Kingston upon Thames population, 2001–2024
Kingston upon Thames has an estimated population of 172,692 (mid-2024), up 15.9% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Kingston upon Thames local authority area.
172,692
population, mid-2024
+15.9%
since 2001
+4.2%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (172,692)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 172,692 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 170,780 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 169,076 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 167,992 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 169,770 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 169,797 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 168,729 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 168,781 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 168,617 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 167,594 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 165,791 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 164,418 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 162,562 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 160,436 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 158,648 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 157,307 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 156,027 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 154,485 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 153,667 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 152,489 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 151,055 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 149,683 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 149,642 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 149,045 | — |
Food businesses
Kingston upon Thames has 150 takeaways, 440 restaurants and cafés and 85 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.34 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 8.7 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Kingston upon Thames local authority area (code E09000021), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.