Countries
The population of the British countries according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1991-04-05 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-29 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-27 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-06-30 | |||
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United Kingdom | GBR | Kingd | London | 242,500 | 56,466,680 | 58,789,194 | 63,182,178 | 67,081,234 | → | ||
England | ENG | London | 130,278 | 47,055,205 | 49,138,831 | 53,012,456 | 56,550,138 | 13027800 | |||
Northern Ireland | NIR | Belfast | 13,562 | 1,577,836 | 1,685,267 | 1,810,863 | 1,895,510 | 1356200 | → | ||
Scotland | SCO | Edinburgh | 77,925 | 4,998,567 | 5,062,011 | 5,295,403 | 5,466,000 | 7792500 | → | ||
Wales (Cymru) | WAL | Cardiff | 20,735 | 2,835,073 | 2,903,085 | 3,063,456 | 3,169,586 | 2073500 | → |
- UK Office for National Statistics (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2020-06-30 | |
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1 | London | ENG | 9,088,994 |
2 | Birmingham | ENG | 1,159,888 |
3 | Glasgow | SCO | 632,330 |
4 | Liverpool | ENG | 589,774 |
5 | Bristol | ENG | 580,199 |
6 | Manchester | ENG | 567,334 |
7 | Sheffield | ENG | 557,039 |
8 | Leeds | ENG | 516,298 |
9 | Edinburgh | SCO | 506,560 |
10 | Leicester | ENG | 472,897 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all British cities and towns (i.e. built-up areas or their subdivisions in England in Wales, localities in Scotland and settlements in Northern Ireland) with more than 50,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest estimates.
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1991-04-05 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-29 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-27 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-06-30 | Area | ||
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Aberdeen | SCO | 182,133 | 185,150 | 195,040 | 198,410 | 5853 | → | |
Aldershot | ENG | ... | 55,470 | 57,211 | 59,162 | 1328 | → | |
Altrincham | ENG | 45,183 | 46,460 | 52,419 | 56,266 | 1402 | → | |
Ashford | ENG | 52,002 | 55,890 | 67,528 | 75,669 | 1747 | → | |
Atherton | ENG | 64,846 | 65,980 | 70,542 | 73,596 | 1620 | → | |
Aylesbury | ENG | 58,058 | 66,940 | 71,977 | 90,939 | 1546 | → | |
Bamber Bridge | ENG | ... | 65,780 | 67,497 | 68,874 | 1905 | → | |
Bangor | NIR | 52,437 | 58,368 | 61,401 | 63,480 | 1956 | → | |
Barnsley | ENG | 88,939 | 87,460 | 91,297 | 99,642 | 2568 | → | |
Barry | WAL | 49,887 | 50,950 | 54,673 | 58,486 | 1423 | → | |
Basildon | ENG | 100,924 | 100,950 | 107,123 | 118,145 | 2552 | → | |
Basingstoke | ENG | 81,228 | 93,970 | 107,355 | 115,111 | 2918 | → | |
