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The population stood at 143,618 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 — Thanet

143,618, latest 2025 (+1.0% year on year, from 142,158).

The population stood at 143,618 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 124,265 in 1995; the latest reading is 16% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Thanet, every published period
PeriodValue
2025143,618
2024142,158
2023140,794
2022140,511
2021140,658
2020139,945
2019140,624
2018140,848
2017140,680
2016140,373
2015139,668
2014138,695
2013136,916
2012135,730
2011134,402
2010133,508
2009132,337
2008131,750
2007130,637
2006129,601
2005129,301
2004128,782
2003128,140
2002127,675
2001126,750
2000126,453
1999126,476
1998125,523
1997125,370
1996124,433
1995124,265
1994124,380
1993124,668
1992125,402
1991126,078

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 — Thanet
143,618 for Thanet, 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/thanet/population-estimate

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