Council Estimates of U16 Population Herefordshire
Case reference FOI2026/01904
Received 2 July 2026
Published 14 August 2026
Request
Please provide Herefordshire councils estimates for the number of under 16's, or under 18's if that’s how you the council records, living in Herefordshire in
1. 2019
2. 2020
3. 2021
4. 2022
5. 2023
6. 2024
7. 2025
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With respect I asked for the councils estimates.
The council has supplied links to other govt websites.
I ask the council answers the question.
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Response
Please provide Herefordshire councils estimates for the number of under 16's, or under 18's if that’s how you the council records, living in Herefordshire in
1. 2019
2. 2020
3. 2021
4. 2022
5. 2023
6. 2024
7. 2025
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With respect I asked for the councils estimates.
The council has supplied links to other govt websites.
I ask the council answers the question.
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Answer: The Service Area have advised the links originally provided: https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/population and https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/txjdt3jp/2024-mid-year-population-estimates-for-herefordshire.xlsx, were to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates of population. These are the official estimates of the resident population of Herefordshire; the council does not produce its own.
Please be advised, since the previous response the ONS has published updated population estimates. For convenience, the latest available figures are set out below:
Year Under 16 Under 18
Mid-2019 30,398 34,236
Mid-2020 30,036 33,909
Mid-2021 29,818 33,784
Mid-2022 29,950 33,852
Mid-2023 30,175 34,020
Mid-2024 30,046 34,105
Mid-2025 29,822 33,918
Data source: Mid-2025 population estimates for the UK, Office for National Statistics. Published 29 July 2026.
Please note that the figures above are presented unrounded. ONS recommends that these estimates are rounded to the nearest 100 when quoted or published.
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