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Population of Medway

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Person
Population
279,827

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People
Population Density
1,446 people per km2

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Population Growth
0.25%

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Population
Population Density
Population Growth
Area type
Unitary Authority
Land area
194 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.73
Birth rate
12.0
Death rate
8.6
internal migration
-0.2%
international migration
0.0%

Medway Population

The population of Medway is 279,827 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2023 population of Medway to be 282,000. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Medway grew by an estimated 685 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2021, the population grew by 11,697. Compare population by area.

Medway's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was 0.2%, which is 0.2% lower than the average population growth rate in Medway for the ten years prior to mid-2021 (0.5%).

Medway covers an area of 194 square kilometres (75 square miles) and has a population density of 1,446 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has increased by 60 people per km2 over the past decade.

Compared to England's figures

  • Medway's population of 279,827 is equivalent to 0.5% of England's 56,536,419 total population. Medway is the 20th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by total population.
  • Medway's population growth rate of 0.25% is 0.08% lower than England's current population growth rate of 0.33%. Medway is the 38th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population growth rate.
  • Medway's population density of 1,446 people per km2 is 1,011 people per km2 higher than England's 435 people per km2. Medway is the 20th Unitary Authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population density.

What causes population change in Medway

Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration out of Medway was 449, and net international migration into Medway was 79.

Medway's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Medway if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.73, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 12.0, led to population increases of 3,344 during the year, and Medway's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 8.6 resulted in a 2,391 population decrease. In total, a net 953 person natural increase.

Compared to figures for England

  • Medway's fertility rate of 1.73 is 0.11 higher than England's fertility rate of 1.62
  • Medway's birth rate of 12.0 births per thousand people is 1.3 higher than England's birth rate, and Medway's death rate or mortality rate of 8.6 people per thousand is 1.4 lower than England's death rate
  • Medway's annual net international migration rate of 0.03% is below the English average of 0.4%

Historic Medway Population Change Components

During the past decade, internal migration has fallen from a net inflow of 1,543 in 2011 to a net 449 outflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 148 in 2011 to an inflow of 79 in 2021.

The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 1,546 people in 2011 to 953 in 2021.

Births and deaths was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 85% of the total change in population.

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Average salary
£37,126

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Home
Average rent
£839

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GDP
£ 6.7 billion

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Medway historic population from 2011 to 2021

Medway's population, population density, and population growth rate, over the past decade.

Figures reported by the ONS in 2022.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2021 279,827 0.25% 1,446
2020 279,142 0.21% 1,442
2019 278,556 0.25% 1,439
2018 277,855 0.09% 1,436
2017 277,616 0.24% 1,434
2016 276,957 0.65% 1,431
2015 275,176 0.72% 1,422
2014 273,212 0.93% 1,412
2013 270,689 0.95% 1,399
2012 268,130 1,385
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Medway forecast population from 2023 to 2043

Medway's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.

The population of Medway is forecast to be 282,630 in 2025 and 285,244 in 2030.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2023 281,408 1,454
2024 282,049 0.23% 1,457
2025 282,630 0.21% 1,460
2026 283,201 0.20% 1,463
2027 283,750 0.19% 1,466
2028 284,270 0.18% 1,469
2029 284,763 0.17% 1,471
2030 285,244 0.17% 1,474
2031 285,706 0.16% 1,476
2032 286,181 0.17% 1,479
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. Data sources: ONS Local statistics

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