Medway

Unitary Authority in South East England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Medway.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Medway	Unitary Authority	249,488	263,925	279,773	292,655	→
South East England	Region	8,000,645	8,634,750	9,278,065	9,642,942

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Medway.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Allhallows-on-Sea	Built-up Area	Medway	1,649	1,676	1,683	1,671	→
Chatham	Built-up Area	Medway	71,499	74,357	76,983	79,529	→
Chattenden	Built-up Area	Medway	1,335	1,934	2,420	2,787	→
Cliffe	Built-up Area	Medway	2,261	2,403	2,526	2,496	→
Cliffe Woods	Built-up Area	Medway	2,803	2,662	2,691	2,896	→
Cuxton	Built-up Area	Medway	2,831	2,885	3,037	2,997	→
Gillingham	Built-up Area	Medway	99,370	104,168	108,483	114,176	→
Grain	Built-up Area	Medway	1,731	1,648	1,730	1,724	→
Halling	Built-up Area	Medway	2,052	2,150	2,927	2,943	→
High Halstow	Built-up Area	Medway	1,624	1,662	1,822	1,890	→
Hoo St Werburgh	Built-up Area	Medway	5,850	6,830	8,759	9,731	→
Lower Upnor	Built-up Area	Medway	449	682	838	811	→
Rochester	Built-up Area	Medway	58,490	62,982	67,274	69,968	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	143,140
Females	149,515

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	68,774
18-64 years	175,812
65+ years	48,069

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	12,129
70-79 years	22,427
60-69 years	30,389
50-59 years	36,581
40-49 years	38,738
30-39 years	43,362
20-29 years	33,793
10-19 years	37,770
0-9 years	37,466

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	241,119
EU	15,239
Europe (other)	1,937
Middle East & Asia	9,945
Africa	8,764
Other country	2,769

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	235,747
Asian	16,484
Black	15,723
Arab	452
Mixed/multiple	7,859
Other ethnic group	3,508

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	126,097
Muslims	7,636
Hindus	3,172
Sikhs	4,363
Buddhists	999
Jews	217
Other religion	1,705
No religion	120,309