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Population of the urban area in Polegate
1975 – 2025 · 11 data points
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
117,257
+0.9%
since 2020
First value · 1975
89,656
since 2015
+2.5%
+0.5% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Polegate
117K
2025
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
The series at a glance Polegate · 1975 – 2025
Latest value
117,257 · 2025
First value
89,656 · 1975
Highest
117,257 · 2025
Lowest
89,656 · 1975
Average change
+0.5% a year on average
Data points
11
By year
All years · 1975 – 2025
| Year | Polegate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117,257 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 116,224 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 114,439 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 109,240 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 103,802 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 99,864 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 97,336 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 95,737 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 94,068 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 92,636 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 89,656 |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
What it means
How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.
How it is calculated
Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.
People
Polegate in numbers
Population
69M
2024 · United Kingdom
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
285
2024 · United Kingdom
Size of the urban area
37
2025
Density of the urban area
3,169
2025
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
17.0%
2024 · United Kingdom
Residents 65 and over
18.8%
2022 · United Kingdom
Life expectancy
81.4
2024 · United Kingdom
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom