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Population in Thanet

Every population series published for Thanet, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Net internal migration by local authority

In Thanet, net internal migration by local authority rose from 1,031 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,781 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 750 or 72.7% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,031 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 841 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,522 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,109 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 703 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 585 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 354 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 117 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -30 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,497 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -37 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 0 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,328 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,781 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,781 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Thanet, international migration into a local authority rose from 968 in Year to mid-2012 to 970 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2 or 0.2% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 968 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 917 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 978 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 805 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 888 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 714 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 809 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 721 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 622 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 649 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 976 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,338 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,395 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 970 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 970 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Thanet, international migration out of a local authority rose from 671 in Year to mid-2012 to 762 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 91 or 13.6% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200400600201520202025Year to mid-2012: 671 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 525 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 585 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 658 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 655 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 627 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 696 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 746 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 675 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 709 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 536 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 426 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 469 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 762 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 762 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Thanet, net international migration by local authority fell from 297 in Year to mid-2012 to 208 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 89 or 30.0% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250500750201520202025Year to mid-2012: 297 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 392 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 393 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 147 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 233 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 87 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 113 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -25 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -53 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -60 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 440 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 912 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 926 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 208 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 208 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Thanet, births by local authority fell from 1,728 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,241 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 487 or 28.2% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,728 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,642 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,598 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,594 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,628 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,546 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,597 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,474 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,451 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,311 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,381 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,308 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,260 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,241 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,241 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Thanet, deaths by local authority rose from 1,689 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,768 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 79 or 4.7% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,689 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,662 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,678 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,747 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,713 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,748 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,799 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,629 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,977 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,896 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,753 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,885 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,868 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,768 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,768 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Thanet, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 39 in Year to mid-2012 to -527 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 566 or 1451.3% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-600-400-2000201520202025Year to mid-2012: 39 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -20 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -80 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -153 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -85 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -202 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -202 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -155 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -526 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -585 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -372 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -577 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -608 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -527 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -527 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Thanet, other population change by local authority rose from -39 in Year to mid-2012 to -2 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 37 or 94.9% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-150-100-500201520202025Year to mid-2012: -39 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -27 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -56 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -130 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -146 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -163 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -97 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -161 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -70 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -139 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 10 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 15 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -4 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -2 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -2 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Thanet, population by local authority rose from 134,402 in Mid-2011 to 142,691 in Mid-2024, a change of 8,289 or 6.2% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative050k100k20152020Mid-2011: 134,402 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 135,730 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 136,916 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 138,695 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 139,668 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 140,373 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 140,680 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 140,848 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 140,624 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 139,945 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 140,658 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 140,699 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 141,049 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 142,691 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 142,691 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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