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The population stood at 120,098 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991.

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Population estimate — Tunbridge Wells

120,098, latest 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 119,435).

The population stood at 120,098 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 101,225 in 1993; the latest reading is 19% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Tunbridge Wells, every published period
PeriodValue
2025120,098
2024119,435
2023117,720
2022116,233
2021115,650
2020115,271
2019115,158
2018114,940
2017115,559
2016115,198
2015114,769
2014115,228
2013115,164
2012115,402
2011115,246
2010114,040
2009112,774
2008111,251
2007108,927
2006107,052
2005105,877
2004105,131
2003104,390
2002104,206
2001104,049
2000103,686
1999103,031
1998102,507
1997101,560
1996102,164
1995102,777
1994102,152
1993101,225
1992101,359
1991101,487

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 — Tunbridge Wells
120,098 for Tunbridge Wells, 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/tunbridge-wells/population-estimate

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