# 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.

| Rank | Area | Population | Region | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 1,144,919 | West Midlands | – |
| 2 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 811,956 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 3 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 615,514 | Yorkshire 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. |
| 4 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 571,526 | South 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. |
| 5 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 570,305 | South West | – |
| 6 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 556,512 | Yorkshire 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. |
| 7 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 553,078 | South East | – |
| 8 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 551,938 | North West | – |
| 9 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 546,412 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 10 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 522,068 | North East | – |
| 11 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 510,333 | South West | – |
| 12 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 486,088 | North West | – |
| 13 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 472,465 | South West | – |
| 14 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 433,216 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 15 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 425,725 | East Midlands | – |
| 16 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 400,196 | South West | – |
| 17 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 398,772 | North West | – |
| 18 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 390,719 | London | – |
| 19 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 389,344 | London | – |
| 20 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 379,579 | South West | – |
| 21 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 368,571 | East Midlands | – |
| 22 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 367,115 | London | – |
| 23 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 359,525 | East Midlands | – |
| 24 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 357,150 | North West | – |
| 25 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 353,368 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 26 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 351,036 | London | – |
| 27 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 345,325 | West Midlands | – |
| 28 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 342,215 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 29 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 341,832 | West Midlands | – |
| 30 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 339,816 | London | – |
| 31 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 329,992 | London | – |
| 32 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 329,984 | London | – |
| 33 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 329,330 | North West | – |
| 34 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 327,506 | London | – |
| 35 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 323,632 | East Midlands | – |
| 36 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 323,606 | West Midlands | – |
| 37 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 323,486 | West Midlands | – |
| 38 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 320,567 | North East | – |
| 39 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 320,199 | North West | – |
| 40 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 317,654 | London | – |
| 41 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 310,306 | London | – |
| 42 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 310,260 | London | – |
| 43 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 308,106 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 44 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 307,637 | London | – |
| 45 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 305,909 | London | – |
| 46 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 300,553 | London | – |
| 47 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 300,125 | North East | – |
| 48 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 295,963 | North West | – |
| 49 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 294,773 | North West | – |
| 50 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 294,252 | East of England | – |
| 51 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 290,424 | South West | – |
| 52 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 289,068 | London | – |
| 53 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 288,181 | London | – |
| 54 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 287,060 | South East | – |
| 55 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 284,124 | West Midlands | – |
| 56 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 279,773 | South East | – |
| 57 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 279,233 | North West | – |
| 58 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 278,426 | London | – |
| 59 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 277,103 | South East | – |
| 60 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 274,172 | North East | – |
| 61 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 273,276 | North 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. |
| 62 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 269,923 | North West | – |
| 63 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 267,014 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 64 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 265,807 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 65 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 264,695 | South West | – |
| 66 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 264,238 | London | – |
| 67 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 263,727 | West Midlands | – |
| 68 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 262,052 | London | – |
| 69 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 261,364 | East Midlands | – |
| 70 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 261,203 | London | – |
| 71 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 259,146 | London | – |
| 72 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 258,366 | West Midlands | – |
| 73 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 248,922 | South East | – |
| 74 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 246,472 | London | – |
| 75 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 246,058 | East of England | – |
| 76 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 244,538 | Yorkshire 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. |
| 77 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 242,088 | North West | – |
| 78 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 235,052 | North West | – |
| 79 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 233,407 | South West | – |
| 80 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 231,071 | North West | – |
| 81 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 226,589 | North 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. |
| 82 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 225,262 | East of England | – |
| 83 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 223,773 | North West | – |
| 84 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 218,869 | London | – |
| 85 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 216,726 | South West | – |
| 86 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 216,589 | London | – |
| 87 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 216,240 | West Midlands | – |
| 88 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 215,671 | East of England | – |
| 89 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 215,186 | London | – |
| 90 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 210,974 | North West | – |
| 91 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 210,136 | London | – |
| 92 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 209,639 | London | – |
| 93 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 208,967 | North East | – |
| 94 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 208,003 | South East | – |
| 95 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 206,631 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 96 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 204,236 | London | – |
| 97 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 202,821 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 98 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 196,595 | North East | – |
