Biggest and smallest places in the UK by population (2025)

Birmingham was the most populated of the UK’s 361 councils in 2025 (population estimate 1,176,960).

Isles of Scilly was the least populated (2,299). The middle council, Stratford-on-Avon, had 148,772.

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Population estimate for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilRegion or nationValue
1BirminghamWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,176,960
2LeedsYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber840,550
3GlasgowScotlandScotland654,330
4North YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber639,133
5SomersetSouth WestSouth West590,972
6ManchesterNorth WestNorth West588,256
7CornwallSouth WestSouth West584,782
8BuckinghamshireSouth EastSouth East584,296
9SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber

ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield.

Yorkshire and The Humber579,517
10BradfordYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber557,758
11County DurhamNorth EastNorth East539,146
12EdinburghScotlandScotland531,370
13WiltshireSouth WestSouth West526,392
14LiverpoolNorth WestNorth West507,915
15BristolSouth WestSouth West495,260
16KirkleesYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber445,832
17West NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands444,218
18Cheshire EastNorth WestNorth West425,459
19CroydonLondonLondon410,085
20BarnetLondonLondon408,087
21Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth WestSouth West405,829
22DorsetSouth WestSouth West391,036
23EalingLondonLondon387,072
24LeicesterEast MidlandsEast Midlands383,116
25CardiffWalesWales381,516
26North NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands379,569
27NewhamLondonLondon376,542
28FifeScotlandScotland373,990
29Cheshire West and ChesterNorth WestNorth West373,951
30WakefieldYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber369,450
31CoventryWest MidlandsWest Midlands364,766
32East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber360,334
33SandwellWest MidlandsWest Midlands352,918
34BrentLondonLondon352,201
35BelfastNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland351,927
36WiganNorth WestNorth West347,089
37North LanarkshireScotlandScotland343,930
38WandsworthLondonLondon339,859
39BromleyLondonLondon336,048
40South LanarkshireScotlandScotland334,330
41Tower HamletsLondonLondon334,240
42NorthumberlandNorth EastNorth East333,975
43DudleyWest MidlandsWest Midlands333,941
44ShropshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands333,162
45WirralNorth WestNorth West329,896
46EnfieldLondonLondon329,400
47HillingdonLondonLondon326,671
48NottinghamEast MidlandsEast Midlands325,765
49DoncasterYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber323,016
50RedbridgeLondonLondon321,829
51Central BedfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England321,605
52Newcastle upon TyneNorth EastNorth East320,838
53LambethLondonLondon314,298
54SouthwarkLondonLondon312,366
55BoltonNorth WestNorth West309,732
56Milton KeynesSouth EastSouth East308,866
57South GloucestershireSouth WestSouth West308,787
58StockportNorth WestNorth West304,879
59GreenwichLondonLondon301,225
60LewishamLondonLondon301,037
61HounslowLondonLondon299,486
62SalfordNorth WestNorth West297,004
63WalsallWest MidlandsWest Midlands295,722
64MedwaySouth EastSouth East292,697
65SeftonNorth WestNorth West287,583
66SunderlandNorth EastNorth East287,070
67Brighton and HoveSouth EastSouth East284,170
68Waltham ForestLondonLondon283,713
69CumberlandNorth WestNorth West282,343
70WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands281,434
71HaveringLondonLondon280,787
72RotherhamYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber279,161
73DerbyEast MidlandsEast Midlands275,344
74Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber273,257
75HarrowLondonLondon272,612
76Stoke-on-TrentWest MidlandsWest Midlands272,282
77PlymouthSouth WestSouth West271,361
78HackneyLondonLondon266,241
79HaringeyLondonLondon266,218
80AberdeenshireScotlandScotland264,640
81SouthamptonSouth EastSouth East259,230
82BexleyLondonLondon257,103
83BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber

ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield.

