About Gloucestershire

Taken from Inform Gloucestershire (https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/inform)

Population data (2024)

  • The population of Gloucestershire was 669,380 in 2024, up from 661,724 in 2023.

Population by age group

A donut chart showing age distribution with three categories: 0-15 years (17.5%), 16-64 years (60.4%), and 65+ years (22.1%).

Population by district

Bar chart comparing population numbers of six towns: Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury. Cheltenham has approximately 121,739 residents, Cotswold about 91,661, Forest of Dean around 89,753, Gloucester approximately 138,598, Stroud about 125,680, and Tewkesbury roughly 10,149.

Projected Population data (by mid 2047)

The population of Gloucestershire is projected to be 766,595 in mid-2047 (up 14.5% from 2024)

Population by age group

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Population by district

Bar chart comparing populations of six areas: Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury. Cheltenham has a population of 13,169, Cotswold 11,040, Forest of Dean 10,512, Gloucester 147,052, Stroud 150,522, and Tewkesbury 12,576.

Equalities Data 2025

Bar chart showing percentage of population by gender, with Female at 51.1% and Male at 48.9%.

Population by sex (%)

Disability(%)

A donut chart showing percentage of people disabled under the Equality Act at 16.8% and not disabled at 83.2%.
Bar chart showing the percentage of different ethnic groups in a population. The largest group is White British, followed by White other, Black, black British, black Welsh, Caribbean, or African, mixed or multiple ethnic groups, Asian, Asian British, or Asian Welsh, and other ethnic groups, with a small percentage.

Population by ethnic group (%)

Sexual orientation(%)

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Faith(%)

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