The population of all counties and unitary districts in North East England.
| Name | Status | Population census 1991-04-05 | Population census 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | Unitary District | 98,906 | 97,838 | o |
| County Durham | County | 493,741 | 493,470 | o |
| Hartlepool | Unitary District | 90,409 | 88,611 | o |
| Middlesbrough | Unitary District | 140,849 | 134,855 | o |
| Northumberland | County | 304,557 | 307,190 | o |
| Redcar and Cleveland | Unitary District | 145,123 | 139,132 | o |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Unitary District | 173,912 | 178,408 | o |
| Tyne and Wear | Metropolitan County | 1,096,072 | 1,075,938 | o |
| North East England | Region | 2,543,569 | 2,515,442 |
All urban areas in North East England with 1500 inhabitants or more.
| Name | Status | County/District | Agglomeration | Population census 1991-04-05 | Population census 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | Urban Area | Northumberland | 7,419 | 7,767 | o | |
| Amble | Urban Area | Northumberland | 5,639 | 6,044 | o | |
| Annfield Plain | Urban Area | County Durham | Stanley / Annfield Plain | 10,522 | 10,130 | o |
| Ashington (Wansbeck) | Urban Area | Northumberland | 27,962 | 27,335 | o | |
| Backworth | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | ... | 1,500 | o | |
| Barnard Castle | Urban Area | County Durham | 6,084 | 6,714 | o | |
| Bedlington | Urban Area | Northumberland | 15,430 | 16,464 | o | |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Urban Area | Northumberland | 13,544 | 12,870 | o | |
| Billingham | Urban Area | Stockton-on-Tees | Teesside | 36,869 | 35,592 | o |
| Bishop Auckland | Urban Area | County Durham | 23,154 | 24,764 | o | |
| Blackhall Colliery | Urban Area | County Durham | 5,307 | 5,223 | o | |
| Blaydon | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 15,510 | 14,648 | o |
| Blyth | Urban Area | Northumberland | 35,327 | 35,691 | o | |
| Boldon | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 12,420 | 13,271 | o |
| Bowburn | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,296 | 3,491 | o | |
| Brandon | Urban Area | County Durham | 9,162 | 9,082 | o | |
| Brotton | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 4,735 | 5,502 | o | |
| Burnopfield | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,268 | 3,776 | o | |
| Castleside | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,555 | 4,625 | o | |
| Chester-le-Street | Urban Area | County Durham | Tyneside | 35,123 | 36,049 | o |
| Chilton (Sedgefield) | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,250 | 3,927 | o | |
| Chopwell | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | 4,436 | 4,293 | o | |
| Cleadon | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 5,088 | 4,795 | o |
| Consett | Urban Area | County Durham | Consett / Leadgate | 20,148 | 20,659 | o |
| Corbridge | Urban Area | Northumberland | 2,719 | 2,800 | o | |
| Cornforth | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,742 | 2,409 | o | |
| Coundon | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,524 | 3,356 | o | |
| Coxhoe | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,395 | 3,393 | o | |
| Cramlington | Urban Area | Northumberland | 26,238 | 28,653 | o | |
| Crook | Urban Area | County Durham | 8,246 | 8,407 | o | |
| Darlington | Urban Area | Darlington | 86,767 | 86,082 | o | |
| Deaf Hill | Urban Area | County Durham | ... | 1,871 | o | |
| Dinnington | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | 1,722 | 1,572 | o | |
| Dudley (Tyne and Wear) | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | 5,277 | 5,179 | o | |
| Durham | Urban Area | County Durham | 36,937 | 42,939 | o | |
| Eaglescliffe | Urban Area | Stockton-on-Tees | 18,729 | 18,335 | o | |
| Easington | Urban Area | County Durham | 7,593 | 7,470 | o | |
| East Chevington | Urban Area | Northumberland | 2,478 | 1,713 | o | |
| Ellington (Castle Morpeth) | Urban Area | Northumberland | 2,253 | 2,348 | o | |
| Esh Winning | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,643 | 4,081 | o | |
| Eston and South Bank | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | Teesside | 37,343 | 32,788 | o |
| Evenwood | Urban Area | County Durham | 1,918 | 1,679 | o | |
| Felling | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 35,053 | 34,196 | o |
| Ferryhill | Urban Area | County Durham | 11,610 | 10,554 | o | |
| Fishburn | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,253 | 2,454 | o | |
| Gateshead | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 83,159 | 78,403 | o |
| Gosforth | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 23,315 | 23,620 | o |
| Great Lumley | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,274 | 3,843 | o | |
| Guide Post | Urban Area | Northumberland | 8,691 | 9,350 | o | |
| Guisborough | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 18,156 | 17,186 | o | |
| Haltwhistle | Urban Area | Northumberland | 3,773 | 3,811 | o | |
| Hartlepool | Urban Area | Hartlepool | 87,310 | 86,075 | o | |
| Hebburn | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 18,183 | 18,808 | o |
| Hetton-le-Hole | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 13,538 | 12,815 | o |
| Hexham | Urban Area | Northumberland | 11,008 | 10,682 | o | |
| High Etherley | Urban Area | County Durham | 1,849 | 2,073 | o | |
| Houghton-Le-Spring | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 35,100 | 36,746 | o |
| Hurworth-on-Tees | Urban Area | Darlington | 3,269 | 2,876 | o | |
| Ingleby | Urban Area | Stockton-on-Tees | Teesside | 4,325 | 14,290 | o |
| Jarrow | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 29,325 | 27,526 | o |
| Lanchester | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,599 | 3,668 | o | |
