Dorset

Unitary County in South West England

Unitary County

The population development of Dorset.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21
Dorset	Unitary County	346,115	365,153	379,579	→
South West England	Region	4,928,434	5,288,935	5,701,186

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Dorset.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21
Alderholt	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,793	2,848	2,872	→
Ashley Heath	Built-up Area	Dorset	6,210	6,320	7,152	→
Beaminster	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,791	2,957	2,992	→
Bere Regis	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,358	1,304	1,317	→
Blandford Forum	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,854	11,352	11,796	→
Bourton	Built-up Area	Dorset	482	552	628	→
Bradford Abbas	Built-up Area	Dorset	999	975	973	→
Bradpole	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,243	1,253	1,256	→
Bridport	Built-up Area	Dorset	11,734	12,484	12,287	→
Broadmayne	Built-up Area	Dorset	556	557	606	→
Broadwindsor	Built-up Area	Dorset	564	558	551	→
Bryanston	Built-up Area	Dorset	968	925	999	→
Burton Bradstock	Built-up Area	Dorset	735	682	688	→
Cerne Abbas	Built-up Area	Dorset	742	784	866	→
Charlton Down	Built-up Area	Dorset	561	1,431	1,485	→
Charlton Marshall	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,029	1,026	1,086	→
Charminster	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,293	1,366	1,732	→
Charmouth	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,340	1,352	1,338	→
Chickerell	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,094	3,340	3,975	→
Chideock	Built-up Area	Dorset	686	686	701	→
Child Okeford	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,065	1,114	1,160	→
Corfe Castle	Built-up Area	Dorset	984	946	889	→
Corfe Mullen	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,820	9,781	10,042	→
Cranborne	Built-up Area	Dorset	627	606	579	→
Crossways	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,019	2,267	2,493	→
Dorchester	Built-up Area	Dorset	16,170	19,060	21,366	→
East Stour	Built-up Area	Dorset	548	573	603	→
Ferndown	Built-up Area	Dorset	11,446	12,348	13,268	→
Fortuneswell	Built-up Area	Dorset	4,350	4,013	4,553	→
Gillingham	Built-up Area	Dorset	8,862	11,278	11,007	→
Grove	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,088	990	1,032	→
Hazelbury Bryan	Built-up Area	Dorset	576	734	738	→
Iwerne Minster	Built-up Area	Dorset	890	978	932	→
Langton Matravers	Built-up Area	Dorset	973	853	869	→
Longburton	Built-up Area	Dorset	435	470	525	→
Lyme Regis	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,513	3,671	3,743	→
Lytchett Matravers	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,200	3,315	3,456	→
Maiden Newton	Built-up Area	Dorset	952	1,119	1,127	→
Marnhull	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,420	1,469	1,465	→
Milborne St Andrew	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,042	1,062	1,089	→
Mosterton	Built-up Area	Dorset	626	604	773	→
Motcombe	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,404	1,474	1,369	→
Okeford Fitzpaine	Built-up Area	Dorset	769	737	805	→
Pimperne	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,280	2,588	2,768	→
Portesham	Built-up Area	Dorset	593	566	610	→
Puddletown	Built-up Area	Dorset	967	1,158	1,194	→
Sandford	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,088	2,096	1,996	→
Shaftesbury	Built-up Area	Dorset	6,665	7,314	9,162	→
Sherborne	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,349	9,523	10,365	→
Shillingstone	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,008	1,170	1,165	→
Sixpenny Handley	Built-up Area	Dorset	632	657	649	→
Southwell	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,440	1,772	1,700	→
Spetisbury	Built-up Area	Dorset	542	555	586	→
Stalbridge	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,261	2,396	2,369	→
Stoborough	Built-up Area	Dorset	885	869	867	→
Sturminster Marshall	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,424	1,490	1,507	→
Sturminster Newton	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,506	3,501	3,566	→
Swanage	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,842	9,361	9,113	→
Thornford	Built-up Area	Dorset	920	939	899	→
Three Legged Cross	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,256	1,154	1,127	→
Tolpuddle	Built-up Area	Dorset	358	452	517	→
Upton	Built-up Area	Dorset	7,576	7,938	8,403	→
Verwood	Built-up Area	Dorset	12,068	13,360	13,716	→
Wareham	Built-up Area	Dorset	5,665	5,496	5,877	→
West Knighton	Built-up Area	Dorset	749	711	719	→
West Moors	Built-up Area	Dorset	10,214	10,691	10,434	→
Weston	Built-up Area	Dorset	4,890	5,090	5,211	→
West Parley	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,532	3,585	3,659	→
Weymouth	Built-up Area	Dorset	52,989	54,463	55,543	→
Wimborne Minster	Built-up Area	Dorset	15,034	15,359	16,630	→
Winterborne Kingston	Built-up Area	Dorset	613	643	719	→
Winterborne Whitechurch	Built-up Area	Dorset	694	757	734	→
Wool	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,850	4,956	5,045	→
Yetminster	Built-up Area	Dorset	792	809	888	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web).

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.