Population: every council in the UK

Birmingham had the highest population of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021, at 1,144,919.

Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 2,053. The middle council, Middlesbrough, had 143,926.

Population for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilRegion or nationValue
1BirminghamWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,144,919
2LeedsYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber811,956
3Glasgow CityScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland620,719
4North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber

summed-from-output-areas

Yorkshire and The Humber615,514
5SomersetSouth West

summed-from-output-areas

South West571,526
6CornwallSouth WestSouth West570,305
7SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber

summed-from-output-areas

Yorkshire and The Humber556,512
8BuckinghamshireSouth EastSouth East553,078
9ManchesterNorth WestNorth West551,938
10BradfordYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber546,412
11County DurhamNorth EastNorth East522,068
12City of EdinburghScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland514,501
13WiltshireSouth WestSouth West510,333
14LiverpoolNorth WestNorth West486,088
15BristolSouth WestSouth West472,465
16KirkleesYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber433,216
17West NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands425,725
18Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth WestSouth West400,196
19Cheshire EastNorth WestNorth West398,772
20CroydonLondonLondon390,719
21BarnetLondonLondon389,344
22DorsetSouth WestSouth West379,579
23FifeScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland371,740
24LeicesterEast MidlandsEast Midlands368,571
25EalingLondonLondon367,115
26CardiffWalesWales362,308
27North NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands359,525
28Cheshire West and ChesterNorth WestNorth West357,150
29WakefieldYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber353,368
30NewhamLondonLondon351,036
31BelfastNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland345,418
32CoventryWest MidlandsWest Midlands345,325
33East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber342,215
34SandwellWest MidlandsWest Midlands341,832
35North LanarkshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland340,983
36BrentLondonLondon339,816
37BromleyLondonLondon329,992
38EnfieldLondonLondon329,984
39WiganNorth WestNorth West329,330
40WandsworthLondonLondon327,506
41South LanarkshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland327,016
42NottinghamEast MidlandsEast Midlands323,632
43ShropshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands323,606
44DudleyWest MidlandsWest Midlands323,486
45NorthumberlandNorth EastNorth East320,567
46WirralNorth WestNorth West320,199
47LambethLondonLondon317,654
48Tower HamletsLondonLondon310,306
49RedbridgeLondonLondon310,260
50DoncasterYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber308,106
51SouthwarkLondonLondon307,637
52HillingdonLondonLondon305,909
53LewishamLondonLondon300,553
54Newcastle upon TyneNorth EastNorth East300,125
55BoltonNorth WestNorth West295,963
56StockportNorth WestNorth West294,773
57Central BedfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England294,252
58South GloucestershireSouth WestSouth West290,424
59GreenwichLondonLondon289,068
60HounslowLondonLondon288,181
61Milton KeynesSouth EastSouth East287,060
62WalsallWest MidlandsWest Midlands284,124
63MedwaySouth EastSouth East279,773
64SeftonNorth WestNorth West279,233
65Waltham ForestLondonLondon278,426
66Brighton and HoveSouth EastSouth East277,103
67SunderlandNorth EastNorth East274,172
68CumberlandNorth West

summed-from-output-areas

North West273,276
69SalfordNorth WestNorth West269,923
70Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber267,014
71RotherhamYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber265,807
72PlymouthSouth WestSouth West264,695
73HaringeyLondonLondon264,238
74WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands263,727
75AberdeenshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland263,723
76HaveringLondonLondon262,052
77DerbyEast MidlandsEast Midlands261,364
78HarrowLondonLondon261,203
79HackneyLondonLondon259,146
80Stoke-on-TrentWest MidlandsWest Midlands258,366
81SouthamptonSouth EastSouth East248,922
82BexleyLondonLondon246,472
83East SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England246,058
84BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber

summed-from-output-areas

Yorkshire and The Humber244,538
85OldhamNorth WestNorth West242,088
86SwanseaWalesWales238,490
87Rhondda Cynon TafWalesWales237,651
88HighlandScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland235,330
89TraffordNorth WestNorth West235,052
90SwindonSouth WestSouth West233,407
91TamesideNorth WestNorth West231,071
92Westmorland and FurnessNorth West