Yorkshire and The Humber252,784
84OldhamNorth WestNorth West251,915
85East SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England250,106
86SwanseaWalesWales249,429
87SwindonSouth WestSouth West245,286
88Rhondda Cynon TafWalesWales241,015
89TraffordNorth WestNorth West240,981
90TamesideNorth WestNorth West240,822
91Barking and DagenhamLondonLondon238,295
92RochdaleNorth WestNorth West237,641
93HighlandScotlandScotland237,260
94LutonEast of EnglandEast of England236,380
95Westmorland and FurnessNorth WestNorth West231,307
96AberdeenScotlandScotland230,180
97North SomersetSouth WestSouth West227,160
98PeterboroughEast of EnglandEast of England224,757
99IslingtonLondonLondon224,551
100Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland223,044
101SolihullWest MidlandsWest Midlands221,449
102MertonLondonLondon218,891
103CamdenLondonLondon216,658
104WarringtonNorth WestNorth West215,425
105North TynesideNorth EastNorth East215,401
106SuttonLondonLondon213,972
107WestminsterLondonLondon212,367
108PortsmouthSouth EastSouth East211,475
109CalderdaleYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber210,734
110YorkYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber209,118
111Stockton-on-TeesNorth EastNorth East207,158
112GatesheadNorth EastNorth East202,509
113ColchesterEast of EnglandEast of England201,163
114Bath and North East SomersetSouth WestSouth West200,898
115Telford and WrekinWest MidlandsWest Midlands199,378
116BuryNorth WestNorth West199,271
117Richmond upon ThamesLondonLondon196,713
118BedfordEast of EnglandEast of England196,398
119Basingstoke and DeaneSouth EastSouth East194,037
120BasildonEast of EnglandEast of England193,489
121HerefordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands192,539
122HuntingdonshireEast of EnglandEast of England191,941
123MaidstoneSouth EastSouth East191,415
124ChelmsfordEast of EnglandEast of England190,570
125Hammersmith and FulhamLondonLondon190,216
126CarmarthenshireWalesWales190,037
127St. HelensNorth WestNorth West189,890
128CharnwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands189,718
129West SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England189,407
130RenfrewshireScotlandScotland189,270
131WokinghamSouth EastSouth East189,024
132West LothianScotlandScotland187,240
133Southend-on-SeaEast of EnglandEast of England185,214
134ReadingSouth EastSouth East183,762
135Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland182,884
136ThurrockEast of EnglandEast of England181,664
137CaerphillyWalesWales176,078
138New ForestSouth EastSouth East175,930
139South CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England174,641
140Kingston upon ThamesLondonLondon172,761
141ArunSouth EastSouth East172,326
142CherwellSouth EastSouth East172,178
143North LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber171,421
144NewportWalesWales168,584
145WealdenSouth EastSouth East168,308
146SloughSouth EastSouth East167,450
147BraintreeEast of EnglandEast of England166,471
148OxfordSouth EastSouth East165,940
149West BerkshireSouth EastSouth East165,523
150Ards and North DownNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland165,407
151PrestonNorth WestNorth West164,498
152Blackburn with DarwenNorth WestNorth West163,801
153KnowsleyNorth WestNorth West163,723
154Mid SussexSouth EastSouth East163,566
155CanterburySouth EastSouth East162,612
156DacorumEast of EnglandEast of England162,316
157SwaleSouth EastSouth East160,671
158FalkirkScotlandScotland160,230
159North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber160,101
160Windsor and MaidenheadSouth EastSouth East159,776
161East DevonSouth WestSouth West159,637
162Reigate and BansteadSouth EastSouth East159,413
163TendringEast of EnglandEast of England159,060
164South OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East158,084
165East HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England158,033
166WarwickWest MidlandsWest Midlands157,925
167King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England156,943
168FlintshireWalesWales155,954
169Perth and KinrossScotlandScotland154,930
170MiddlesbroughNorth EastNorth East152,795
171Derry City and StrabaneNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland152,659
172Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland152,367
173Mid UlsterNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland152,292
174Vale of White HorseSouth EastSouth East152,217
