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Equality and diversity data

The Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination under these 9 protected categories:

  • age
  • disability
  • gender reassignment
  • marriage and civil partnerships
  • pregnancy and maternity
  • race
  • religion and belief
  • sex
  • sexual orientation

Supporting data for 7 of these categories is available here. We are unable to provide information on pregnancy and maternity. There are currently no data sources that provide information on gender reassignment or the number of transgender residents in Kent; however, national statistics can be found on the National LGBT survey.

Find out more about our equality and diversity policy statement.

If you need help with any of the documents on this page or require any further information, call 03000 41 74 44 or email research@kent.gov.uk.

There are more female residents in Kent than male. However, boys outnumber girls up to the age of 24, and women outnumber men for all ages after that.

Our population is ageing and one of the reasons for this is increased life expectancy. Population forecasts show how the number of young and middle-aged people is forecast to decline in future years, while the number of older people is forecast to significantly increase.

Information about the number of male and female residents by age in Kent can be found in the Mid-Year Population Estimates: Age and gender profile bulletin (PDF, 579.6 KB).

The number of deaths in Kent has been falling steadily over recent years due to people living longer. More information is available in our life expectancy bulletin (PDF, 601.0 KB).

The Disability in Kent bulletin (PDF, 953.9 KB) presents three measures which can be used to estimate the number of people in Kent with a disability.

Information about disability and limiting long-term illness in Kent can be found in the 2021 Census table: Disability (limiting long term illness) (XLSX, 71.3 KB). This table presents the population by disability from the 2021, 2011, and 2001 Census.

Information about ethnic diversity in Kent can be found in the 2021 Census table: Ethnic group (XLSX, 102.2 KB).

This table presents the population by ethnic groups from the 2021, 2011, and 2001 Census.

Information from the 2021 Census on the population of Kent by marital status and civil partnerships is available within:

Information about religion in Kent can be found in the 2021 Census table: Religion (XLSX, 79.7 KB) (XLSX, 79.8 KB). This table presents the population by religion from the 2021, 2011, and 2001 Census.

Information from the 2021 Census on the population of Kent by sexual orientation and gender identity is available within the 2021 Census table: sexual orientation and gender identity (XLSX, 66.4 KB).