# Most and least densely populated places in the UK (2021)

Tower Hamlets was the most densely populated of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021 (population density 15,696 per km²).

Na h-Eileanan Siar was the least densely populated (8 per km²). The middle council, Calderdale, had 568 per km².

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

| Rank | Area | Population density | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 15,696 per km² | London | – |
| 2 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 14,575 per km² | London | – |
| 3 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 13,611 per km² | London | – |
| 4 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 11,848 per km² | London | – |
| 5 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 11,820 per km² | London | – |
| 6 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 11,168 per km² | London | – |
| 7 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 10,652 per km² | London | – |
| 8 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 9,697 per km² | London | – |
| 9 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 9,648 per km² | London | – |
| 10 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 9,559 per km² | London | – |
| 11 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 9,508 per km² | London | – |
| 12 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 8,924 per km² | London | – |
| 13 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 8,551 per km² | London | – |
| 14 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 7,859 per km² | London | – |
| 15 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 7,174 per km² | London | – |
| 16 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 6,610 per km² | London | – |
| 17 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 6,110 per km² | London | – |
| 18 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 6,063 per km² | London | – |
| 19 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 5,720 per km² | London | – |
| 20 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 5,501 per km² | London | – |
| 21 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 5,196 per km² | East of England | – |
| 22 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 5,176 per km² | London | – |
| 23 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 5,156 per km² | South East | – |
| 24 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 5,150 per km² | London | – |
| 25 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 5,026 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 26 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 4,990 per km² | South East | – |
| 27 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 4,871 per km² | South East | – |
| 28 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 4,781 per km² | London | – |
| 29 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 4,772 per km² | North West | – |
| 30 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 4,771 per km² | East of England | – |
| 31 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 4,519 per km² | London | – |
| 32 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 4,512 per km² | London | – |
| 33 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 4,487 per km² | London | – |
| 34 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 4,346 per km² | North West | – |
| =35 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 4,336 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| =35 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 4,336 per km² | East of England | – |
| 37 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 4,315 per km² | South West | – |
| 38 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 4,314 per km² | South East | – |
| 39 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 4,276 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 40 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 4,069 per km² | London | – |
| 41 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 4,042 per km² | North West | – |
| 42 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 4,016 per km² | London | – |
| 43 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 3,995 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 44 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 3,798 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 45 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 3,730 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 46 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 3,690 per km² | East of England | – |
| 47 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 3,579 per km² | East of England | – |
| 48 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 3,555 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 49 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 3,554 per km² | South East | – |
| 50 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 3,535 per km² | East of England | – |
| 51 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 3,501 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 52 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 3,446 per km² | East of England | – |
| 53 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 3,424 per km² | South East | – |
| 54 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 3,403 per km² | London | – |
| 55 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 3,350 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 56 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 3,346 per km² | South East | – |
| 57 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 3,315 per km² | South West | – |
| 58 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 3,302 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 59 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 3,265 per km² | South West | – |
| 60 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 3,230 per km² | South East | – |
| 61 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 3,115 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 62 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 3,056 per km² | East of England | – |
| 63 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 3,054 per km² | South East | – |
| 64 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 2,970 per km² | London | – |
| 65 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 2,909 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 66 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 2,779 per km² | South West | – |
| 67 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 2,777 per km² | North West | – |
| 68 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 2,765 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 69 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 2,732 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 70 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 2,671 per km² | North East | – |
| 71 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 2,645 per km² | North East | – |
| 72 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 2,644 per km² | London | – |
| 73 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 2,636 per km² | South East | – |
| 74 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 2,555 per km² | South East | – |
| =75 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 2,550 per km² | South West | – |
| =75 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 2,550 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 77 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 2,546 per km² | Wales | – |
| 78 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 2,534 per km² | North East | – |
| 79 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 2,508 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 80 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 2,487 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 81 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 2,469 per km² | South West | – |
| 82 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 2,454 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 83 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 2,374 per km² | South East | – |
| 84 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 2,339 per km² | North West | – |
| 85 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 2,333 per km² | London | – |
| 86 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 2,303 per km² | South East | – |
| 87 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 2,294 per km² | North East | – |
| 88 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 2,240 per km² | North West | – |
| 89 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 2,228 per km² | South East | – |
| 90 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 2,217 per km² | North West | – |
| 91 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 2,216 per km² | South West | – |
| 92 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 2,198 per km² | London | – |
| 93 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 2,117 per km² | North West | – |
| 94 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 2,012 per km² | South East | – |
| 95 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 2,006 per km² | East of England | – |
| 96 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 1,996 per km² | North East | – |
| 97 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 1,990 per km² | North West | – |
| 98 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 1,953 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 99 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 1,949 per km² | North West | – |
| 100 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 1,924 per km² | East of England | – |
| 101 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 1,786 per km² | North West | – |
| 102 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 1,783 per km² | North West | – |
| 103 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 1,750 per km² | North West | – |
| 104 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 1,712 per km² | South East | – |
| 105 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 1,705 per km² | East of England | – |
| =106 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 1,701 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =106 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 1,701 per km² | North West | – |
| 108 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 1,634 per km² | South East | – |
| 109 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 1,625 per km² | North West | – |
| 110 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 1,605 per km² | South East | – |
| 111 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 1,604 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 112 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 1,568 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 113 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 1,542 per km² | South East | – |
| 114 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 1,534 per km² | South East | – |
| 115 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 1,512 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 116 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 1,491 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 117 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 1,472 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 118 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 1,444 per km² | South East | – |
| =119 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 1,440 per km² | South East | – |
| =119 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 1,440 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 121 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 1,415 per km² | North West | – |
| 122 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 1,385 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 123 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 1,378 per km² | North East | – |
