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Population in Wigan

Every population series published for Wigan, 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 Wigan, net internal migration by local authority rose from -754 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,678 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 3,432 or 455.2% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k201520202025Year to mid-2012: -754 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -74 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 358 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -175 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -339 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 403 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 882 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,793 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,729 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,834 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,763 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,597 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,033 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 2,678 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: 2,678 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Wigan, international migration into a local authority rose from 647 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,859 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,212 or 187.3% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 647 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 694 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 761 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 905 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,160 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 953 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,195 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,176 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,068 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,129 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,796 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,992 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 2,586 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,859 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: 1,859 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Wigan, international migration out of a local authority rose from 640 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,375 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 735 or 114.8% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 640 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 545 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 607 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 596 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 654 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 710 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 742 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 802 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,114 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 901 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 717 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 646 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 746 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,375 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: 1,375 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Wigan, net international migration by local authority rose from 7 in Year to mid-2012 to 484 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 477 or 6814.3% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 7 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 149 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 154 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 309 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 506 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 243 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 453 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 374 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -46 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 228 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,079 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,346 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,840 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 484 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: 484 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Wigan, births by local authority fell from 3,852 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,212 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 640 or 16.6% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 3,852 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 3,724 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 3,726 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 3,629 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 3,579 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 3,578 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 3,536 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 3,399 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 3,292 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 3,362 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,521 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,374 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,307 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 3,212 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: 3,212 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Wigan, deaths by local authority rose from 2,988 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,535 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 547 or 18.3% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 2,988 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 3,059 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 2,923 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 3,132 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 3,173 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 3,310 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 3,389 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 3,159 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 3,553 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 3,570 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,548 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,797 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,475 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 3,535 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: 3,535 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Wigan, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 864 in Year to mid-2012 to -323 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,187 or 137.4% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0500201520202025Year to mid-2012: 864 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 665 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 803 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 497 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 406 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 268 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 147 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 240 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -261 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -208 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -27 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -423 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -168 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -323 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: -323 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Wigan, other population change by local authority rose from -130 in Year to mid-2012 to 5 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 135 or 103.8% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-1000100201520202025Year to mid-2012: -130 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -112 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 23 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 158 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 57 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 77 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -63 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 75 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 42 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 92 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 64 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 13 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 9 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 5 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: 5 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Wigan, population by local authority rose from 318,122 in Mid-2011 to 344,922 in Mid-2024, a change of 26,800 or 8.4% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative0100k200k300k20152020Mid-2011: 318,122 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 318,109 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 318,737 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 320,075 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 320,864 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 321,494 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 322,485 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 323,904 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 326,386 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 327,850 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 329,796 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 334,675 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 340,208 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 344,922 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 344,922 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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