# 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.

| Rank | Area | Population estimate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 1,176,960 |
| 2 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 364,766 |
| 3 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 352,918 |
| 4 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 333,941 |
| 5 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 333,162 |
| 6 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 295,722 |
| 7 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 281,434 |
| 8 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 272,282 |
| 9 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 221,449 |
| 10 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 199,378 |
| 11 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 192,539 |
| 12 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 157,925 |
| 13 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 148,772 |
| 14 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 144,042 |
| 15 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 142,903 |
| 16 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 139,175 |
| 17 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 131,541 |
| 18 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 128,093 |
| 19 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 125,594 |
| 20 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 114,811 |
| 21 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 113,270 |
| 22 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 106,954 |
| 23 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 104,299 |
| 24 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 104,179 |
| 25 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 101,973 |
| 26 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 96,764 |
| 27 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 87,548 |
| 28 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 84,380 |
| 29 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 81,392 |
| 30 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 67,688 |

Source: Mid-year population estimates, ONS population estimates. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/west-midlands