Mid year population estimates

There are estimated to be 1,427,400 people living within the Kent County Council area as at mid-2010. 

Each year the Office for National Statistics (ONS) releases estimates of the resident population for all areas within England and Wales.

County and district level

The latest set of population estimates for Kent and districts within Kent are for mid-2010 and were released by ONS on 30 June 2011.  A number of bulletins presenting the mid-2010 estimates for Kent districts have been produced.  These include the latest estimates by five-year age group and gender, a timeseries of how the population has changed and reasons why the population has changed. 

The ONS has also released a set of experimental population estimates by ethnic group at County and District level.  These relate to mid-2009.  A time series back to 2001 is also presented. The estimates for Kent districts are presented in the bulletin 2009 ethnic population estimates for Kent (PDF, 174k).  Ethnicity estimates are not available for wards or parishes.

Ward level

The latest population estimates for electoral wards in Kent are for mid-2010.  These figures are presented in the bulletin 2010 ward level population estimates (PDF, 487k). The mid-2011 estimates are due to be published by the ONS in Autumn 2012.

Parish level

The latest population estimates for Kent parishes are for mid-2007.  These figures are presented in the bulletin 2007 parish population estimates (PDF, 188k).  We do not have a date for further updates but will publish them here when they become available.

 

Definition of resident population:

The estimated resident population of an area includes all people who usually live there, whatever their nationality. Members of UK and non-UK armed forces stationed in the UK are included and UK forces stationed outside the UK are excluded. Students are taken to be resident at their term time address.