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