Brighton Population 2023

Brighton's 2023 population is now estimated at 622,480In 1950, the population of Brighton was 434,948Brighton has grown by 5,127 in the last year, which represents a 0.83% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Brighton, which typically includes Brighton's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Brighton is a seaside town located in the south east of England and is part of the city of Brighton and Hove. The towns of Brighton and Hove formed a unitary authority in 1997, and in 2001 Queen Elizabeth II granted the city status. Brighton is often referred to synonymously with Brighton and Hove, although many people (mainly locals) still consider them to be separate towns. At the 2011 census (includes Hove population), Brighton's official population was 273,400. It's population density is 9,050 per square mile.

Brighton is a trendy destination for tourists and is renowned for its cultural, music and arts scene, quirky shopping areas and diverse communities. It has a large LGBT population and has been coined the "unofficial gay capital of the UK". Brighton attracted as many as 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors. It's also the most popular UK seaside resort for overseas tourists.

City Size and Population Density

The city covers a total surface area of 82.79 square kilometers. With a population near 280,000 by 2018, the population density comes to nearly 3,480 people living per square kilometer.

Brighton History

Brighton began life as a small Saxon village. The Saxons arrived in Sussex in the 5th century AD, founding the kingdom of Sussex, which included the town of Brighton. It was originally called Beorhthelm's tun (Beorthelm's farm/village). Hundreds of years later, it grew into the city of Brighton. Here, farmers lived in a village above a cliff and fisherman resided under the cliff on the foreshore. By the 14th century, it was a bustling market town.

The French burned down the town in 1514 and again in 1545; however, it was quickly rebuilt, transforming into a flourishing town with a growing population. Brighton was devastated by a terrible storm in 1703 and residents left in droves, leaving only the poor behind. It did not recover until the late 18th century.

Brighton Demographics

The 2011 census found that Brighton has an even split of male and female residents.

The ethnic composition of those living there is 89.08% white (80.48% are white British, 1.38% are white Irish, 7.21% are other white), 4.13% Asian (1.10% are Chinese, 1.10% are Indian, 0.50% are Bangladeshi, and 1.43% are other Asian), 3.81% mixed race (1.54% are mixed black/white, 1.23% are mixed white/Asian, 1.05% are another mix), 1.53% black and 0.80% Arab.

Most people in Brighton consider themselves to be Christians (42.90%) or non-religious (42.42%). 2.23% are Muslims, while 1% are Buddhist and 0.98% are Jewish. 1.66% follow another religion while 8.81 did not state a religion. Interestingly, in the 2001 census, Brighton had the highest percentage of residents indicating their religion as 'Jedi' among all areas of England and Wales - around 330,000 total individuals responded as such.

Growth Rate
0.83%

Brighton Population 2023

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Growth
1950434,948
1951439,0520.94%4,104
1952443,2010.94%4,149
1953447,3780.94%4,177
1954451,5990.94%4,221
1955455,8610.94%4,262
1956460,1690.95%4,308
1957464,5050.94%4,336
1958468,8890.94%4,384
1959473,3130.94%4,424
1960477,7860.95%4,473
1961481,3320.74%3,546
1962480,796-0.11%-536
1963480,261-0.11%-535
1964479,725-0.11%-536
1965479,192-0.11%-533
1966478,659-0.11%-533
1967478,126-0.11%-533
1968477,593-0.11%-533
1969477,062-0.11%-531
1970476,531-0.11%-531
1971475,228-0.27%-1,303
1972470,512-0.99%-4,716
1973465,855-0.99%-4,657
1974461,238-0.99%-4,617
1975456,667-0.99%-4,571
1976452,134-0.99%-4,533
1977447,659-0.99%-4,475
1978443,223-0.99%-4,436
1979438,830-0.99%-4,393
1980434,475-0.99%-4,355
1981431,348-0.72%-3,127
1982431,9840.15%636
1983432,6200.15%636
1984433,2590.15%639
1985433,8960.15%637
1986434,5350.15%639
1987435,1750.15%640
1988435,8170.15%642
1989436,4590.15%642
1990437,1020.15%643
1991439,3230.51%2,221
1992446,6711.67%7,348
1993454,1211.67%7,450
1994461,7071.67%7,586
1995469,4181.67%7,711
1996477,2701.67%7,852
1997485,2301.67%7,960
1998493,3351.67%8,105
1999501,5751.67%8,240
2000509,9641.67%8,389
2001517,6951.52%7,731
2002521,7990.79%4,104
2003525,9350.79%4,136
2004530,1100.79%4,175
2005534,3060.79%4,196
2006538,5410.79%4,235
2007542,8100.79%4,269
2008547,1190.79%4,309
2009551,4500.79%4,331
2010555,8210.79%4,371
2011560,3700.82%4,549
2012565,3660.89%4,996
2013570,3920.89%5,026
2014575,4700.89%5,078
2015580,5930.89%5,123
2016585,7690.89%5,176
2017590,9910.89%5,222
2018596,2600.89%5,269
2019601,5740.89%5,314
2020606,9090.89%5,335
2021612,1590.87%5,250
2022617,3530.85%5,194
2023622,4800.83%5,127
2024627,5240.81%5,044
2025632,4750.79%4,951
2026637,3220.77%4,847
2027642,0650.74%4,743
2028646,7010.72%4,636
2029651,2370.7%4,536
2030655,6800.68%4,443
2031660,0320.66%4,352
2032664,2940.65%4,262
2033668,4800.63%4,186
2034672,6000.62%4,120
2035676,6670.6%4,067
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