# Most and least populated places in East Midlands (2021)

West Northamptonshire was the most populated of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2021 (population 425,725).

Rutland was the least populated (41,049). The middle council, Broxtowe, had 110,940.

| Rank | Area | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 425,725 |
| 2 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 368,571 |
| 3 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 359,525 |
| 4 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 323,632 |
| 5 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 261,364 |
| 6 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 183,971 |
| 7 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 143,404 |
| 8 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 142,296 |
| 9 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 126,300 |
| 10 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 126,206 |
| 11 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 122,956 |
| 12 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 119,077 |
| 13 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 118,075 |
| 14 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 117,804 |
| 15 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 117,264 |
| 16 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 113,642 |
| 17 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 112,906 |
| 18 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 110,940 |
| 19 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 110,482 |
| 20 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 107,205 |
| 21 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 104,706 |
| 22 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 103,813 |
| 23 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 103,569 |
| 24 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 102,926 |
| 25 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 102,001 |
| 26 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 97,625 |
| 27 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 95,156 |
| 28 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 95,122 |
| 29 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 90,933 |
| 30 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 80,272 |
| 31 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 71,540 |
| 32 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 70,502 |
| 33 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 57,747 |
| 34 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 51,752 |
| 35 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 41,049 |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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