| 99 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 196,151 | North East | – |
| 100 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 195,278 | London | – |
| 101 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 193,851 | North West | – |
| 102 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 193,409 | South West | – |
| 103 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 192,715 | East of England | – |
| 104 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 187,571 | East of England | – |
| 105 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 187,034 | West Midlands | – |
| 106 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 185,541 | West Midlands | – |
| 107 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 185,225 | East of England | – |
| 108 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 185,154 | South East | – |
| 109 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 183,971 | East Midlands | – |
| 110 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 183,248 | North West | – |
| 111 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 183,157 | London | – |
| 112 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 181,523 | East of England | – |
| 113 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 180,832 | East of England | – |
| 114 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 180,686 | East of England | – |
| 115 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 179,948 | East of England | – |
| 116 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 177,503 | South East | – |
| 117 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 176,001 | East of England | – |
| 118 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 175,785 | South East | – |
| 119 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 175,782 | South East | – |
| 120 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 174,224 | South East | – |
| 121 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 169,680 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 122 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 168,063 | London | – |
| 123 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 164,889 | South East | – |
| 124 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 162,118 | East of England | – |
| 125 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 162,040 | South East | – |
| 126 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 161,448 | South East | – |
| 127 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 161,016 | South East | – |
| 128 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 160,152 | South East | – |
| 129 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 158,500 | South East | – |
| 130 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 157,432 | South East | – |
| 131 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 156,966 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 132 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 155,268 | East of England | – |
| 133 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 155,081 | East of England | – |
| 134 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 154,738 | North West | – |
| 135 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 154,519 | North West | – |
| 136 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 154,325 | East of England | – |
| 137 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 153,496 | South East | – |
| 138 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 152,566 | South East | – |
| 139 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 151,676 | South East | – |
| 140 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 150,846 | South East | – |
| 141 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 150,828 | South West | – |
| 142 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 150,158 | East of England | – |
| 143 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 149,085 | South East | – |
| 144 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 148,453 | West Midlands | – |
| 145 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 148,291 | East of England | – |
| 146 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 148,167 | East of England | – |
| 147 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 147,835 | North West | – |
| 148 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 147,776 | North East | – |
| 149 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 146,778 | South East | – |
| 150 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 145,674 | East of England | – |
| 151 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 143,926 | North East | – |
| 152 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 143,922 | East of England | – |
| 153 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 143,650 | South East | – |
| 154 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 143,404 | East Midlands | – |
| 155 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 143,375 | London | – |
| 156 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 142,934 | North West | – |
| 157 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 142,296 | East Midlands | – |
| 158 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 141,948 | East of England | – |
| 159 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 141,476 | East of England | – |
| 160 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 141,036 | North West | – |
| 161 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 140,587 | South East | – |
| 162 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 140,459 | South East | – |
| 163 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 139,642 | East of England | – |
| 164 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 139,324 | South West | – |
| 165 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 138,913 | South East | – |
| 166 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 138,754 | South East | – |
| 167 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 136,867 | West Midlands | – |
| 168 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 136,531 | North East | – |
| 169 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 136,443 | South East | – |
| 170 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 134,980 | East of England | – |
| 171 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 134,803 | South West | – |
| 172 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 134,725 | West Midlands | – |
| 173 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 134,197 | West Midlands | – |
| 174 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 133,210 | East of England | – |
| 175 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 132,747 | South East | – |
| 176 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 132,492 | West Midlands | – |
| 177 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 132,416 | South West | – |
| 178 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 132,201 | South East | – |
| 179 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 131,721 | East of England | – |
| 180 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 130,709 | South West | – |
| 181 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 130,492 | South East | – |
| 182 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 128,478 | North West | – |
| 183 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 128,229 | South East | – |
| 184 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 127,444 | South East | – |
| 185 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 126,300 | East Midlands | – |
| 186 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 126,206 | East Midlands | – |
| 187 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 125,744 | South East | – |
| 188 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 124,607 | South East | – |
| 189 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 124,208 | South East | – |
| 190 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 124,068 | South East | – |
| 191 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 124,020 | West Midlands | – |
| 192 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 123,299 | West Midlands | – |
| 193 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 122,956 | East Midlands | – |
| 194 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 121,104 | South West | – |
| 195 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 120,514 | South East | – |
| 196 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 119,836 | East of England | – |
| 197 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 119,077 | East Midlands | – |
| 198 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 118,836 | South West | – |
