Most and least populated places in England (2021)

Birmingham was the most populated of England’s 296 councils in 2021 (population 1,144,919).

Isles of Scilly was the least populated (2,053). The middle council, South Tyneside, had 147,776.

Population for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	1,144,919
2	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	811,956
3	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	615,514
4	SomersetSouth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	South West	571,526
5	CornwallSouth West	South West	570,305
6	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	556,512
7	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	553,078
8	ManchesterNorth West	North West	551,938
9	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	546,412
10	County DurhamNorth East	North East	522,068
11	WiltshireSouth West	South West	510,333
12	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	486,088
13	BristolSouth West	South West	472,465
14	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	433,216
15	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	425,725
16	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	400,196
17	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	398,772
18	CroydonLondon	London	390,719
19	BarnetLondon	London	389,344
20	DorsetSouth West	South West	379,579
21	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	368,571
22	EalingLondon	London	367,115
23	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	359,525
24	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	357,150
25	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	353,368
26	NewhamLondon	London	351,036
27	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	345,325
28	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	342,215
29	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	341,832
30	BrentLondon	London	339,816
31	BromleyLondon	London	329,992
32	EnfieldLondon	London	329,984
33	WiganNorth West	North West	329,330
34	WandsworthLondon	London	327,506
35	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	323,632
36	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	323,606
37	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	323,486
38	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	320,567
39	WirralNorth West	North West	320,199
40	LambethLondon	London	317,654
41	Tower HamletsLondon	London	310,306
42	RedbridgeLondon	London	310,260
43	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	308,106
44	SouthwarkLondon	London	307,637
45	HillingdonLondon	London	305,909
46	LewishamLondon	London	300,553
47	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	300,125
48	BoltonNorth West	North West	295,963
49	StockportNorth West	North West	294,773
50	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	294,252
51	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	290,424
52	GreenwichLondon	London	289,068
53	HounslowLondon	London	288,181
54	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	287,060
55	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	284,124
56	MedwaySouth East	South East	279,773
57	SeftonNorth West	North West	279,233
58	Waltham ForestLondon	London	278,426
59	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	277,103
60	SunderlandNorth East	North East	274,172
61	CumberlandNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	273,276
62	SalfordNorth West	North West	269,923
63	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	267,014
64	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	265,807
65	PlymouthSouth West	South West	264,695
66	HaringeyLondon	London	264,238
67	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	263,727
68	HaveringLondon	London	262,052
69	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	261,364
70	HarrowLondon	London	261,203
71	HackneyLondon	London	259,146
72	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	258,366
73	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	248,922
74	BexleyLondon	London	246,472
75	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	246,058
76	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	244,538
77	OldhamNorth West	North West	242,088
78	TraffordNorth West	North West	235,052
79	SwindonSouth West	South West	233,407
80	TamesideNorth West	North West	231,071
81	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	226,589
82	LutonEast of England	East of England	225,262
83	RochdaleNorth West	North West	223,773
84	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	218,869
85	North SomersetSouth West	South West	216,726
86	IslingtonLondon	London	216,589
87	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	216,240
88	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	215,671
89	MertonLondon	London	215,186
90	WarringtonNorth West	North West	210,974
91	CamdenLondon	London	210,136
92	SuttonLondon	London	209,639
93	North TynesideNorth East	North East	208,967
94	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	208,003
95	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	206,631
96	WestminsterLondon	London	204,236
97	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	202,821
98	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	196,595
99	GatesheadNorth East	North East	196,151
100	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	195,278
101	BuryNorth West	North West	193,851
102	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	193,409
103	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	192,715
104	BasildonEast of England	East of England	187,571
105	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	187,034
106	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	185,541
107	BedfordEast of England	East of England	185,225
108	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	185,154
109	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	183,971
110	St. HelensNorth West	North West	183,248
111	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	183,157
112	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	181,523
113	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	180,832
114	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	180,686
115	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	179,948
116	WokinghamSouth East	South East	177,503
117	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	176,001
118	New ForestSouth East	South East	175,785
119	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	175,782
120	ReadingSouth East	South East	174,224
121	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	169,680
122	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	168,063
123	ArunSouth East	South East	164,889
124	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	162,118
125	OxfordSouth East	South East	162,040
126	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	161,448
127	CherwellSouth East	South East	161,016
128	WealdenSouth East	South East	160,152
129	SloughSouth East	South East	158,500
130	CanterburySouth East	South East	157,432
131	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	156,966
132	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	155,268
133	DacorumEast of England	East of England	155,081
134	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	154,738
135	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	154,519
136	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	154,325
137	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	153,496
138	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	152,566
139	SwaleSouth East	South East	151,676
140	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	150,846
141	East DevonSouth West	South West	150,828
142	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	150,158
143	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	149,085
144	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	148,453
145	TendringEast of England	East of England	148,291
146	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	148,167
147	PrestonNorth West	North West	147,835
148	South TynesideNorth East	North East	147,776
149	HorshamSouth East	South East	146,778
150	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	145,674
151	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	143,926
