What has caused Kents population growth?
There are two components of population change (PDF, 77k) of an area – natural change (births and deaths (PDF, 192k) and migration. Year on year Kent has seen more births than deaths and more people moving in to Kent than leaving. The result has been steady population growth in the county. The number of deaths in Kent has been falling steadily over recent years due to people living longer. More information is available in our life expectancy bulletin (PDF, 478k).