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The population stood at 142,523 in 2025. That is 1.2% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Ashford

142,523, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 140,812).

The population stood at 142,523 in 2025. That is 1.2% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 93,092 in 1992; the latest reading is 53% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Ashford, every published period
PeriodValue
2025142,523
2024140,812
2023138,692
2022135,671
2021133,221
2020131,431
2019130,466
2018129,701
2017128,049
2016126,327
2015124,580
2014123,682
2013121,850
2012120,191
2011118,405
2010116,975
2009115,694
2008114,556
2007113,286
2006111,459
2005109,409
2004107,264
2003105,636
2002104,377
2001103,024
2000101,377
1999100,072
199897,975
199797,536
199696,442
199595,066
199493,763
199393,092
199293,092
199193,122

What these terms mean

Mid-year estimate
A modelled count of the population on 30 June, updated between censuses. It is an estimate, not a headcount. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Mid-year estimate, not a census count: This is a modelled mid-year (30 June) estimate, not a direct headcount. It is rebased periodically against the latest UK census results -- the current series was rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses, replacing previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022. Figures for the same year can therefore change between publications as later data becomes available.
  • Unrounded, but not precise to the individual: Figures are published unrounded to enable further calculation, but ONS is explicit that small estimates should not be read as accurate to a specific person -- they are produced using statistical models and disclosure-control methods, not a direct count.

Cite this figure:

Population estimate — Ashford
142,523 for Ashford, 2025
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 5 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/ashford/population-estimate

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