Bristol, City of

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Bristol, City of. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Bristol, City of, not our estimates.

• 4,897 births and 3,306 deaths: natural change added 1,591 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) reduced the population by 3,875.
• International migration (net) added 3,335 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) reduced the figure by 16.
• Altogether the population grew by 1,035 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Bristol, City of: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Bristol, City of’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Bristol, City of moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Green and Liberal Democrat coalition (2026) — Green 34, Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 7, Other and independent 1 of 70 seats.

Since 2016: Labour (2016–2020); Labour (largest party, no overall majority) (2021–2023); Green (largest party, no overall majority) (2024); Green and Liberal Democrat coalition (2025–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Bristol, City of’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

72,937 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 147.3 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 1.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£39,509
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20264,897people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013428,234people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022472,465people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026428,234people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026472,467people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026428,234people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026472,467people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026472,472people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026428,234people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026472,465people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026428,234people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026472,465people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 2.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 202612,600people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.6%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 5.0% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,714
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,306people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,090kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202512.4%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 20269,985kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 2.6 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20263.5%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 3.5% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£356,824
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202522.5
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202511.2%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202521.8%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-3,875people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202611,683people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,335people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20268,348people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,591people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-16people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.6% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025494,399people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · down 0.9 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20266.5%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 6.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£1,880
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 5.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£781

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Bristol, City of; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Bristol, City of, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £2,061Year ending March 2021→£2,714Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Bristol, City of, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £2,061 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,714 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £653 or 31.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,714 in the year ending March 2027 − £2,061 in the year ending March 2021 = £653, which is 31.7% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,713.68 and 2,061.03, and 2,713.68 − 2,061.03 = 652.65.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Bristol, City of, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £2,061 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,714 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £653 or 31.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £23,8742008→£39,5092025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Bristol, City of, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,874 in 2008 to £39,509 in 2025, a change of £15,635 or 65.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £39,509 in 2025 − £23,874 in 2008 = £15,635, which is 65.5% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Bristol, City of, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,874 in 2008 to £39,509 in 2025, a change of £15,635 or 65.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4502008→£7812025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Bristol, City of, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £450 in 2008 to £781 in 2025, a change of £331 or 73.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £781 in 2025 − £450 in 2008 = £331, which is 73.5% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 780.50 and 449.80, and 780.50 − 449.80 = 330.70.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Bristol, City of, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £450 in 2008 to £781 in 2025, a change of £331 or 73.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 424Year to mid-2012→-3,875Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Bristol, City of, net internal migration by local authority fell from 424 in Year to mid-2012 to -3,875 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 4,299 or 1013.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -3,875 in Year to mid-2025 − 424 in Year to mid-2012 = −4,299, which is 1013.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, net internal migration by local authority fell from 424 in Year to mid-2012 to -3,875 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 4,299 or 1013.9% (ONS).

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• 6,856Year to mid-2012→11,683Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Bristol, City of, international migration into a local authority rose from 6,856 in Year to mid-2012 to 11,683 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 4,827 or 70.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  11,683 in Year to mid-2025 − 6,856 in Year to mid-2012 = 4,827, which is 70.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, international migration into a local authority rose from 6,856 in Year to mid-2012 to 11,683 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 4,827 or 70.4% (ONS).

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• 5,088Year to mid-2012→8,348Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Bristol, City of, international migration out of a local authority rose from 5,088 in Year to mid-2012 to 8,348 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 3,260 or 64.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  8,348 in Year to mid-2025 − 5,088 in Year to mid-2012 = 3,260, which is 64.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, international migration out of a local authority rose from 5,088 in Year to mid-2012 to 8,348 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 3,260 or 64.1% (ONS).

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• 1,768Year to mid-2012→3,335Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Bristol, City of, net international migration by local authority rose from 1,768 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,335 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,567 or 88.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,335 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,768 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,567, which is 88.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, net international migration by local authority rose from 1,768 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,335 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,567 or 88.6% (ONS).

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• 6,867Year to mid-2012→4,897Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Bristol, City of, births by local authority fell from 6,867 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,897 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,970 or 28.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  4,897 in Year to mid-2025 − 6,867 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,970, which is 28.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, births by local authority fell from 6,867 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,897 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,970 or 28.7% (ONS).

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• 3,328Year to mid-2012→3,306Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Bristol, City of, deaths by local authority fell from 3,328 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,306 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 22 or 0.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,306 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,328 in Year to mid-2012 = −22, which is 0.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, deaths by local authority fell from 3,328 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,306 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 22 or 0.7% (ONS).

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• 3,539Year to mid-2012→1,591Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Bristol, City of, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 3,539 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,591 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,948 or 55.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,591 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,539 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,948, which is 55.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 3,539 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,591 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,948 or 55.0% (ONS).

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• -541Year to mid-2012→-16Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Bristol, City of, other population change by local authority rose from -541 in Year to mid-2012 to -16 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 525 or 97.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -16 in Year to mid-2025 − -541 in Year to mid-2012 = 525, which is 97.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Bristol, City of, other population change by local authority rose from -541 in Year to mid-2012 to -16 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 525 or 97.0% (ONS).

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Compare Bristol, City of with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Bristol, City of and Birmingham
• Bristol, City of and Leeds
• Bristol, City of and North Yorkshire
• Bristol, City of and Somerset
• Bristol, City of and Cornwall
• Bristol, City of and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Bristol, City of said then and says now, with the periods named. Bristol, City of since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Bristol, City of are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.