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The population stood at 292,697 in 2025. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Medway

292,697, latest 2025 (+0.3% year on year, from 291,691).

The population stood at 292,697 in 2025. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 241,287 in 1996; the latest reading is 21% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Medway, every published period
PeriodValue
2025292,697
2024291,691
2023287,701
2022282,849
2021279,903
2020280,364
2019279,852
2018278,827
2017278,652
2016277,504
2015276,037
2014273,977
2013271,084
2012268,144
2011264,885
2010262,738
2009260,230
2008258,224
2007255,824
2006253,478
2005252,098
2004251,459
2003251,159
2002250,262
2001249,704
2000248,474
1999246,383
1998245,341
1997242,314
1996241,287
1995241,417
1994242,586
1993242,616
1992243,686
1991242,528

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.

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Population estimate — Medway
292,697 for Medway, 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/medway/population-estimate

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