🇮🇲 Isle of Man Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Isle of Man is 84,054, ranking #202 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.08% per year. The biggest city is Douglas with 26,218 inhabitants.

Live estimate

84,052

Growth rate

-0.08%

Density

147

people / km² (381 / mi²)

Median age

46.3

Fertility rate

1.53

births per woman

Life expectancy

81.4

years

Isle of Man population 1950–2100

Population of Isle of Man, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Isle of Man is projected to reach 77,970, and 58,065 by 2100.

Isle of Man population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	84,054	-0.08%	146.9	46.3
2025	84,118	-0.07%	147.1	46.1
2024	84,160	-0.03%	147.1	45.9
2023	84,165	0.02%	147.1	45.7
2022	84,132	0.06%	147.1	45.5
2021	84,106	0.00%	147.0	45.3
2020	84,064	0.10%	147.0	45.1
2019	83,957	0.16%	146.8	44.8
2018	83,805	0.20%	146.5	44.5
2017	83,609	0.27%	146.2	44.2
2016	83,466	0.08%	145.9	43.9
2015	83,593	-0.38%	146.1	43.4
2014	83,892	-0.34%	146.7	43.0
2013	84,141	-0.26%	147.1	42.5
2012	84,335	-0.20%	147.4	42.1
2011	84,382	0.09%	147.5	41.6
2010	83,873	1.13%	146.6	41.3
2009	82,940	1.11%	145.0	41.0
2008	82,030	1.10%	143.4	40.7
2007	81,146	1.07%	141.9	40.5
2006	80,294	1.04%	140.4	40.2
2005	79,516	0.90%	139.0	39.9
2004	78,792	0.92%	137.7	39.5
2003	78,049	0.97%	136.4	39.1
2002	77,275	1.02%	135.1	38.9
2001	76,476	1.06%	133.7	38.6
2000	75,659	1.09%	132.3	38.4
1999	74,790	1.22%	130.8	38.2
1998	73,860	1.28%	129.1	38.2
1997	72,909	1.31%	127.5	38.3
1996	72,048	1.06%	126.0	38.3
1995	71,513	0.42%	125.0	38.3
1994	71,168	0.55%	124.4	38.2
1993	70,772	0.57%	123.7	38.2
1992	70,354	0.61%	123.0	38.2
1991	69,808	0.94%	122.0	38.3
1990	68,916	1.63%	120.5	38.3
1989	67,790	1.66%	118.5	38.3
1988	66,680	1.64%	116.6	38.3
1987	65,597	1.64%	114.7	38.3
1986	64,696	1.12%	113.1	38.3
1985	64,401	-0.21%	112.6	38.1
1984	64,528	-0.18%	112.8	37.8
1983	64,630	-0.14%	113.0	37.7
1982	64,686	-0.04%	113.1	37.5
1981	64,596	0.32%	112.9	37.5
1980	64,076	1.30%	112.0	37.5
1979	63,239	1.32%	110.6	37.7
1978	62,398	1.35%	109.1	38.0
1977	61,566	1.33%	107.6	38.3
1976	60,750	1.34%	106.2	38.7
1975	59,959	1.28%	104.8	39.0
1974	59,138	1.47%	103.4	39.4
1973	58,256	1.53%	101.8	39.9
1972	57,367	1.54%	100.3	40.5
1971	56,427	1.76%	98.6	40.9
1970	55,300	2.28%	96.7	41.4
1969	54,074	2.20%	94.5	41.7
1968	52,891	2.22%	92.5	41.9
1967	51,741	2.17%	90.5	42.2
1966	50,748	1.70%	88.7	42.3
1965	50,090	0.91%	87.6	42.4
1964	49,625	0.95%	86.8	42.4
1963	49,151	0.97%	85.9	42.4
1962	48,688	0.92%	85.1	42.4
1961	48,451	0.05%	84.7	42.4
1960	48,868	-1.76%	85.4	42.2
1959	49,714	-1.68%	86.9	41.8
1958	50,525	-1.56%	88.3	41.4
1957	51,304	-1.50%	89.7	40.9
1956	52,059	-1.42%	91.0	40.4
1955	52,776	-1.31%	92.3	39.8
1954	53,445	-1.21%	93.4	39.3
1953	54,071	-1.12%	94.5	38.8
1952	54,642	-0.98%	95.5	38.4
1951	55,066	-0.56%	96.3	37.9