Bath | ENG | 85,202 | 89,760 | 94,782 | 105,730 | 2424 | → | |
Batley | ENG | ... | 76,270 | 80,485 | 83,228 | 5674 | → | |
Bebington | ENG | 60,148 | 56,479 | 57,336 | 58,478 | 1716 | → | |
Bedford | ENG | 73,917 | 82,660 | 87,590 | 93,767 | 2017 | → | |
Beeston | ENG | ... | 50,060 | 51,479 | 54,543 | 1693 | → | |
Belfast | NIR | ... | 323,575 | 328,937 | 337,210 | 9152 | → | |
Birkenhead | ENG | 149,164 | 138,270 | 142,968 | 145,879 | 3444 | → | |
Birmingham | ENG | 965,928 | 995,480 | 1,085,810 | 1,159,888 | 22982 | → | |
Blackburn | ENG | ... | 108,690 | 117,963 | 121,475 | 2927 | → | |
Blackpool | ENG | 146,262 | 148,300 | 147,663 | 145,007 | 3447 | → | |
Bloxwich | ENG | ... | 47,205 | 47,288 | 52,408 | 1005 | → | |
Bognor Regis | ENG | 56,744 | 61,800 | 63,885 | 70,263 | 1656 | → | |
Bolton | ENG | ... | 182,980 | 194,189 | 206,385 | 5526 | → | |
Bootle | ENG | ... | 56,317 | 51,394 | 52,985 | 1374 | → | |
Bournemouth | ENG | 155,488 | 167,640 | 187,503 | 198,582 | 4026 | → | |
Bracknell | ENG | 60,895 | 74,090 | 77,256 | 86,179 | 2058 | → | |
Bradford | ENG | 305,101 | 309,020 | 349,561 | 368,485 | 8174 | → | |
Brentwood | ENG | 49,463 | 47,920 | 52,586 | 55,502 | 1423 | → | |
Brighton and Hove | ENG | 192,453 | 205,760 | 229,700 | 245,504 | 3153 | → | |
Bristol | ENG | 496,044 | 480,920 | 535,907 | 580,199 | 11246 | → | |
Burnley | ENG | 87,231 | 84,112 | 81,548 | 83,785 | 1894 | → | |
Burton upon Trent | ENG | 60,525 | 65,770 | 72,299 | 78,582 | 2054 | → | |
Bury | ENG | 70,306 | 74,540 | 77,211 | 80,120 | 2223 | → | |
Cambridge (/ Milton) | ENG | 109,912 | 127,290 | 145,818 | 149,155 | 3762 | → | |
Cannock | ENG | 60,106 | 64,970 | 67,768 | 71,228 | 1786 | → | |
Canterbury | ENG | 39,734 | 46,490 | 54,880 | 64,495 | 1282 | → | |
Cardiff | WAL | 276,464 | 296,960 | 335,145 | 356,425 | 7138 | → | |
Carlisle | ENG | 72,439 | 70,300 | 75,306 | 74,536 | 1892 | → | |
Carlton | ENG | 47,302 | 48,439 | 49,235 | 50,957 | 1098 | → | |
Chatham | ENG | 71,691 | 73,900 | 76,792 | 80,596 | 1595 | → | |
Chelmsford | ENG | 97,451 | 100,660 | 110,507 | 119,468 | 2571 | → | |
Cheltenham | ENG | 102,633 | 110,260 | 116,447 | 116,819 | 2887 | → | |
Chester | ENG | 84,254 | 81,650 | 86,011 | 87,881 | 2362 | → | |
Chesterfield | ENG | ... | 85,110 | 88,483 | 89,466 | 2629 | → | |
Christchurch | ENG | ... | 50,823 | 54,210 | 57,078 | 1831 | → | |
Clacton-on-Sea | ENG | 45,065 | 51,284 | 50,548 | 53,661 | 1217 | → | |
Colchester | ENG | 96,063 | 105,130 | 119,441 | 140,027 | 3152 | → | |
Corby | ENG | 49,053 | 47,790 | 54,927 | 62,042 | 1951 | → | |
Coventry | ENG | 299,316 | 308,180 | 325,949 | 388,793 | 7358 | → | |
Craigavon (incl. Lurgan, Portadown) | NIR | 53,434 | 57,651 | 64,193 | 71,560 | 3773 | → | |