152	NorwichEast of England	East of England	143,922
153	GuildfordSouth East	South East	143,650
154	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	143,404
155	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	143,375
156	LancasterNorth West	North West	142,934
157	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	142,296
158	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	141,948
159	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	141,476
160	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	141,036
161	ThanetSouth East	South East	140,587
162	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	140,459
163	IpswichEast of England	East of England	139,642
164	TorbaySouth West	South West	139,324
165	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	138,913
166	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	138,754
167	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	136,867
168	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	136,531
169	EastleighSouth East	South East	136,443
170	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	134,980
171	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	134,803
172	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	134,725
173	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	134,197
174	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	133,210
175	AshfordSouth East	South East	132,747
176	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	132,492
177	GloucesterSouth West	South West	132,416
178	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	132,201
179	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	131,721
180	ExeterSouth West	South West	130,709
181	Test ValleySouth East	South East	130,492
182	HaltonNorth West	North West	128,478
183	WaverleySouth East	South East	128,229
184	WinchesterSouth East	South East	127,444
185	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	126,300
186	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	126,206
187	East HampshireSouth East	South East	125,744
188	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	124,607
189	HavantSouth East	South East	124,208
190	ChichesterSouth East	South East	124,068
191	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	124,020
192	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	123,299
193	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	122,956
194	StroudSouth West	South West	121,104
195	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	120,514
196	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	119,836
197	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	119,077
198	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	118,836
199	CrawleySouth East	South East	118,493
200	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	118,075
201	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	117,804
202	ChorleyNorth West	North West	117,732
203	West LancashireNorth West	North West	117,429
204	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	117,264
205	DartfordSouth East	South East	116,753
206	DoverSouth East	South East	116,410
207	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	115,311
208	FarehamSouth East	South East	114,511
209	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	114,363
210	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	114,237
211	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	113,642
212	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	112,906
213	WyreNorth West	North West	111,946
214	WorthingSouth East	South East	111,338
215	South RibbleNorth West	North West	111,035
216	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	110,940
217	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	110,482
218	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	110,472
219	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	109,758
220	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	107,827
221	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	107,799
222	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	107,205
223	GraveshamSouth East	South East	106,900
224	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	106,436
225	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	104,706
226	WokingSouth East	South East	103,943
227	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	103,872
228	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	103,813
229	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	103,569
230	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	102,980
231	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	102,956
232	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	102,926
233	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	102,699
234	FenlandEast of England	East of England	102,462
235	WatfordEast of England	East of England	102,246
236	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	102,001
237	EastbourneSouth East	South East	101,686
238	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	101,607
239	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	100,519
240	LewesSouth East	South East	99,905
241	RushmoorSouth East	South East	99,756
242	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	99,748
243	HartSouth East	South East	99,408
244	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	99,183
245	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	99,009
246	North DevonSouth West	South West	98,611
247	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	97,625
248	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	95,845
249	PendleNorth West	North West	95,757
250	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	95,156
251	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	95,122
252	TewkesburySouth West	South West	94,884
253	BurnleyNorth West	North West	94,646
254	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	93,771
255	HarlowEast of England	East of England	93,329
256	RotherSouth East	South East	93,108
257	BaberghEast of England	East of England	92,341
258	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	92,338
259	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	91,341
260	HastingsSouth East	South East	90,995
261	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	90,933
262	CotswoldSouth West	South West	90,832
263	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	90,453
264	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	89,587
265	StevenageEast of England	East of England	89,495
266	South HamsSouth West	South West	88,627
267	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	88,079
268	TandridgeSouth East	South East	87,876
269	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	87,762
270	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	87,386
271	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	87,036
272	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	87,004
273	RochfordEast of England	East of England	85,661
274	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	82,852
275	HyndburnNorth West	North West	82,234
276	GosportSouth East	South East	81,952
277	FyldeNorth West	North West	81,374
278	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	80,938
279	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	80,272
280	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	79,486
281	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	78,646
282	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	77,047
283	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	71,540
284	RossendaleNorth West	North West	70,871
285	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	70,502
286	TorridgeSouth West	South West	68,114
287	MaldonEast of England	East of England	66,208
288	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	65,035
289	AdurSouth East	South East	64,544
290	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	61,561
291	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	57,747
292	West DevonSouth West	South West	57,096
293	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	51,752
294	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	41,049
295	City of LondonLondon	London	8,583
296	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	2,053

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