summed-from-output-areas

North West226,589
93LutonEast of EnglandEast of England225,262
94Aberdeen CityScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland224,015
95RochdaleNorth WestNorth West223,773
96Barking and DagenhamLondonLondon218,869
97Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland218,656
98North SomersetSouth WestSouth West216,726
99IslingtonLondonLondon216,589
100SolihullWest MidlandsWest Midlands216,240
101PeterboroughEast of EnglandEast of England215,671
102MertonLondonLondon215,186
103WarringtonNorth WestNorth West210,974
104CamdenLondonLondon210,136
105SuttonLondonLondon209,639
106North TynesideNorth EastNorth East208,967
107PortsmouthSouth EastSouth East208,003
108CalderdaleYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber206,631
109WestminsterLondonLondon204,236
110YorkYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber202,821
111Stockton-on-TeesNorth EastNorth East196,595
112GatesheadNorth EastNorth East196,151
113Richmond upon ThamesLondonLondon195,278
114BuryNorth WestNorth West193,851
115Bath and North East SomersetSouth WestSouth West193,409
116ColchesterEast of EnglandEast of England192,715
117CarmarthenshireWalesWales187,897
118BasildonEast of EnglandEast of England187,571
119HerefordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands187,034
120Telford and WrekinWest MidlandsWest Midlands185,541
121BedfordEast of EnglandEast of England185,225
122Basingstoke and DeaneSouth EastSouth East185,154
123CharnwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands183,971
124RenfrewshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland183,863
125St. HelensNorth WestNorth West183,248
126Hammersmith and FulhamLondonLondon183,157
127Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland182,074
128ChelmsfordEast of EnglandEast of England181,523
129West LothianScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland181,285
130HuntingdonshireEast of EnglandEast of England180,832
131Southend-on-SeaEast of EnglandEast of England180,686
132West SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England179,948
133WokinghamSouth EastSouth East177,503
134ThurrockEast of EnglandEast of England176,001
135CaerphillyWalesWales175,952
136New ForestSouth EastSouth East175,785
137MaidstoneSouth EastSouth East175,782
138ReadingSouth EastSouth East174,224
139North LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber169,680
140Kingston upon ThamesLondonLondon168,063
141ArunSouth EastSouth East164,889
142Ards and North DownNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland163,659
143South CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England162,118
144OxfordSouth EastSouth East162,040
145West BerkshireSouth EastSouth East161,448
146CherwellSouth EastSouth East161,016
147WealdenSouth EastSouth East160,152
148NewportWalesWales159,592
149SloughSouth EastSouth East158,500
150FalkirkScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland158,418
151CanterburySouth EastSouth East157,432
152North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber156,966
153BraintreeEast of EnglandEast of England155,268
154DacorumEast of EnglandEast of England155,081
155FlintshireWalesWales154,962
156Blackburn with DarwenNorth WestNorth West154,738
157KnowsleyNorth WestNorth West154,519
158King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England154,325
159Windsor and MaidenheadSouth EastSouth East153,496
160Mid SussexSouth EastSouth East152,566
161SwaleSouth EastSouth East151,676
162Perth and KinrossScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland150,923
163Reigate and BansteadSouth EastSouth East150,846
164East DevonSouth WestSouth West150,828
165Derry City and StrabaneNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland150,756
166Mid UlsterNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland150,293
167East HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England150,158
168Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland149,106
169South OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East149,085
170Dundee CityScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland148,717
171WarwickWest MidlandsWest Midlands148,453
172TendringEast of EnglandEast of England148,291
173St AlbansEast of EnglandEast of England148,167
174PrestonNorth WestNorth West147,835
175South TynesideNorth EastNorth East147,776
176HorshamSouth EastSouth East146,778
177Dumfries and GallowayScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland145,868
178CambridgeEast of EnglandEast of England145,674
179Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland145,661