175GuildfordSouth EastSouth East152,148
176HorshamSouth EastSouth East152,016
177South TynesideNorth EastNorth East151,255
178St AlbansEast of EnglandEast of England150,757
179South NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England150,396
180CambridgeEast of EnglandEast of England149,872
181Stratford-on-AvonWest MidlandsWest Midlands148,772
182Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland148,487
183DundeeScotlandScotland148,390
184BrecklandEast of EnglandEast of England148,095
185South KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands148,069
186BridgendWalesWales146,986
187East LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands146,756
188Kensington and ChelseaLondonLondon145,734
189NorwichEast of EnglandEast of England145,676
190Dumfries and GallowayScotlandScotland145,490
191LancasterNorth WestNorth West145,237
192Nuneaton and BedworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands144,042
193EastleighSouth EastSouth East143,710
194ThanetSouth EastSouth East143,618
195BlackpoolNorth WestNorth West143,492
196StaffordWest MidlandsWest Midlands142,903
197AshfordSouth EastSouth East142,523
198ElmbridgeSouth EastSouth East142,484
199Neath Port TalbotWalesWales142,028
200Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland141,752
201Isle of WightSouth EastSouth East140,777
202Mid and East AntrimNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland139,964
203BroadlandEast of EnglandEast of England139,652
204Redcar and ClevelandNorth EastNorth East139,541
205TorbaySouth WestSouth West139,486
206IpswichEast of EnglandEast of England139,457
207WychavonWest MidlandsWest Midlands139,175
208TeignbridgeSouth WestSouth West138,607
209GloucesterSouth WestSouth West138,565
210Epping ForestEast of EnglandEast of England138,394
211WrexhamWalesWales137,977
212Tonbridge and MallingSouth EastSouth East137,913
213ExeterSouth WestSouth West137,894
214North HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England137,365
215WaverleySouth EastSouth East137,218
216WinchesterSouth EastSouth East136,856
217Test ValleySouth EastSouth East135,698
218Vale of GlamorganWalesWales135,362
219PowysWalesWales134,843
220North AyrshireScotlandScotland133,660
221Bracknell ForestSouth EastSouth East132,145
222HaltonNorth WestNorth West131,912
223Amber ValleyEast MidlandsEast Midlands131,894
224East StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands131,541
225East HampshireSouth EastSouth East130,599
226AshfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands130,581
227ChichesterSouth EastSouth East130,224
228Newark and SherwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands128,684
229Newcastle-under-LymeWest MidlandsWest Midlands128,093
230RushcliffeEast MidlandsEast Midlands127,857
231HavantSouth EastSouth East127,362
232BassetlawEast MidlandsEast Midlands126,454
233StroudSouth WestSouth West126,418
234DartfordSouth EastSouth East126,297
235PembrokeshireWalesWales125,849
236RugbyWest MidlandsWest Midlands125,594
237CrawleySouth EastSouth East124,462
238West LancashireNorth WestNorth West123,564
239North KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands123,267
240SevenoaksSouth EastSouth East123,183
241ChorleyNorth WestNorth West121,814
242Welwyn HatfieldEast of EnglandEast of England121,748
243CheltenhamSouth WestSouth West121,452
244West OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East121,412
245East AyrshireScotlandScotland121,350
246GedlingEast MidlandsEast Midlands121,105
247DoverSouth EastSouth East121,055
248WyreNorth WestNorth West120,528
249GwyneddWalesWales120,295
250Tunbridge WellsSouth EastSouth East120,098
251South DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands119,441
252Hinckley and BosworthEast MidlandsEast Midlands118,240
253Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland117,663
254South RibbleNorth WestNorth West117,554
255Scottish BordersScotlandScotland116,800
256East LothianScotlandScotland116,460
257FarehamSouth EastSouth East115,373
258South StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands114,811
259AngusScotlandScotland114,610
260ConwyWalesWales114,421
261BroxtoweEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,963
262WorthingSouth EastSouth East113,844
263MansfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,682
264ErewashEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,474
265DarlingtonNorth EastNorth East113,402