Crawley | ENG | 88,203 | 99,660 | 106,943 | 111,983 | 2437 | → | |
Crewe | ENG | 63,351 | 67,760 | 71,722 | 75,002 | 1859 | → | |
Crosby | ENG | 52,869 | 51,790 | 50,044 | 49,814 | 1099 | → | |
Cumbernauld | SCO | 49,507 | 51,670 | 51,840 | 49,800 | 2152 | → | |
Darlington | ENG | 86,767 | 86,460 | 92,363 | 93,417 | 2255 | → | |
Derby | ENG | 223,836 | 228,140 | 255,394 | 264,430 | 5870 | → | |
Derry (Londonderry) | NIR | 72,334 | 83,652 | 83,125 | 85,080 | 3395 | → | |
Dewsbury | ENG | 50,168 | 57,780 | 62,945 | 67,313 | 1565 | → | |
Doncaster | ENG | 103,580 | 101,940 | 109,805 | 117,254 | 3109 | → | |
Dudley | ENG | ... | 74,070 | 79,379 | 85,040 | 2335 | → | |
Dundee | SCO | ... | 145,560 | 147,390 | 148,280 | 4631 | → | |
Dunfermline | SCO | 39,068 | 41,440 | 49,710 | 54,640 | 1923 | → | |
Durham | ENG | 36,937 | 43,220 | 47,785 | 56,920 | 1287 | → | |
Eastbourne | ENG | 94,793 | 98,460 | 109,185 | 114,603 | 2271 | → | |
East Kilbride | SCO | 70,579 | 73,990 | 74,400 | 75,110 | 2424 | → | |
Eastleigh | ENG | 66,614 | 72,400 | 78,716 | 84,150 | 2188 | → | |
Edinburgh | SCO | 400,632 | 431,230 | 459,630 | 506,560 | 11850 | → | |
Ellesmere Port | ENG | ... | 62,510 | 61,090 | 62,334 | 2533 | → | |
Esher | ENG | 46,599 | 47,340 | 50,904 | 52,336 | 1725 | → | |
Ewell | ENG | ... | 49,180 | 51,727 | 54,984 | 2162 | → | |
Exeter | ENG | 94,717 | 107,430 | 113,507 | 127,709 | 2733 | → | |
Farnborough | ENG | 52,535 | 64,980 | 65,034 | 64,770 | 1980 | → | |
Filton | ENG | ... | 51,420 | 59,495 | 71,621 | 2024 | → | |
Folkestone | ENG | 45,587 | 45,060 | 51,337 | 54,130 | 1096 | → | |
Gateshead | ENG | 118,212 | 113,220 | 120,046 | 122,239 | 3017 | → | |
Gillingham | ENG | 94,923 | 99,370 | 104,157 | 108,785 | 2181 | → | |
Glasgow | SCO | ... | 575,250 | 590,570 | 632,330 | 14550 | → | |
Gloucester | ENG | 114,003 | 123,590 | 136,362 | 148,167 | 3454 | → | |
Gosport | ENG | 67,802 | 69,270 | 71,529 | 73,209 | 1538 | → | |
Gravesend | ENG | 51,435 | 51,560 | 55,467 | 58,575 | 990 | → | |
Grays | ENG | 50,145 | 54,820 | 66,843 | 76,563 | 1809 | → | |
Grimsby | ENG | 90,703 | 87,580 | 88,243 | 88,105 | 2338 | → | |
Guildford | ENG | 65,998 | 70,000 | 77,057 | 88,094 | 2076 | → | |
Halesowen | ENG | 57,918 | 55,944 | 58,135 | 60,010 | 1557 | → | |
Halifax | ENG | 91,069 | 83,440 | 88,134 | 93,071 | 2037 | → | |
Hamilton | SCO | 49,988 | 48,790 | 53,190 | 54,390 | 1628 | → | |
Harlow | ENG | ... | 78,890 | 82,059 | 87,420 | 1860 | → | |
Harrogate | ENG | ... | 70,450 | 73,576 | 74,159 | 1808 | → | |
Hartlepool | ENG | 87,310 | 86,030 | 88,855 | 90,123 | 2351 | → | |
Hastings | ENG | 81,139 | 85,830 | 91,053 | 93,430 | 2116 | → | |
Hemel Hempstead | ENG | 87,379 | 89,160 | 94,932 | 103,458 | 2347 | → | |
Hereford | ENG | 54,326 | 56,370 | 60,415 | 64,037 | 1705 | → | |
