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Population in Burnley

Every population series published for Burnley, 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 Burnley, net internal migration by local authority rose from -283 in Year to mid-2012 to 906 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,189 or 420.1% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-5000500201520202025Year to mid-2012: -283 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -604 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 34 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -294 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -359 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -86 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 52 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -236 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 316 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 182 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 252 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 674 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 619 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 906 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: 906 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Burnley, international migration into a local authority rose from 221 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,487 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,266 or 572.9% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 221 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 271 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 305 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 305 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 443 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 572 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 773 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 844 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 865 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 801 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,271 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,334 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,657 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,487 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: 1,487 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Burnley, international migration out of a local authority rose from 167 in Year to mid-2012 to 706 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 539 or 322.8% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250500750201520202025Year to mid-2012: 167 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 152 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 186 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 207 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 206 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 238 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 418 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 393 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 844 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 683 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 375 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 391 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 493 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 706 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: 706 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Burnley, net international migration by local authority rose from 54 in Year to mid-2012 to 781 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 727 or 1346.3% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 54 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 119 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 119 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 98 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 237 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 334 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 355 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 451 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 21 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 118 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 896 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 943 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,164 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 781 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: 781 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Burnley, births by local authority fell from 1,223 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,094 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 129 or 10.5% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,223 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,207 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,203 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,135 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,210 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,215 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,135 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,125 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,125 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,039 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,074 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,051 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,070 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,094 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: 1,094 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Burnley, deaths by local authority rose from 959 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,036 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 77 or 8.0% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 959 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 960 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 889 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 954 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 896 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 953 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 960 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 915 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,043 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,144 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,073 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,136 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,059 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,036 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: 1,036 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Burnley, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 264 in Year to mid-2012 to 58 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 206 or 78.0% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200201520202025Year to mid-2012: 264 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 247 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 314 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 181 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 314 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 262 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 175 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 210 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 82 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -105 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -85 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 11 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 58 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: 58 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Burnley, other population change by local authority fell from 496 in Year to mid-2012 to 6 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 490 or 98.8% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200400600201520202025Year to mid-2012: 496 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 470 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 524 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 459 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 469 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 501 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 510 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 530 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 559 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 612 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 11 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -1 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 14 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 6 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: 6 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Burnley, population by local authority rose from 87,032 in Mid-2011 to 99,233 in Mid-2024, a change of 12,201 or 14.0% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative025k50k75k20152020Mid-2011: 87,032 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 87,563 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 87,795 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 88,786 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 89,230 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 89,891 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 90,902 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 91,994 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 92,949 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 93,927 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 94,734 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 95,894 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 97,425 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 99,233 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 99,233 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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