Essex

County in United Kingdom

Contents: Subdivision

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1981-06-30	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Essex	County	1,196,900	1,249,100	1,312,600	1,396,599	1,506,726	1,576,125
Basildon	District	152,500	161,900	165,900	174,971	187,718	193,489	→
Braintree	District	112,600	119,500	132,500	147,514	155,693	166,471	→
Brentwood	District	72,500	70,700	68,500	73,841	77,111	80,104	→
Castle Point	District	86,800	86,900	86,700	87,964	89,712	90,613	→
Chelmsford	District	139,600	153,500	157,300	168,491	181,827	190,570	→
Colchester	District	138,900	146,400	156,000	173,614	192,658	201,163	→
Epping Forest	District	116,100	115,700	121,000	124,880	134,941	138,394	→
Harlow	District	79,600	75,000	78,800	82,177	93,428	98,543	→
Maldon	District	48,300	52,800	59,600	61,720	66,611	70,196	→
Rochford	District	73,700	75,500	78,700	83,333	86,181	90,760	→
Tendring	District	114,100	125,900	138,800	138,062	148,925	159,060	→
Uttlesford	District	62,300	65,400	69,000	80,032	91,921	96,762	→
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	United Kingdom	56,357,500	57,438,700	59,113,000	63,285,145	66,983,488	69,487,000

Source: UK National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

Explanation: Population estimates for Northern Ireland in 2025 are not yet available.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	766,574
Females	809,551