# Most and least populated places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

Leeds was the most populated of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021 (population 811,956).

North East Lincolnshire was the least populated (156,966). The middle council, Doncaster, had 308,106.

| Rank | Area | Population | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 811,956 | – |
| 2 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 615,514 | 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. |
| 3 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 556,512 | 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 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 546,412 | – |
| 5 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 433,216 | – |
| 6 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 353,368 | – |
| 7 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 342,215 | – |
| 8 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 308,106 | – |
| 9 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 267,014 | – |
| 10 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 265,807 | – |
| 11 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 244,538 | 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. |
| 12 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 206,631 | – |
| 13 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 202,821 | – |
| 14 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 169,680 | – |
| 15 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 156,966 | – |

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)
- [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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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/yorkshire-and-the-humber