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The population stood at 162,612 in 2025. That is 0.1% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Canterbury

162,612, latest 2025 (+0.1% year on year, from 162,372).

The population stood at 162,612 in 2025. That is 0.1% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 128,843 in 1992; the latest reading is 26% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Canterbury, every published period
PeriodValue
2025162,612
2024162,372
2023161,601
2022159,081
2021156,631
2020157,187
2019157,109
2018157,256
2017157,944
2016157,280
2015156,143
2014155,151
2013153,475
2012151,710
2011150,600
2010148,653
2009146,396
2008146,073
2007145,197
2006143,490
2005141,918
2004140,578
2003138,608
2002136,483
2001135,381
2000134,905
1999133,662
1998132,609
1997132,603
1996131,318
1995130,689
1994130,380
1993129,777
1992128,843
1991129,553

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 — Canterbury
162,612 for Canterbury, 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/canterbury/population-estimate

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