Population
176,116
2024
South East region
9,642,942
New Forest represents
1.83%
of the region's population
Five-year population change
−995 residents ↓ 0.6%
New Forest
−0.6%
South East
+4.9%
England
+4.3%
Growth context
New Forest's population declined over five years. Its change was 5.4 percentage points below the South East and 4.8 percentage points below England.