High Wycombe | ENG | 106,123 | 111,580 | 120,256 | 123,317 | 3271 | → | |
Hinckley | ENG | 40,608 | 43,250 | 45,249 | 49,853 | 1285 | → | |
Horsham | ENG | 42,552 | 44,890 | 48,041 | 51,366 | 1158 | → | |
Huddersfield | ENG | 147,847 | 147,280 | 162,949 | 172,607 | 4675 | → | |
Ipswich | ENG | 130,157 | 127,790 | 144,957 | 147,851 | 3694 | → | |
Keighley | ENG | 49,567 | 48,920 | 53,331 | 53,718 | 1204 | → | |
Kettering | ENG | 47,186 | 51,060 | 56,226 | 60,987 | 1383 | → | |
Kidderminster | ENG | 54,644 | 55,610 | 55,530 | 57,828 | 1625 | → | |
Kingston upon Hull (Hull) | ENG | 310,636 | 271,770 | 284,321 | 287,705 | 7363 | → | |
Kingswinford | ENG | ... | 51,360 | 50,801 | 50,969 | 1304 | → | |
Kirkcaldy | SCO | 47,274 | 47,380 | 49,710 | 50,180 | 1886 | → | |
Lancaster | ENG | 44,497 | 46,330 | 48,085 | 52,935 | 1004 | → | |
Leeds | ENG | 424,194 | 445,260 | 474,632 | 516,298 | 11163 | → | |
Leicester | ENG | 377,700 | 389,830 | 443,760 | 472,897 | 9203 | → | |
Lincoln | ENG | 97,996 | 92,010 | 100,160 | 107,434 | 2749 | → | |
Lisburn | NIR | ... | 43,755 | 45,410 | 49,890 | 1952 | → | |
Littlehampton | ENG | 50,408 | 50,930 | 55,706 | 59,388 | 1486 | → | |
Liverpool | ENG | 538,386 | 530,850 | 552,267 | 589,774 | 12331 | → | |
Livingston | SCO | 42,178 | 52,000 | 56,320 | 57,020 | 2714 | → | |
London | ENG | 6,715,769 | 7,242,154 | 8,250,205 | 9,088,994 | 129477 | → | |
Loughborough | ENG | 46,867 | 55,260 | 59,932 | 68,653 | 1449 | → | |
Lowestoft | ENG | 62,907 | 68,850 | 70,945 | 73,976 | 2154 | → | |
Luton | ENG | 171,671 | 191,810 | 211,228 | 222,043 | 4074 | → | |
Macclesfield | ENG | 53,616 | 54,440 | 56,581 | 56,125 | 1879 | → | |
Maidenhead | ENG | 59,605 | 57,930 | 63,580 | 68,128 | 1746 | → | |
Maidstone | ENG | ... | 93,670 | 107,627 | 120,425 | 2545 | → | |
Manchester | ENG | 447,863 | 405,300 | 510,746 | 567,334 | 9845 | → | |
Mansfield | ENG | 71,858 | 70,450 | 77,551 | 83,043 | 2270 | → | |
Margate | ENG | 56,734 | 57,790 | 61,223 | 65,339 | 1260 | → | |
Middlesbrough | ENG | 184,773 | 175,130 | 174,700 | 177,609 | 4901 | → | |
Milton Keynes | ENG | 102,428 | 136,910 | 171,750 | 185,408 | 4567 | → | |
Neath | WAL | 45,965 | 48,150 | 50,658 | 51,581 | 1362 | → | |
Newcastle (Newcastle upon Tyne) | ENG | 255,362 | 247,710 | 268,064 | 290,688 | 5790 | → | |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | ENG | 73,731 | 73,910 | 75,082 | 79,527 | 1966 | → | |
Newport | WAL | 115,522 | 119,670 | 128,060 | 137,563 | 3472 | → | |
Newtownabbey | NIR | 58,231 | 62,022 | 65,555 | 67,200 | 2823 | → | |
Northampton | ENG | 183,082 | 197,750 | 215,173 | 230,070 | 5672 | → | |
Norwich | ENG | 171,304 | 173,870 | 186,682 | 199,245 | 5262 | → | |
