# Fastest and slowest growing places in East Midlands (2025)

Harborough and South Derbyshire were the joint fastest growing of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2025 (annual population change 1.9%).

Lincoln and Nottingham were the joint slowest growing (−1.5%). The middle council, Charnwood, had 0.7%.

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates.

| Rank | Area | Annual population change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 1.9% |
| =1 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 1.9% |
| =3 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 1.4% |
| =3 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 1.4% |
| =3 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 1.4% |
| =3 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 1.4% |
| =7 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 1.3% |
| =7 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 1.3% |
| 9 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 1.2% |
| =10 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 1.1% |
| =10 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 1.1% |
| =10 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 1.1% |
| 13 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 1.0% |
| =14 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 0.9% |
| =14 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 0.9% |
| =16 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 0.8% |
| =16 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 0.8% |
| =18 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 0.7% |
| =18 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 0.7% |
| =18 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 0.7% |
| =21 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 0.6% |
| =21 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 0.6% |
| =21 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 0.6% |
| =21 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 0.6% |
| 25 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 0.5% |
| =26 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 0.4% |
| =26 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 0.4% |
| 28 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 0.3% |
| 29 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | −0.1% |
| 30 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | −0.2% |
| =31 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | −0.3% |
| =31 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | −0.3% |
| 33 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | −0.9% |
| =34 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | −1.5% |
| =34 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | −1.5% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change)

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