# Biggest and smallest places in Yorkshire and The Humber by population (2025)

Leeds was the most populated of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2025 (population estimate 840,550).

North East Lincolnshire was the least populated (160,101). The middle council, Doncaster, had 323,016.

| Rank | Area | Population estimate | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 840,550 | – |
| 2 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 639,133 | – |
| 3 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 579,517 | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 4 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 557,758 | – |
| 5 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 445,832 | – |
| 6 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 369,450 | – |
| 7 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 360,334 | – |
| 8 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 323,016 | – |
| 9 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 279,161 | – |
| 10 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 273,257 | – |
| 11 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 252,784 | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 12 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 210,734 | – |
| 13 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 209,118 | – |
| 14 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 171,421 | – |
| 15 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 160,101 | – |

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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/west-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/yorkshire-and-the-humber