Towns and cities in Kent by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 155 populated places in Kent, ranked by current population. The largest is Saint Peters, with 125,370 people.

Every place in Kent, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Kent's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

1.41M

sum of the places listed below

155

towns & places

Saint Peters

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Saint Peters	125,370
2	Maidstone	107,627
3	Royal Tunbridge Wells	68,910
4	Folkestone	66,429
5	Margate	63,322
6	Ashford	62,787
7	Canterbury	55,087
8	Sittingbourne	54,392
9	Gravesend	54,263
10	Dartford	51,240
11	Ramsgate	42,027
12	Dover	41,709
13	Tonbridge	36,115
14	Whitstable	32,196
15	Deal	30,917
16	Sevenoaks	29,506
17	Herne Bay	24,875
18	Broadstairs	23,283
19	Faversham	23,024
20	Swanley	21,839
21	Longfield	16,808
22	Hartley	16,302
23	Swanscombe	15,801
24	Hythe	14,604
25	Sheerness	13,249
26	Snodland	10,211
27	Birchington-on-Sea	9,827
28	New Romney	9,674
29	Edenbridge	8,172
30	Hawkinge	8,002
31	Paddock Wood	7,840
32	Sturry	7,386
33	Otford	7,155
34	Tenterden	7,118
35	Larkfield	7,000
36	Kemsing	6,889
37	Westgate on Sea	6,594
38	Greenhithe	6,567
39	Pembury	6,128
40	Stone	6,100
41	West Kingsdown	5,484
42	Staplehurst	5,051
43	Rusthall	4,976
44	Tankerton	4,900
45	Sandwich	4,851
46	Aylesford	4,548
47	Wootton	4,467
48	Cranbrook	4,368
49	Meopham	4,361
50	Borough Green	4,342
51	Kennington	4,178
52	Culverstone Green	4,001
53	Hawkhurst	3,963
54	Lydd	3,889
55	Aylesham	3,793
56	Queenborough	3,548
57	Istead Rise	3,437
58	Westerham	3,303
59	Dymchurch	3,263
60	Iwade	3,087
61	St Mary's Bay	3,028
62	Leysdown-on-Sea	3,019
63	Hadlow	2,849
64	Chartham	2,836
65	Eynsford	2,791
66	Ash	2,767
67	Teynham	2,687
68	Kings Hill	2,638
69	Headcorn	2,505
70	Eastry	2,492
71	East Peckham	2,485
72	Darenth	2,481
73	Marden	2,466
74	Wateringbury	2,396
75	Romney Marsh	2,279
76	West Malling	2,266
77	Lenham	2,197
78	Newington	2,164
79	Lyminge	1,948
80	Wrotham	1,921
81	Wye	1,915
82	Charing	1,841
83	Lympne	1,704
84	Shepherdswell	1,630
85	Horsmonden	1,620
86	Bridge	1,576
87	Five Oak Green	1,540
88	Blean	1,536
89	Littlebourne	1,529
90	Eythorne	1,520
91	Harrietsham	1,442
92	Speldhurst	1,436
93	Capel le Ferne	1,386
94	Sundridge	1,383
95	Yalding	1,365
96	Upchurch	1,340
97	Wingham	1,303
98	Biddenden	1,303
99	Shadoxhurst	1,287
100	Wouldham	1,253
101	Horton Kirby	1,241
102	Burham	1,195
103	Lower Halstow	1,180
104	Brenchley	1,171
105	High Halden	1,159
106	Lamberhurst	1,147
107	Goudhurst	1,142
108	Eastchurch	1,135
109	Barham	1,114
110	Woodchurch	1,074
111	Sissinghurst	1,068
112	Aldington	988
113	Sole Street	977
114	Densole	937
115	Southfleet	918
116	Elham	911
117	Bethersden	876
118	Addington	857
119	Brasted	844
120	Mersham	806
121	Shoreham	800
122	Benenden	787
123	Wittersham	776
124	Sellindge	759
125	Borden	741
126	Penshurst	708
127	Rolvenden	691
128	Lydden	673
129	Detling	658
130	Worth	634
131	Lynsted	619
132	Smarden	614
133	Upstreet	607
134	Plaxtol	606
135	Ulcombe	575
136	Hildenborough	575
137	Fawkham	500
138	Offham	483
139	Brookland	479
140	Shipbourne	470
141	Kingston	444
142	Bredgar	443
143	Ide Hill	389
144	Halstead	386
145	Chilham	379
146	Alkham	351
147	Brook	310
148	Knockholt	305
149	Crockham Hill	291
150	Dunkirk	278
151	Lower Hardres	269
152	Frittenden	267
153	Trottiscliffe	257
154	Fawkham Green	231
155	Reculver	135

Common questions

What is the largest town in Kent?

Saint Peters, with 125,370 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 155 recorded places in Kent by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.