Folkestone and Hythe population, 2001–2024
Folkestone and Hythe has an estimated population of 112,411 (mid-2024), up 16.7% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area.
112,411
population, mid-2024
+16.7%
since 2001
+3.9%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (112,411)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 112,411 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 111,486 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 110,372 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 110,040 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 109,587 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 109,659 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 109,728 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 109,095 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 109,235 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 108,327 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 108,153 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 107,899 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 108,185 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 108,199 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 106,962 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 105,716 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 104,782 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 103,902 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 102,469 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 101,509 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 99,949 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 98,540 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 97,205 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 96,345 | — |
Food businesses
Folkestone and Hythe has 114 takeaways, 316 restaurants and cafés and 143 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.36 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 10.1 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area (code E07000112), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.