266LichfieldWest MidlandsWest Midlands113,270
267North West LeicestershireEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,263
268Mid SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England113,047
269South AyrshireScotlandScotland112,280
270Folkestone and HytheSouth EastSouth East112,163
271GraveshamSouth EastSouth East111,221
272HertsmereEast of EnglandEast of England110,242
273East DunbartonshireScotlandScotland109,550
274BlabyEast MidlandsEast Midlands108,423
275North East DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands107,888
276WatfordEast of EnglandEast of England107,658
277SpelthorneSouth EastSouth East107,188
278WorcesterWest MidlandsWest Midlands106,954
279HarboroughEast MidlandsEast Midlands106,577
280ChesterfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands106,419
281WokingSouth EastSouth East106,197
282RushmoorSouth EastSouth East106,185
283FenlandEast of EnglandEast of England105,930
284Cannock ChaseWest MidlandsWest Midlands104,299
285Wyre ForestWest MidlandsWest Midlands104,179
286EastbourneSouth EastSouth East103,894
287TewkesburySouth WestSouth West103,753
288North NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England103,708
289LincolnEast MidlandsEast Midlands103,351
290HartSouth EastSouth East103,335
291BroxbourneEast of EnglandEast of England103,130
292LewesSouth EastSouth East102,648
293BromsgroveWest MidlandsWest Midlands101,973
294North DevonSouth WestSouth West101,281
295Great YarmouthEast of EnglandEast of England100,957
296BurnleyNorth WestNorth West100,946
297South HollandEast MidlandsEast Midlands100,758
298MidlothianScotlandScotland100,390
299PendleNorth WestNorth West100,203
300East RenfrewshireScotlandScotland99,840
301West LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands99,716
302HartlepoolNorth EastNorth East99,656
303HarlowEast of EnglandEast of England98,543
304DenbighshireWalesWales98,247
305BaberghEast of EnglandEast of England97,833
306Staffordshire MoorlandsWest MidlandsWest Midlands96,764
307UttlesfordEast of EnglandEast of England96,762
308RotherSouth EastSouth East96,150
309Three RiversEast of EnglandEast of England96,068
310MonmouthshireWalesWales95,329
311Surrey HeathSouth EastSouth East95,094
312MorayScotlandScotland94,730
313East CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England94,599
314StirlingScotlandScotland94,040
315TorfaenWalesWales93,973
316South HamsSouth WestSouth West93,171
317RunnymedeSouth EastSouth East93,013
318StevenageEast of EnglandEast of England92,081
319High PeakEast MidlandsEast Midlands91,676
320CotswoldSouth WestSouth West91,563
321HastingsSouth EastSouth East90,855
322RochfordEast of EnglandEast of England90,760
323Castle PointEast of EnglandEast of England90,613
324TandridgeSouth EastSouth East90,322
325Forest of DeanSouth WestSouth West90,157
326Mole ValleySouth EastSouth East88,808
327West DunbartonshireScotlandScotland88,340
328RedditchWest MidlandsWest Midlands87,548
329Argyll and ButeScotlandScotland87,310
330HyndburnNorth WestNorth West86,908
331FyldeNorth WestNorth West86,689
332Mid DevonSouth WestSouth West85,593
333BolsoverEast MidlandsEast Midlands84,397
334Malvern HillsWest MidlandsWest Midlands84,380
335Epsom and EwellSouth EastSouth East83,370
336GosportSouth EastSouth East82,618
337TamworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands81,392
338BrentwoodEast of EnglandEast of England80,104
339InverclydeScotlandScotland78,550
340RossendaleNorth WestNorth West73,688
341CeredigionWalesWales72,696
342BostonEast MidlandsEast Midlands72,092
343Derbyshire DalesEast MidlandsEast Midlands72,028
344TorridgeSouth WestSouth West70,378
345MaldonEast of EnglandEast of England70,196
346Isle of AngleseyWalesWales68,607
347North WarwickshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands67,688
348Blaenau GwentWalesWales67,593
349Ribble ValleyNorth WestNorth West66,938
350AdurSouth EastSouth East64,802
351Oadby and WigstonEast MidlandsEast Midlands61,533
352West DevonSouth WestSouth West58,980
353Merthyr TydfilWalesWales58,362
354MeltonEast MidlandsEast Midlands54,694
355ClackmannanshireScotlandScotland51,610
356RutlandEast MidlandsEast Midlands41,629
357Na h-Eileanan SiarScotlandScotland25,770
358Shetland IslandsScotlandScotland22,710
359Orkney IslandsScotlandScotland21,920
360City of LondonLondonLondon15,631
361Isles of ScillySouth WestSouth West2,299

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