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The population stood at 191,415 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 — Maidstone

191,415, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 189,189).

The population stood at 191,415 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 136,977 in 1994; the latest reading is 40% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Maidstone, every published period
PeriodValue
2025191,415
2024189,189
2023185,674
2022180,981
2021176,697
2020173,272
2019171,816
2018169,974
2017168,115
2016165,953
2015164,112
2014161,567
2013159,308
2012157,457
2011155,764
2010153,739
2009151,594
2008149,723
2007147,741
2006145,307
2005143,353
2004142,242
2003141,246
2002140,338
2001139,116
2000138,633
1999137,941
1998138,077
1997138,448
1996138,405
1995137,387
1994136,977
1993137,390
1992137,211
1991137,023

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 — Maidstone
191,415 for Maidstone, 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/maidstone/population-estimate

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