| 199 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 118,493 | South East | – |
| 200 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 118,075 | East Midlands | – |
| 201 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 117,804 | East Midlands | – |
| 202 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 117,732 | North West | – |
| 203 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 117,429 | North West | – |
| 204 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 117,264 | East Midlands | – |
| 205 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 116,753 | South East | – |
| 206 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 116,410 | South East | – |
| 207 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 115,311 | South East | – |
| 208 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 114,511 | South East | – |
| 209 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 114,363 | West Midlands | – |
| 210 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 114,237 | South East | – |
| 211 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 113,642 | East Midlands | – |
| 212 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 112,906 | East Midlands | – |
| 213 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 111,946 | North West | – |
| 214 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 111,338 | South East | – |
| 215 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 111,035 | North West | – |
| 216 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 110,940 | East Midlands | – |
| 217 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 110,482 | East Midlands | – |
| 218 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 110,472 | West Midlands | – |
| 219 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 109,758 | South East | – |
| 220 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 107,827 | East of England | – |
| 221 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 107,799 | North East | – |
| 222 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 107,205 | East Midlands | – |
| 223 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 106,900 | South East | – |
| 224 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 106,436 | West Midlands | – |
| 225 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 104,706 | East Midlands | – |
| 226 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 103,943 | South East | – |
| 227 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 103,872 | West Midlands | – |
| 228 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 103,813 | East Midlands | – |
| 229 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 103,569 | East Midlands | – |
| 230 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 102,980 | East of England | – |
| 231 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 102,956 | South East | – |
| 232 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 102,926 | East Midlands | – |
| 233 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 102,699 | East of England | – |
| 234 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 102,462 | East of England | – |
| 235 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 102,246 | East of England | – |
| 236 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 102,001 | East Midlands | – |
| 237 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 101,686 | South East | – |
| 238 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 101,607 | West Midlands | – |
| 239 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 100,519 | West Midlands | – |
| 240 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 99,905 | South East | – |
| 241 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 99,756 | South East | – |
| 242 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 99,748 | East of England | – |
| 243 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 99,408 | South East | – |
| 244 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 99,183 | West Midlands | – |
| 245 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 99,009 | East of England | – |
| 246 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 98,611 | South West | – |
| 247 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 97,625 | East Midlands | – |
| 248 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 95,845 | West Midlands | – |
| 249 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 95,757 | North West | – |
| 250 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 95,156 | East Midlands | – |
| 251 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 95,122 | East Midlands | – |
| 252 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 94,884 | South West | – |
| 253 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 94,646 | North West | – |
| 254 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 93,771 | East of England | – |
| 255 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 93,329 | East of England | – |
| 256 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 93,108 | South East | – |
| 257 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 92,341 | East of England | – |
| 258 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 92,338 | North East | – |
| 259 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 91,341 | East of England | – |
| 260 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 90,995 | South East | – |
| 261 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 90,933 | East Midlands | – |
| 262 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 90,832 | South West | – |
| 263 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 90,453 | South East | – |
| 264 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 89,587 | East of England | – |
| 265 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 89,495 | East of England | – |
| 266 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 88,627 | South West | – |
| 267 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 88,079 | South East | – |
| 268 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 87,876 | South East | – |
| 269 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 87,762 | East of England | – |
| 270 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 87,386 | South East | – |
| 271 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 87,036 | West Midlands | – |
| 272 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 87,004 | South West | – |
| 273 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 85,661 | East of England | – |
| 274 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 82,852 | South West | – |
| 275 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 82,234 | North West | – |
| 276 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 81,952 | South East | – |
| 277 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 81,374 | North West | – |
| 278 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 80,938 | South East | – |
| 279 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 80,272 | East Midlands | – |
| 280 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 79,486 | West Midlands | – |
| 281 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 78,646 | West Midlands | – |
| 282 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 77,047 | East of England | – |
| 283 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 71,540 | East Midlands | – |
| 284 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 70,871 | North West | – |
| 285 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 70,502 | East Midlands | – |
| 286 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 68,114 | South West | – |
| 287 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 66,208 | East of England | – |
| 288 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 65,035 | West Midlands | – |
| 289 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 64,544 | South East | – |
| 290 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 61,561 | North West | – |
| 291 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 57,747 | East Midlands | – |
| 292 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 57,096 | South West | – |
| 293 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 51,752 | East Midlands | – |
| 294 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 41,049 | East Midlands | – |
| 295 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 8,583 | London | – |
| 296 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 2,053 | South West | – |

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)
- [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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/east-midlands)
- [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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