| Langley Park | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,910 | 4,118 | o | |
| Leadgate | Urban Area | County Durham | Consett / Leadgate | 4,736 | 4,273 | o |
| Loftus | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 5,931 | 5,484 | o | |
| Longbenton / Killingworth | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 34,630 | 34,878 | o |
| Lynemouth | Urban Area | Northumberland | 2,024 | 1,832 | o | |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 8,936 | 8,921 | o | |
| Middlesbrough | Urban Area | Middlesbrough | Teesside | 147,430 | 142,691 | o |
| Middleton St George | Urban Area | Darlington | 2,286 | 2,909 | o | |
| Morpeth | Urban Area | Northumberland | 14,393 | 13,555 | o | |
| Murton | Urban Area | County Durham | 7,374 | 6,564 | o | |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Urban Area | Northumberland | 7,100 | 5,957 | o | |
| Newburn | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 42,897 | 41,294 | o |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 189,150 | 189,863 | o |
| New Hartley | Urban Area | Northumberland | 1,828 | 1,691 | o | |
| New Marske | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 3,646 | 3,527 | o | |
| Newton Aycliffe | Urban Area | County Durham | 25,085 | 25,655 | o | |
| North Shields | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 38,119 | 39,042 | o |
| North Sunderland | Urban Area | Northumberland | 1,781 | 1,803 | o | |
| Ouston | Urban Area | County Durham | Ouston / Pelton | 5,957 | 5,490 | o |
| Painshawfield | Urban Area | Northumberland | 3,033 | 2,106 | o | |
| Pegswood | Urban Area | Northumberland | 3,225 | 3,174 | o | |
| Pelton | Urban Area | County Durham | Ouston / Pelton | 5,279 | 5,249 | o |
| Peterlee | Urban Area | County Durham | 31,139 | 29,936 | o | |
| Ponteland | Urban Area | Northumberland | 9,933 | 9,826 | o | |
| Prudhoe | Urban Area | Northumberland | 11,204 | 10,437 | o | |
| Redcar | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | Teesside | 35,877 | 36,443 | o |
| Rothbury | Urban Area | Northumberland | 1,805 | 1,963 | o | |
| Rowlands Gill | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | 6,603 | 5,420 | o | |
| Ryton | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 15,952 | 15,742 | o |
| Sacriston | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,726 | 4,078 | o | |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 6,145 | 5,912 | o | |
| Seaham | Urban Area | County Durham | 22,130 | 21,153 | o | |
| Seaton Delaval | Urban Area | Northumberland | 7,333 | 7,062 | o | |
| Seaton Sluice | Urban Area | Northumberland | 3,292 | 3,081 | o | |
| Sedgefield | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,424 | 4,170 | o | |
| Seghill | Urban Area | Northumberland | 2,681 | 2,927 | o | |
| Sherburn (nr Durham) | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,832 | 3,020 | o | |
| Shildon | Urban Area | County Durham | 11,136 | 10,075 | o | |
| Shiremoor | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 6,054 | 4,782 | o |
| Shotton Colliery | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,287 | 4,265 | o | |
| Skelton | Urban Area | Redcar and Cleveland | 5,353 | 6,396 | o | |
| South Hetton | Urban Area | County Durham | Tyneside | 2,799 | 2,505 | o |
| South Shields | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 83,704 | 82,854 | o |
| Spennymoor | Urban Area | County Durham | 17,381 | 17,270 | o | |
| Springwell | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 2,603 | 2,066 | o |
| Stanhope | Urban Area | County Durham | 1,342 | 1,644 | o | |
| Stanley | Urban Area | County Durham | Stanley / Annfield Plain | 18,905 | 19,072 | o |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Urban Area | Stockton-on-Tees | Teesside | 83,576 | 80,060 | o |
| Sunderland | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Sunderland | 183,310 | 177,739 | o |
| Sunniside | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | 3,456 | 3,424 | o | |
| Thornaby | Urban Area | Stockton-on-Tees | Teesside | 24,189 | 22,620 | o |
| Thornley | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,970 | 2,526 | o | |
| Tow Law | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,204 | 1,952 | o | |
| Trimdon | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,049 | 3,007 | o | |
| Tynemouth | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 17,422 | 17,056 | o |
| Ushaw Moor | Urban Area | County Durham | 6,159 | 5,382 | o | |
| Wallsend | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 45,280 | 42,842 | o |
| Washington | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 56,848 | 53,388 | o |
| West Rainton | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,182 | 2,255 | o | |
| Wheatley Hill | Urban Area | County Durham | 3,498 | 3,181 | o | |
| Whickham | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 17,428 | 16,263 | o |
| Whitburn | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Sunderland | 5,971 | 5,235 | o |
| Whitley Bay | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | Tyneside | 33,335 | 36,544 | o |
| Widdrington Station | Urban Area | Northumberland | 2,319 | 2,197 | o | |
| Wide Open | Urban Area | Tyne and Wear | 8,987 | 9,127 | o | |
| Willington (Wear Valley) | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,913 | 6,105 | o | |
| Wingate | Urban Area | County Durham | 4,541 | 4,657 | o | |
| Witton Gilbert | Urban Area | County Durham | 2,704 | 2,288 | o | |
| Wolsingham | Urban Area | County Durham | 1,286 | 2,020 | o | |
| Wooler | Urban Area | Northumberland | 1,868 | 1,857 | o | |
| Wylam | Urban Area | Northumberland | 1,534 | 1,549 | o |
Source: UK National Statistics.
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