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Population in Boston

Every population series published for Boston, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Net internal migration by local authority

In Boston, net internal migration by local authority rose from -748 in Year to mid-2012 to 256 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,004 or 134.2% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-1k-5000201520202025Year to mid-2012: -748 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -433 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -794 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -1,045 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -888 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -463 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -118 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -230 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -229 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 483 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 309 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -65 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -16 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 256 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 256 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Boston, international migration into a local authority fell from 1,521 in Year to mid-2012 to 884 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 637 or 41.9% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,521 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,970 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,801 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 2,020 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 2,310 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 2,214 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,722 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,626 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,887 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,598 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 920 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,602 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,343 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 884 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 884 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Boston, international migration out of a local authority rose from 513 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,170 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 657 or 128.1% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 513 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 545 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 767 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 710 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 779 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 860 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,259 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,435 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,719 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,343 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,060 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,029 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,220 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,170 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,170 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Boston, net international migration by local authority fell from 1,008 in Year to mid-2012 to -286 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,294 or 128.4% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,008 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,425 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,034 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,310 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,531 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,354 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 463 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 191 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 168 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 255 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -140 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 573 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 123 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -286 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -286 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Boston, births by local authority fell from 891 in Year to mid-2012 to 634 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 257 or 28.8% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250500750201520202025Year to mid-2012: 891 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 874 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 833 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 847 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 821 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 815 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 796 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 730 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 715 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 666 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 699 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 651 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 661 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 634 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 634 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Boston, deaths by local authority rose from 702 in Year to mid-2012 to 822 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 120 or 17.1% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250500750201520202025Year to mid-2012: 702 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 737 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 686 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 767 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 701 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 780 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 822 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 750 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 814 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 869 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 873 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 833 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 795 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 822 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 822 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Boston, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 189 in Year to mid-2012 to -188 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 377 or 199.5% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-200-1000100201520202025Year to mid-2012: 189 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 137 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 147 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 80 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 120 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 35 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -26 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -20 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -99 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -203 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -174 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -182 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -134 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -188 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -188 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Boston, other population change by local authority fell from 200 in Year to mid-2012 to 22 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 178 or 89.0% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100200201520202025Year to mid-2012: 200 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 219 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 143 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 99 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 240 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 158 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 140 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 153 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 115 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 99 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -69 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 59 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -19 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 22 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 22 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Boston, population by local authority rose from 64,615 in Mid-2011 to 71,080 in Mid-2024, a change of 6,465 or 10.0% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative020k40k60k20152020Mid-2011: 64,615 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 65,264 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 66,612 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 67,142 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 67,586 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 68,589 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 69,673 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 70,132 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 70,226 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 70,181 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 70,815 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 70,741 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 71,126 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 71,080 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 71,080 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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