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The population stood at 160,671 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 — Swale

160,671, latest 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 158,754).

The population stood at 160,671 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 116,149 in 1991; the latest reading is 38% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Swale, every published period
PeriodValue
2025160,671
2024158,754
2023156,521
2022154,683
2021152,218
2020150,584
2019149,753
2018148,400
2017146,846
2016145,184
2015142,723
2014140,992
2013139,135
2012137,694
2011136,324
2010134,980
2009133,030
2008131,720
2007129,721
2006127,568
2005126,516
2004125,890
2003125,348
2002124,172
2001123,123
2000121,638
1999120,079
1998118,693
1997118,268
1996117,337
1995117,552
1994116,798
1993116,669
1992116,179
1991116,149

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 — Swale
160,671 for Swale, 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/swale/population-estimate

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