Home / Places / East of England / Suffolk ONS estimates show that the county council area's population rose by 59,717 residents (8.2%) between mid-2011 and mid-2025, from 730,133 to 789,850. Source: ONS MYE4 .
789,850 Residents, mid-2025 ONS MYE4 estimate 760,687 Residents, Census 2021 ethnicity table ONS TS021 county row 728,163 Residents, Census 2011 ONS KS201EW county row Ethnic groups in the county council area Census 2011
White British 90.8% White Other 4.4% Asian 1.8% Black 0.9% Mixed 1.7% Other 0.3% Census 2021
White British 87.3% White Other 5.8% Asian 2.3% Black 1.3% Mixed 2.3% Other 0.9% Published county counts. Changes are percentage points calculated from unrounded shares. Group 2011 2021 Change White British 661,458 664,205 -3.5pp White Other 31,737 44,066 +1.4pp Asian 13,131 17,483 +0.5pp Black 6,854 10,168 +0.4pp Mixed 12,472 17,807 +0.6pp Other 2,511 6,958 +0.6pp
How county and district counts relate County figures use the ONS county council row. Districts use their own published rows. Census 2021 counts include disclosure-control changes, so district figures may not add exactly to the county figure. The reconciliation table shows each difference. Census 2011 counts and annual population estimates agree exactly with the district sums.
The 2021 district total is 7 residents higher than the published county total. Both figures are retained as published. The ethnicity table's all-residents count is the denominator for every county ethnic group share.
ONS explains Census 2021 disclosure controls . The audit does not establish the precise cause of each individual difference.
Reconciliation: every county and district-sum comparison Difference means district sum minus published county count. Year and measure County District sum Difference 2011: All residents 728,163 728,163 0 2011: White British 661,458 661,458 0 2011: White Other 31,737 31,737 0 2011: Asian 13,131 13,131 0 2011: Black 6,854 6,854 0 2011: Mixed 12,472 12,472 0 2011: Other 2,511 2,511 0 2021: All residents 760,687 760,694 +7 2021: White British 664,205 664,205 0 2021: White Other 44,066 44,067 +1 2021: Asian 17,483 17,485 +2 2021: Black 10,168 10,168 0 2021: Mixed 17,807 17,810 +3 2021: Other 6,958 6,959 +1
Raw source rows: KS201EW, 2011 , row 92. TS021, 2021 , row 149.
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Annual county population estimates, 2011 to 2025 ONS MYE4. Every value agrees exactly with the sum of constituent districts. Year Residents 2011 730,133 2012 732,697 2013 734,875 2014 740,175 2015 744,501 2016 747,783 2017 753,590 2018 755,345 2019 757,321 2020 756,668 2021 763,349 2022 769,034 2023 778,217 2024 785,501 2025 789,850
Population change since 2011 Map: Population change since 2011, mid-2025 estimate. Suffolk: 5 district councils. Babergh +11.3%; East Suffolk +4.2%; Ipswich +4.3%; Mid Suffolk +16.5%; West Suffolk +10.5%. Babergh: +11.3% East Suffolk: +4.2% Ipswich: +4.3% Mid Suffolk: +16.5% West Suffolk: +10.5% Mid Suffolk +16.5% 113,047 people West Suffolk +10.5% 189,407 people East Suffolk +4.2% 250,106 people Babergh +11.3% 97,833 people ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2025 Population change since 2011 Suffolk: 5 district councils ONS ESTIMATE −4 −1 +1 +4 +8 +12% Change in the estimated resident population at 30 June, compared with mid-2011. Source: ONS, Mid-Year Population Estimates, England and Wales, June 2025, table MYE4 (published 29 July 2026). Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Map: Population change since 2011, mid-2025 estimate. Suffolk: 5 district councils. Babergh +11.3%; East Suffolk +4.2%; Ipswich +4.3%; Mid Suffolk +16.5%; West Suffolk +10.5%. Babergh: +11.3% East Suffolk: +4.2% Ipswich: +4.3% Mid Suffolk: +16.5% West Suffolk: +10.5% Mid Suffolk +16.5% 113,047 people West Suffolk +10.5% 189,407 people East Suffolk +4.2% 250,106 people Babergh +11.3% 97,833 people Ipswich +4.3% 139,457 people ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2025 Population change since 2011 Suffolk: 5 district councils ONS ESTIMATE −4 −1 +1 +4 +8 +12% Change in the estimated resident population at 30 June, compared with mid-2011. Source: ONS, Mid-Year Population Estimates, England and Wales, June 2025, table MYE4 (published 29 July 2026). Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. ONS mid-year estimates. Councils A to Z. Council 2011 2025 Change Babergh 87,901 97,833 +11.3% East Suffolk 239,946 250,106 +4.2% Ipswich 133,729 139,457 +4.3% Mid Suffolk 97,076 113,047 +16.5% West Suffolk 171,481 189,407 +10.5%
Census 2021 ethnic groups Map: White British share of residents, Census 2021. Suffolk: 5 district councils. Babergh 93.6%; East Suffolk 93.1%; Ipswich 74.6%; Mid Suffolk 94.0%; West Suffolk 82.2%. England and Wales 2021: 74.4%. Babergh: 93.6% East Suffolk: 93.1% Ipswich: 74.6% Mid Suffolk: 94.0% West Suffolk: 82.2% Mid Suffolk 94.0% fell 1.8 points from 2011 West Suffolk 82.2% fell 4.1 points from 2011 East Suffolk 93.1% fell 1.7 points from 2011 Babergh 93.6% fell 1.8 points from 2011 ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2021 White British share of residents Suffolk: 5 district councils CENSUS · OBSERVED 40 50 60 70 80 90% England and Wales 2011: 80.5% England and Wales 2021: 74.4% Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2011, table KS201EW. 2011 figures summed from the 2011 districts now in each council: East Suffolk; West Suffolk. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS021; change from Census 2011, table KS201EW. 2011 figures summed from the 2011 districts now in each council: East Suffolk; West Suffolk. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Map: White British share of residents, Census 2021. Suffolk: 5 district councils. Babergh 93.6%; East Suffolk 93.1%; Ipswich 74.6%; Mid Suffolk 94.0%; West Suffolk 82.2%. England and Wales 2021: 74.4%. Babergh: 93.6% East Suffolk: 93.1% Ipswich: 74.6% Mid Suffolk: 94.0% West Suffolk: 82.2% Mid Suffolk 94.0% fell 1.8 points from 2011 West Suffolk 82.2% fell 4.1 points from 2011 East Suffolk 93.1% fell 1.7 points from 2011 Babergh 93.6% fell 1.8 points from 2011 Ipswich 74.6% fell 8.3 points from 2011 ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2021 White British share of residents Suffolk: 5 district councils CENSUS · OBSERVED 40 50 60 70 80 90% England and Wales 2021: 74.4% Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2011, table KS201EW. 2011 figures summed from the 2011 districts now in each council: East Suffolk; West Suffolk. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS021; change from Census 2011, table KS201EW. 2011 figures summed from the 2011 districts now in each council: East Suffolk; West Suffolk. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Each bar shows all six groups. Figures are observed Census 2021 shares; they are not projections.
White British 93.6% White Other 3.1% Asian 0.9% Black 0.5% Mixed 1.5% Other 0.4% White British 93.1% White Other 3.1% Asian 1.4% Black 0.6% Mixed 1.5% Other 0.4% White British 74.6% White Other 9.7% Asian 5.5% Black 3.5% Mixed 4.6% Other 2.1% White British 94.0% White Other 2.8% Asian 0.8% Black 0.5% Mixed 1.4% Other 0.4% White British 82.2% White Other 9.6% Asian 2.6% Black 1.6% Mixed 2.7% Other 1.3% Sources: ONS MYE4 population estimates, Census 2011 KS201EW and Census 2021 TS021. Boundaries: ONS Open Geography. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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