Nottingham | ENG | 270,222 | 250,210 | 289,301 | 320,536 | 6250 | → | |
Nuneaton | ENG | 79,539 | 83,070 | 86,552 | 91,334 | 2108 | → | |
Oldham | ENG | 103,931 | 91,600 | 96,555 | 109,179 | 1687 | → | |
Oxford | ENG | 118,795 | 142,420 | 159,994 | 161,662 | 3269 | → | |
Paignton | ENG | ... | 64,440 | 64,410 | 67,345 | 1845 | → | |
Paisley | SCO | 73,925 | 75,500 | 76,830 | 77,250 | 2665 | → | |
Peterborough | ENG | 134,788 | 137,200 | 161,707 | 179,349 | 4377 | → | |
Plymouth | ENG | ... | 220,570 | 234,982 | 240,297 | 5254 | → | |
Poole | ENG | 138,479 | 144,800 | 154,718 | 159,759 | 4630 | → | |
Portsmouth | ENG | ... | 219,700 | 238,137 | 248,748 | 3734 | → | |
Preston | ENG | ... | 87,510 | 97,886 | 100,095 | 2143 | → | |
Rayleigh | ENG | 93,151 | 92,040 | 95,580 | 99,475 | 2952 | → | |
Reading | ENG | 213,474 | 206,060 | 218,705 | 228,471 | 5114 | → | |
Redditch | ENG | 75,607 | 76,950 | 81,919 | 83,208 | 2183 | → | |
Rochdale | ENG | 100,935 | 102,080 | 107,926 | 114,511 | 2534 | → | |
Rochester | ENG | 55,774 | 58,490 | 62,982 | 66,926 | 1440 | → | |
Rotherham | ENG | ... | 105,720 | 109,691 | 111,158 | 3082 | → | |
Royal Leamington Spa | ENG | ... | 51,650 | 55,733 | 57,912 | 1141 | → | |
Royal Tunbridge Wells | ENG | ... | 49,860 | 57,772 | 61,427 | 1412 | → | |
Rugby | ENG | 61,106 | 62,580 | 70,628 | 77,285 | 1856 | → | |
Runcorn | ENG | 64,154 | 60,320 | 61,789 | 62,479 | 1978 | → | |
Sale | ENG | ... | 122,990 | 134,022 | 138,025 | 3088 | → | |
Salford | ENG | ... | 88,460 | 103,886 | 125,983 | 3144 | → | |
Scarborough | ENG | 57,536 | 58,610 | 61,749 | 61,866 | 1449 | → | |
Scunthorpe | ENG | 75,982 | 72,660 | 79,977 | 84,027 | 2671 | → | |
Sheffield | ENG | 457,805 | 479,460 | 518,090 | 557,039 | 12249 | → | |
Shoreham-by-Sea | ENG | 46,907 | 47,020 | 48,487 | 51,094 | 1094 | → | |
Shrewsbury | ENG | 64,219 | 67,130 | 71,715 | 77,144 | 2149 | → | |
Sittingbourne | ENG | 38,771 | 42,800 | 48,948 | 53,851 | 1178 | → | |
Slough | ENG | 121,811 | 133,860 | 155,298 | 164,793 | 3032 | → | |
Smethwick | ENG | ... | 42,460 | 48,765 | 54,031 | 962 | → | |
Solihull | ENG | 118,103 | 118,240 | 123,187 | 128,342 | 3829 | → | |
Southampton | ENG | 210,138 | 234,280 | 253,651 | 270,333 | 5354 | → | |
Southend-on-Sea | ENG | 158,517 | 162,050 | 175,547 | 184,708 | 3615 | → | |
Southport | ENG | 90,959 | 91,400 | 91,703 | 93,905 | 2293 | → | |
South Shields | ENG | ... | 78,170 | 75,337 | 76,807 | 1486 | → | |
Stafford | ENG | 61,885 | 62,440 | 68,472 | 71,424 | 1990 | → | |
St Albans | ENG | 80,376 | 73,660 | 82,146 | 88,448 | 1866 | → | |
Stevenage | ENG | 76,064 | 80,970 | 89,663 | 94,371 | 2152 | → | |
St Helens | ENG | 106,293 | 102,360 | 102,885 | 105,454 | 2646 | → | |
Stockport | ENG | ... | 106,170 | 105,878 | 112,284 | 2465 | → | |