180BridgendWalesWales145,488
181MiddlesbroughNorth EastNorth East143,926
182NorwichEast of EnglandEast of England143,922
183GuildfordSouth EastSouth East143,650
184South KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands143,404
185Kensington and ChelseaLondonLondon143,375
186LancasterNorth WestNorth West142,934
187East LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands142,296
188Neath Port TalbotWalesWales142,289
189South NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England141,948
190Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland141,746
191BrecklandEast of EnglandEast of England141,476
192BlackpoolNorth WestNorth West141,036
193ThanetSouth EastSouth East140,587
194Isle of WightSouth EastSouth East140,459
195IpswichEast of EnglandEast of England139,642
196TorbaySouth WestSouth West139,324
197Mid and East AntrimNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland138,994
198Vale of White HorseSouth EastSouth East138,913
199ElmbridgeSouth EastSouth East138,754
200StaffordWest MidlandsWest Midlands136,867
201Redcar and ClevelandNorth EastNorth East136,531
202EastleighSouth EastSouth East136,443
203WrexhamWalesWales135,117
204Epping ForestEast of EnglandEast of England134,980
205TeignbridgeSouth WestSouth West134,803
206Stratford-on-AvonWest MidlandsWest Midlands134,725
207Nuneaton and BedworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands134,197
208North AyrshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland133,425
209North HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England133,210
210PowysWalesWales133,169
211AshfordSouth EastSouth East132,747
212WychavonWest MidlandsWest Midlands132,492
213GloucesterSouth WestSouth West132,416
214Tonbridge and MallingSouth EastSouth East132,201
215Vale of GlamorganWalesWales131,939
216BroadlandEast of EnglandEast of England131,721
217ExeterSouth WestSouth West130,709
218Test ValleySouth EastSouth East130,492
219HaltonNorth WestNorth West128,478
220WaverleySouth EastSouth East128,229
221WinchesterSouth EastSouth East127,444
222AshfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands126,300
223Amber ValleyEast MidlandsEast Midlands126,206
224East HampshireSouth EastSouth East125,744
225Bracknell ForestSouth EastSouth East124,607
226HavantSouth EastSouth East124,208
227ChichesterSouth EastSouth East124,068
228East StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands124,020
229PembrokeshireWalesWales123,360
230Newcastle-under-LymeWest MidlandsWest Midlands123,299
231Newark and SherwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands122,956
232StroudSouth WestSouth West121,104
233SevenoaksSouth EastSouth East120,514
234East AyrshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland120,320
235Welwyn HatfieldEast of EnglandEast of England119,836
236RushcliffeEast MidlandsEast Midlands119,077
237CheltenhamSouth WestSouth West118,836
238CrawleySouth EastSouth East118,493
239North KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands118,075
240BassetlawEast MidlandsEast Midlands117,804
241ChorleyNorth WestNorth West117,732
242West LancashireNorth WestNorth West117,429
243GwyneddWalesWales117,393
244GedlingEast MidlandsEast Midlands117,264
245Scottish BordersScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland116,823
246Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland116,812
247DartfordSouth EastSouth East116,753
248DoverSouth EastSouth East116,410
249Tunbridge WellsSouth EastSouth East115,311
250ConwyWalesWales114,741
251FarehamSouth EastSouth East114,511
252RugbyWest MidlandsWest Midlands114,363
253AngusScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland114,352
254West OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East114,237
255Hinckley and BosworthEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,642
256ErewashEast MidlandsEast Midlands112,906
257East LothianScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland112,288
258WyreNorth WestNorth West111,946
259South AyrshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland111,533
260WorthingSouth EastSouth East111,338
261South RibbleNorth WestNorth West111,035
262BroxtoweEast MidlandsEast Midlands110,940
263MansfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands110,482
264South StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands110,472
265Folkestone and HytheSouth EastSouth East109,758
266East DunbartonshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland108,913
267HertsmereEast of EnglandEast of England107,827
268DarlingtonNorth EastNorth East107,799
269South DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands107,205
