Isle of Wight

Unitary Authority in South East England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Isle of Wight.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Isle of Wight	Unitary Authority	132,731	138,265	140,459	141,660	→
South East England	Region	8,000,645	8,634,750	9,278,065	9,642,942

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Isle of Wight.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Alverstone Garden Village	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	513	499	497	509	→
Bembridge	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	3,848	3,688	3,561	3,542	→
Brading	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,794	1,800	1,906	1,886	→
Brighstone	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,185	1,157	1,175	1,167	→
Cowes	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	13,260	14,047	14,370	14,516	→
East Cowes	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	6,167	7,314	8,428	8,410	→
Freshwater (/ Totland)	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	7,225	7,243	7,526	7,524	→
Godshill	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,021	1,036	1,035	1,026	→
Newport	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	22,631	24,595	25,407	26,613	→
Niton	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,142	1,162	1,199	1,219	→
Rookley	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	641	638	607	667	→
Ryde	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	22,509	23,999	24,096	24,059	→
Sandown	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	11,016	11,868	11,654	11,856	→
Seaview (/ Nettlestone)	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	2,584	2,083	2,052	1,918	→
Shalfleet	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	580	605	661	681	→
Shanklin	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	8,700	9,072	9,123	9,083	→
St Helens	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,054	928	939	838	→
Ventnor	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	6,257	5,976	5,567	5,373	→
Whitwell	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	578	619	660	653	→
Winford	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,118	1,111	1,082	1,165	→
Wootton	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	3,314	3,219	3,104	3,099	→
Wroxall	Built-up Area	Isle of Wight	1,885	1,753	1,709	1,715	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	68,623
Females	73,037

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	23,351
18-64 years	75,566
65+ years	42,743

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	11,960
70-79 years	20,174
60-69 years	22,027
50-59 years	20,230
40-49 years	14,671
30-39 years	14,794
20-29 years	11,976
10-19 years	14,087
0-9 years	11,741

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	131,851
EU	3,964
Europe (other)	468
Middle East & Asia	1,804
Africa	1,186
Other country	1,186

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	136,219
Asian	1,663
Black	478
Arab	88
Mixed/multiple	1,720
Other ethnic group	291

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	67,005
Muslims	593
Hindus	257
Sikhs	39
Buddhists	499
Jews	136
Other religion	1,111
No religion	61,721