# Most and least densely populated places in East Midlands (2021)

Leicester was the most densely populated of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2021 (population density 5,026 per km²).

East Lindsey was the least densely populated (81 per km²). The middle council, North East Derbyshire, had 370 per km².

Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place.

| Rank | Area | Population density |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 5,026 per km² |
| 2 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 4,336 per km² |
| 3 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 3,350 per km² |
| 4 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 2,909 per km² |
| 5 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 2,454 per km² |
| 6 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 1,568 per km² |
| 7 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 1,440 per km² |
| 8 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 1,385 per km² |
| 9 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 1,153 per km² |
| 10 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 1,030 per km² |
| 11 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 977 per km² |
| 12 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 789 per km² |
| 13 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 659 per km² |
| 14 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 501 per km² |
| 15 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 475 per km² |
| 16 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 382 per km² |
| 17 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 375 per km² |
| 18 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 370 per km² |
| 19 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 364 per km² |
| 20 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 317 per km² |
| 21 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 308 per km² |
| 22 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 291 per km² |
| 23 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 194 per km² |
| 24 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 189 per km² |
| 25 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 185 per km² |
| 26 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 168 per km² |
| 27 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 165 per km² |
| 28 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 152 per km² |
| 29 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 128 per km² |
| 30 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 127 per km² |
| 31 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 108 per km² |
| 32 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 104 per km² |
| 33 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 90 per km² |
| 34 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 82 per km² |
| 35 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 81 per km² |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density)

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