| 124 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 1,357 per km² | South East | – |
| 125 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 1,344 per km² | North West | – |
| 126 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 1,274 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 127 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 1,213 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 128 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 1,207 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =129 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 1,168 per km² | South East | – |
| =129 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 1,168 per km² | North West | – |
| 131 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 1,153 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 132 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 1,139 per km² | South East | – |
| =133 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 1,129 per km² | North West | – |
| =133 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 1,129 per km² | South East | – |
| 135 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 1,127 per km² | North West | – |
| 136 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 1,080 per km² | South East | – |
| 137 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 1,074 per km² | East of England | – |
| 138 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 1,066 per km² | East of England | – |
| 139 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 1,060 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 140 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 1,056 per km² | East of England | – |
| 141 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 1,044 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 142 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 1,039 per km² | North West | – |
| 143 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 1,030 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 144 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 1,015 per km² | South West | – |
| 145 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 992 per km² | South East | – |
| 146 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 983 per km² | North East | – |
| 147 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 981 per km² | North West | – |
| 148 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 977 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 149 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 959 per km² | North East | – |
| 150 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 951 per km² | South East | – |
| 151 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 930 per km² | South East | – |
| 152 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 928 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 153 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 925 per km² | East of England | – |
| 154 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 919 per km² | East of England | – |
| 155 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 855 per km² | North West | – |
| 156 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 838 per km² | Wales | – |
| 157 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 815 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 158 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 789 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 159 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 774 per km² | South East | – |
| =160 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 746 per km² | South East | – |
| =160 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 746 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 162 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 743 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 163 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 731 per km² | Wales | – |
| 164 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 730 per km² | East of England | – |
| 165 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 722 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 166 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 703 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 167 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 659 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 168 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 639 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 169 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 634 per km² | Wales | – |
| 170 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 632 per km² | Wales | – |
| 171 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 628 per km² | East of England | – |
| 172 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 624 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 173 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 615 per km² | Wales | – |
| =174 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 584 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =174 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 584 per km² | South West | – |
| 176 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 581 per km² | North West | – |
| =177 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 580 per km² | Wales | – |
| =177 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 580 per km² | East of England | – |
| 179 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 578 per km² | South West | – |
| 180 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 572 per km² | East of England | – |
| 181 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 568 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 182 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 565 per km² | North West | – |
| 183 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 560 per km² | Wales | – |
| 184 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 557 per km² | North East | – |
| 185 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 555 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =186 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 551 per km² | South West | – |
| =186 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 551 per km² | South East | – |
| 188 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 546 per km² | North East | – |
| 189 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 542 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 190 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 533 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =191 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 530 per km² | East of England | – |
| =191 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 530 per km² | South East | – |
| 193 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | 526 per km² | Wales | – |
| 194 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 525 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 195 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 520 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =196 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 513 per km² | East of England | – |
| =196 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 513 per km² | North West | – |
| 198 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 510 per km² | South East | – |
| 199 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 503 per km² | East of England | – |
| 200 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 501 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 201 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 499 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 202 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 491 per km² | North West | – |
| 203 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 484 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 204 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 475 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 205 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 462 per km² | South East | – |
| =206 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 457 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =206 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 457 per km² | South East | – |
| 208 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 447 per km² | South East | – |
| 209 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 441 per km² | East of England | – |
| 210 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 423 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 211 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 411 per km² | East of England | – |
| 212 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 406 per km² | South East | – |
| =213 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 398 per km² | East of England | – |
| =213 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 398 per km² | Wales | – |
| 215 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 396 per km² | North West | – |
| 216 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 389 per km² | East of England | – |
| 217 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 388 per km² | North West | – |
| 218 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 382 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 219 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 375 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 220 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 371 per km² | South East | – |
| =221 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 370 per km² | South East | – |
| =221 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 370 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 223 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 369 per km² | South East | – |
| 224 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 364 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 225 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 355 per km² | East of England | – |
| 226 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 354 per km² | South East | – |
| 227 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 353 per km² | South East | – |
| 228 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 352 per km² | Wales | – |
| 229 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 348 per km² | South East | – |
| =230 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 342 per km² | North West | – |
| =230 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 342 per km² | South East | – |
| 232 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 339 per km² | North West | – |
| 233 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 338 per km² | South East | – |
| =234 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 325 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =234 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 325 per km² | South East | – |
| 236 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 323 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 237 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 322 per km² | Wales | – |
| 238 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 321 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 239 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 318 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 240 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 317 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 241 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 316 per km² | East of England | – |
| =242 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 308 per km² | South East | – |
| =242 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 308 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| =244 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 292 per km² | South East | – |