270GraveshamSouth EastSouth East106,900
271LichfieldWest MidlandsWest Midlands106,436
272North West LeicestershireEast MidlandsEast Midlands104,706
273WokingSouth EastSouth East103,943
274WorcesterWest MidlandsWest Midlands103,872
275LincolnEast MidlandsEast Midlands103,813
276ChesterfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands103,569
277North NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England102,980
278SpelthorneSouth EastSouth East102,956
279BlabyEast MidlandsEast Midlands102,926
280Mid SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England102,699
281FenlandEast of EnglandEast of England102,462
282WatfordEast of EnglandEast of England102,246
283North East DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands102,001
284EastbourneSouth EastSouth East101,686
285Wyre ForestWest MidlandsWest Midlands101,607
286Cannock ChaseWest MidlandsWest Midlands100,519
287LewesSouth EastSouth East99,905
288RushmoorSouth EastSouth East99,756
289Great YarmouthEast of EnglandEast of England99,748
290HartSouth EastSouth East99,408
291BromsgroveWest MidlandsWest Midlands99,183
292BroxbourneEast of EnglandEast of England99,009
293North DevonSouth WestSouth West98,611
294HarboroughEast MidlandsEast Midlands97,625
295East RenfrewshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland96,795
296MidlothianScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland96,530
297Staffordshire MoorlandsWest MidlandsWest Midlands95,845
298DenbighshireWalesWales95,817
299PendleNorth WestNorth West95,757
300West LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands95,156
301South HollandEast MidlandsEast Midlands95,122
302TewkesburySouth WestSouth West94,884
303BurnleyNorth WestNorth West94,646
304Three RiversEast of EnglandEast of England93,771
305HarlowEast of EnglandEast of England93,329
306MorayScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland93,282
307RotherSouth EastSouth East93,108
308MonmouthshireWalesWales92,957
309StirlingScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland92,605
310BaberghEast of EnglandEast of England92,341
311HartlepoolNorth EastNorth East92,338
312TorfaenWalesWales92,276
313UttlesfordEast of EnglandEast of England91,341
314HastingsSouth EastSouth East90,995
315High PeakEast MidlandsEast Midlands90,933
316CotswoldSouth WestSouth West90,832
317Surrey HeathSouth EastSouth East90,453
318Castle PointEast of EnglandEast of England89,587
319StevenageEast of EnglandEast of England89,495
320South HamsSouth WestSouth West88,627
321West DunbartonshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland88,390
322RunnymedeSouth EastSouth East88,079
323TandridgeSouth EastSouth East87,876
324East CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England87,762
325Mole ValleySouth EastSouth East87,386
326RedditchWest MidlandsWest Midlands87,036
327Forest of DeanSouth WestSouth West87,004
328Argyll and ButeScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland85,948
329RochfordEast of EnglandEast of England85,661
330Mid DevonSouth WestSouth West82,852
331HyndburnNorth WestNorth West82,234
332GosportSouth EastSouth East81,952
333FyldeNorth WestNorth West81,374
334Epsom and EwellSouth EastSouth East80,938
335BolsoverEast MidlandsEast Midlands80,272
336Malvern HillsWest MidlandsWest Midlands79,486
337TamworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands78,646
338InverclydeScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland78,423
339BrentwoodEast of EnglandEast of England77,047
340Derbyshire DalesEast MidlandsEast Midlands71,540
341CeredigionWalesWales71,475
342RossendaleNorth WestNorth West70,871
343BostonEast MidlandsEast Midlands70,502
344Isle of AngleseyWalesWales68,878
345TorridgeSouth WestSouth West68,114
346Blaenau GwentWalesWales66,904
347MaldonEast of EnglandEast of England66,208
348North WarwickshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands65,035
349AdurSouth EastSouth East64,544
350Ribble ValleyNorth WestNorth West61,561
351Merthyr TydfilWalesWales58,836
352Oadby and WigstonEast MidlandsEast Midlands57,747
353West DevonSouth WestSouth West57,096
354ClackmannanshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland51,764
355MeltonEast MidlandsEast Midlands51,752
356RutlandEast MidlandsEast Midlands41,049
357Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland26,138
358Shetland IslandsScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland22,973
359Orkney IslandsScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland21,962
360City of LondonLondonLondon8,583
361Isles of ScillySouth WestSouth West2,053

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