Biggest and smallest places in West Midlands by population (2025)

Birmingham was the most populated of West Midlands’s 30 councils in 2025 (population estimate 1,176,960).

North Warwickshire was the least populated (67,688). The middle council, Stafford, had 142,903.

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Population estimate for every council in West Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Birmingham1,176,960
2Coventry364,766
3Sandwell352,918
4Dudley333,941
5Shropshire333,162
6Walsall295,722
7Wolverhampton281,434
8Stoke-on-Trent272,282
9Solihull221,449
10Telford and Wrekin199,378
11Herefordshire192,539
12Warwick157,925
13Stratford-on-Avon148,772
14Nuneaton and Bedworth144,042
15Stafford142,903
16Wychavon139,175
17East Staffordshire131,541
18Newcastle-under-Lyme128,093
19Rugby125,594
20South Staffordshire114,811
21Lichfield113,270
22Worcester106,954
23Cannock Chase104,299
24Wyre Forest104,179
25Bromsgrove101,973
26Staffordshire Moorlands96,764
27Redditch87,548
28Malvern Hills84,380
29Tamworth81,392
30North Warwickshire67,688

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