1950	55,089	0.48%	96.3	37.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	83,963	-0.14%	146.8	46.5
2028	83,852	-0.13%	146.6	46.7
2029	83,726	-0.17%	146.4	46.9
2030	83,590	-0.16%	146.1	47.1
2031	83,439	-0.20%	145.9	47.3
2032	83,273	-0.19%	145.6	47.4
2033	83,104	-0.21%	145.3	47.6
2034	82,916	-0.24%	145.0	47.7
2035	82,707	-0.27%	144.6	47.8
2036	82,478	-0.28%	144.2	47.9
2037	82,241	-0.29%	143.8	48.0
2038	82,000	-0.30%	143.4	48.1
2039	81,750	-0.32%	142.9	48.2
2040	81,498	-0.30%	142.5	48.3
2041	81,225	-0.37%	142.0	48.3
2042	80,909	-0.41%	141.5	48.4
2043	80,578	-0.41%	140.9	48.5
2044	80,230	-0.45%	140.3	48.5
2045	79,875	-0.44%	139.6	48.5
2046	79,530	-0.43%	139.0	48.5
2047	79,174	-0.47%	138.4	48.5
2048	78,799	-0.48%	137.8	48.6
2049	78,402	-0.53%	137.1	48.6
2050	77,970	-0.57%	136.3	48.7
2051	77,516	-0.60%	135.5	48.7
2052	77,089	-0.50%	134.8	48.8
2053	76,690	-0.54%	134.1	48.9
2054	76,272	-0.56%	133.3	48.9
2055	75,839	-0.58%	132.6	49.0
2056	75,390	-0.60%	131.8	49.1
2057	74,932	-0.61%	131.0	49.3
2058	74,482	-0.59%	130.2	49.4
2059	74,036	-0.61%	129.4	49.5
2060	73,571	-0.65%	128.6	49.7
2061	73,106	-0.62%	127.8	49.9
2062	72,644	-0.65%	127.0	50.1
2063	72,170	-0.66%	126.2	50.3
2064	71,701	-0.64%	125.4	50.5
2065	71,251	-0.61%	124.6	50.6
2066	70,808	-0.63%	123.8	50.7
2067	70,373	-0.60%	123.0	50.8
2068	69,950	-0.61%	122.3	50.9
2069	69,526	-0.61%	121.5	51.0
2070	69,122	-0.56%	120.8	51.0
2071	68,736	-0.56%	120.2	51.0
2072	68,352	-0.56%	119.5	51.0
2073	67,969	-0.56%	118.8	51.0
2074	67,586	-0.57%	118.2	51.0
2075	67,206	-0.56%	117.5	51.0
2076	66,838	-0.53%	116.9	51.1
2077	66,478	-0.55%	116.2	51.1
2078	66,112	-0.55%	115.6	51.1
2079	65,758	-0.52%	115.0	51.2
2080	65,420	-0.51%	114.4	51.2
2081	65,076	-0.55%	113.8	51.2
2082	64,722	-0.55%	113.1	51.3
2083	64,370	-0.54%	112.5	51.3
2084	64,018	-0.56%	111.9	51.4
2085	63,653	-0.59%	111.3	51.5
2086	63,276	-0.60%	110.6	51.5
2087	62,906	-0.58%	110.0	51.6
2088	62,535	-0.60%	109.3	51.7
2089	62,151	-0.63%	108.7	51.8
2090	61,776	-0.58%	108.0	51.9
2091	61,407	-0.62%	107.4	52.0
2092	61,030	-0.61%	106.7	52.1
2093	60,657	-0.62%	106.0	52.2
2094	60,286	-0.61%	105.4	52.3
2095	59,922	-0.60%	104.8	52.3
2096	59,551	-0.64%	104.1	52.4
2097	59,170	-0.64%	103.4	52.5
2098	58,800	-0.61%	102.8	52.6
2099	58,432	-0.64%	102.2	52.7
2100	58,065	-0.62%	101.5	52.7

Biggest cities in Isle of Man

#	City	Region	Population
1	Douglas capital	Douglas	26,218

FAQ

What is the population of Isle of Man in 2026?

The population of Isle of Man is 84,054 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Isle of Man?

Douglas is the biggest city in Isle of Man with 26,218 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Isle of Man growing or shrinking?

The population of Isle of Man is shrinking at -0.08% per year.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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