# Most and least densely populated places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

Kingston upon Hull was the most densely populated of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021 (population density 3,730 per km²).

North Yorkshire was the least densely populated (77 per km²). The middle council, North East Lincolnshire, had 815 per km².

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

| Rank | Area | Population density | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 3,730 per km² | – |
| 2 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 1,512 per km² | 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. |
| 3 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 1,491 per km² | – |
| 4 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 1,472 per km² | – |
| 5 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 1,060 per km² | – |
| 6 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 1,044 per km² | – |
| 7 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 928 per km² | – |
| 8 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 815 per km² | – |
| 9 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 746 per km² | – |
| 10 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 743 per km² | 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. |
| 11 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 568 per km² | – |
| 12 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 542 per km² | – |
| 13 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 200 per km² | – |
| 14 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 142 per km² | – |
| 15 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 77 per km² | 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. |

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)
- [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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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/yorkshire-and-the-humber