Stockton-on-Tees | ENG | 83,576 | 80,060 | 82,729 | 84,318 | 2173 | → | |
Stoke-on-Trent | ENG | 266,543 | 262,350 | 270,726 | 278,365 | 7600 | → | |
Stourbridge | ENG | 61,041 | 61,800 | 63,298 | 65,083 | 1778 | → | |
Sunderland | ENG | 183,310 | 177,740 | 174,286 | 174,869 | 3914 | → | |
Sutton Coldfield | ENG | 106,001 | 102,200 | 109,015 | 107,108 | 4171 | → | |
Swadlincote | ENG | 36,859 | 37,980 | 45,000 | 50,412 | 1262 | → | |
Swansea | WAL | 171,038 | 167,440 | 179,485 | 185,033 | 4908 | → | |
Swindon | ENG | 145,236 | 155,700 | 182,441 | 192,923 | 4618 | → | |
Tamworth | ENG | 68,440 | 71,670 | 73,924 | 74,100 | 1792 | → | |
Taunton | ENG | 55,855 | 56,760 | 60,479 | 63,915 | 1632 | → | |
Telford | ENG | 114,251 | 135,700 | 142,723 | 153,143 | 4618 | → | |
Torquay | ENG | ... | 47,250 | 49,094 | 51,320 | 1231 | → | |
Tynemouth | ENG | 61,595 | 62,880 | 67,519 | 69,770 | 1630 | → | |
Wakefield | ENG | 93,091 | 96,290 | 99,251 | 108,901 | 2927 | → | |
Wallasey | ENG | 60,895 | 58,710 | 60,284 | 60,992 | 1023 | → | |
Walsall | ENG | ... | 59,170 | 67,594 | 73,719 | 1521 | → | |
Walton-on-Thames | ENG | ... | 62,540 | 66,566 | 69,502 | 1882 | → | |
Warrington | ENG | 152,458 | 157,860 | 165,456 | 172,330 | 4489 | → | |
Washington | ENG | ... | 67,500 | 67,085 | 67,046 | 1830 | → | |
Watford | ENG | 113,080 | 118,990 | 131,982 | 142,084 | 3492 | → | |
Wellingborough | ENG | 41,602 | 47,440 | 49,128 | 53,502 | 1307 | → | |
Welwyn Garden City | ENG | 45,452 | 45,660 | 48,380 | 51,248 | 1390 | → | |
West Bridgford | ENG | 33,843 | 43,400 | 45,509 | 50,207 | 1110 | → | |
West Bromwich | ENG | ... | 66,980 | 72,945 | 79,157 | 1860 | → | |
Weston-super-Mare | ENG | 71,451 | 77,240 | 83,641 | 88,244 | 1884 | → | |
Weymouth | ENG | 51,012 | 53,140 | 54,539 | 55,212 | 1362 | → | |
Widnes | ENG | 57,162 | 55,680 | 61,464 | 64,670 | 1882 | → | |
Wigan | ENG | 98,070 | 98,480 | 103,608 | 107,673 | 2498 | → | |
Willenhall | ENG | ... | 48,750 | 51,429 | 53,497 | 1226 | → | |
Woking | ENG | 101,484 | 96,420 | 105,367 | 107,493 | 3148 | → | |
Wolverhampton | ENG | ... | 200,490 | 210,319 | 221,754 | 5260 | → | |
Worcester | ENG | 82,661 | 94,550 | 100,153 | 101,816 | 2423 | → | |
Worthing | ENG | ... | 101,929 | 109,120 | 115,319 | 2458 | → | |
Wrexham | WAL | 55,404 | 57,620 | 61,603 | 61,259 | 1622 | → | |
York | ENG | 124,609 | 136,640 | 152,841 | 164,934 | 3370 | → |
- Cities and towns according to definitions of 2011 (England & Wales), 2016 (Scotland), and 2015 (Northern Ireland). Population figures before 2011 (Scotland: before 2019) approximately correspond to these definitions.
- UK National Statistics (web), National Records of Scotland (web), The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (web).