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The population stood at 121,055 in 2025. That is 1.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Dover

121,055, latest 2025 (+1.0% year on year, from 119,805).

The population stood at 121,055 in 2025. That is 1.0% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 103,351 in 1997; the latest reading is 17% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Dover, every published period
PeriodValue
2025121,055
2024119,805
2023118,950
2022117,514
2021116,549
2020116,134
2019115,902
2018115,148
2017114,335
2016113,365
2015112,464
2014112,541
2013111,979
2012111,529
2011111,718
2010111,072
2009110,061
2008109,848
2007109,041
2006107,904
2005107,475
2004106,878
2003105,784
2002104,883
2001104,646
2000104,478
1999104,006
1998103,686
1997103,351
1996103,571
1995104,084
1994104,375
1993104,063
1992104,606
1991104,434

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 — Dover
121,055 for Dover, 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/dover/population-estimate

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