| =244 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 292 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 246 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 291 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 247 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 289 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 248 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 281 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 249 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 277 per km² | South East | – |
| 250 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 273 per km² | South East | – |
| 251 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 272 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 252 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 271 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 253 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 268 per km² | Wales | – |
| 254 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 263 per km² | South West | – |
| 255 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 254 per km² | East of England | – |
| 256 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 252 per km² | North West | – |
| 257 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 244 per km² | South East | – |
| 258 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 240 per km² | South East | – |
| 259 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 239 per km² | East of England | – |
| =260 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 234 per km² | North East | – |
| =260 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 234 per km² | South East | – |
| =262 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 229 per km² | South East | – |
| =262 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 229 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =262 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 229 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =262 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 229 per km² | South West | – |
| =262 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 229 per km² | South East | – |
| 267 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 220 per km² | South East | – |
| 268 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 208 per km² | South East | – |
| =269 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 200 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| =269 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 200 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =269 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 200 per km² | South West | – |
| =269 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 200 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 273 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 198 per km² | East of England | – |
| 274 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 195 per km² | East of England | – |
| 275 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 194 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 276 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 193 per km² | South East | – |
| 277 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 192 per km² | South East | – |
| 278 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 189 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 279 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 188 per km² | East of England | – |
| =280 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 185 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| =280 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 185 per km² | South West | – |
| =280 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 185 per km² | East of England | – |
| 283 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 184 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 284 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 182 per km² | South East | – |
| 285 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 180 per km² | East of England | – |
| 286 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 174 per km² | East of England | – |
| 287 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 168 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| =288 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 166 per km² | South West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =288 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 166 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =290 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 165 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =290 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 165 per km² | South West | – |
| =290 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 165 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 293 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 161 per km² | South West | – |
| 294 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 160 per km² | South East | – |
| 295 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 158 per km² | South East | – |
| 296 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 157 per km² | South West | – |
| 297 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 156 per km² | East of England | – |
| 298 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 155 per km² | East of England | – |
| =299 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 152 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| =299 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 152 per km² | South West | – |
| =299 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 152 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 302 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 151 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =303 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 142 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =303 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 142 per km² | East of England | – |
| =305 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 138 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| =305 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 138 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 307 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 135 per km² | East of England | – |
| 308 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 131 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 309 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 128 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 310 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 127 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 311 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 126 per km² | South West | – |
| 312 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 120 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 313 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 118 per km² | East of England | – |
| 314 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 114 per km² | Wales | – |
| 315 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 109 per km² | Wales | – |
| =316 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 108 per km² | East of England | – |
| =316 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 108 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| =316 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 108 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 319 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 107 per km² | East of England | – |
| 320 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 106 per km² | East of England | – |
| 321 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 105 per km² | North West | – |
| 322 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 104 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 323 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 102 per km² | Wales | – |
| 324 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 101 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 325 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 100 per km² | South West | – |
| 326 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 96 per km² | Wales | – |
| 327 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 95 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =328 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 91 per km² | South West | – |
| =328 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 91 per km² | South West | – |
| =328 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 91 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =331 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 90 per km² | North West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =331 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 90 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 333 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 86 per km² | West Midlands | – |
| 334 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 82 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 335 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 81 per km² | East Midlands | – |
| 336 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 79 per km² | Wales | – |
| 337 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 78 per km² | South West | – |
| =338 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 77 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| =338 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 77 per km² | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 340 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 76 per km² | Wales | – |
| 341 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 71 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 342 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 69 per km² | South West | – |
| 343 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 64 per km² | North East | – |
| 344 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 60 per km² | North West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 345 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 52 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 346 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 49 per km² | South West | – |
| 347 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 46 per km² | Wales | – |
| =348 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 42 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =348 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 42 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 350 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 41 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 351 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 40 per km² | Wales | – |
| 352 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 39 per km² | Northern Ireland | – |
| 353 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 28 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 354 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 26 per km² | Wales | – |
| 355 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 25 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 356 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 23 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 357 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 22 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 358 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 16 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 359 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 12 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 360 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 9 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 361 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 8 per km² | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |

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

- [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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/east-midlands)
- [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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