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 Urban Areas
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2020-06-30 | |
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1 | London | ENG | 10,735,236 |
2 | Manchester | ENG | 2,716,773 |
3 | Birmingham | ENG | 2,582,044 |
4 | Leeds | ENG | 1,876,284 |
5 | Glasgow | SCO | 1,009,300 |
6 | Liverpool | ENG | 906,199 |
7 | Southampton | ENG | 903,760 |
8 | Newcastle | ENG | 808,775 |
9 | Nottingham | ENG | 784,364 |
10 | Sheffield | ENG | 726,739 |
11 | Bristol | ENG | 674,826 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The population of all British urban areas (i.e. built-up areas or Scottish settlements) 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 | 193,379 | 197,870 | 208,190 | 212,300 | 6949 | ||
Accrington | ENG | 121,081 | 123,370 | 125,059 | 128,557 | 3000 | ||
Andover | ENG | 34,647 | 38,870 | 42,276 | 50,383 | 1186 | ||
Ashford | ENG | 52,002 | 60,380 | 74,733 | 83,730 | 1905 | ||
Aylesbury | ENG | 58,058 | 69,240 | 74,748 | 93,968 | 1648 | ||
Ayr | SCO | 62,500 | 62,450 | 62,670 | 62,000 | 2656 | ||
Banbury | ENG | 39,906 | 43,570 | 48,651 | 51,624 | 1204 | ||
Barnsley | ENG | 214,280 | 212,000 | 223,281 | 239,379 | 5972 | ||
Barry | WAL | 49,887 | 50,950 | 54,673 | 58,486 | 1423 | → | |
Basildon | ENG | 131,317 | 136,310 | 144,859 | 157,509 | 3712 | ||
Basingstoke | ENG | 81,228 | 94,190 | 107,642 | 115,427 | 2940 | ||
Bath | ENG | 85,202 | 89,760 | 94,782 | 105,730 | 2424 | → | |
Bedford | ENG | 92,150 | 102,100 | 106,940 | 114,782 | 2482 | ||
Belfast | NIR | ... | 579,276 | 595,879 | 616,170 | 29700 | → | |
Birkenhead | ENG | 334,711 | 319,490 | 325,264 | 331,196 | 8822 | ||
Birmingham | ENG | 2,290,105 | 2,279,280 | 2,440,986 | 2,582,044 | 59888 | ||
Blackburn | ENG | 135,858 | 136,640 | 146,521 | 149,100 | 3561 | ||
Blackpool | ENG | 234,128 | 236,120 | 239,409 | 240,746 | 6126 | ||
Bognor Regis | ENG | 56,744 | 61,800 | 63,885 | 70,263 | 1656 | → | |
Bournemouth | ENG | 404,453 | 429,700 | 466,266 | 488,125 | 13098 | ||
Braintree | ENG | 35,414 | 45,160 | 53,477 | 55,550 | 1311 | ||
Brentwood | ENG | 49,463 | 47,920 | 52,586 | 55,502 | 1423 | → | |
Bridgend | WAL | 45,253 | 51,250 | 58,380 | 63,011 | 1951 | ||
Brighton and Hove | ENG | 414,329 | 437,010 | 474,485 | 503,282 | 8945 | ||
Bristol | ENG | 524,410 | 553,280 | 617,280 | 674,826 | 14442 | ||
Bromsgrove | ENG | 40,338 | 45,210 | 49,117 | 52,806 | 1533 | ||
Buckley | WAL | 55,515 | 61,210 | 63,576 | 65,513 | 2132 | ||
Burnley | ENG | 149,906 | 151,830 | 149,422 | 154,696 | 3572 | ||
Burton upon Trent | ENG | 100,587 | 108,480 | 122,199 | 133,868 | 3504 | ||
Cambridge (/ Milton) | ENG | 120,327 | 139,260 | 158,434 | 162,412 | 4214 | ||
Cannock | ENG | 77,710 | 83,740 | 86,121 | 89,656 | 2193 | ||
Canterbury | ENG | 39,734 | 46,840 | 55,240 | 64,885 | 1320 | ||
Cardiff | WAL | 378,849 | 403,580 | 447,287 | 473,636 | 10234 | ||
Carlisle | ENG | 72,439 | 73,060 | 78,470 | 78,035 | 2011 | ||
Castleford | ENG | 57,311 | 56,580 | 60,509 | 66,437 | 1715 | ||
Chelmsford | ENG | 97,451 | 101,620 | 111,511 | 120,498 | 2618 | ||
Cheltenham | ENG | 102,633 | 110,260 | 116,447 | 116,819 | 2887 | → | |
Chester | ENG | 84,254 | 86,100 | 90,524 | 94,490 | 2552 | ||
Chesterfield | ENG | 107,345 | 108,340 | 113,057 | 114,697 | 3464 | ||
Clacton-on-Sea | ENG | 45,065 | 51,284 | 50,548 | 53,661 | 1217 | → | |
Coatbridge | SCO | 86,000 | 84,640 | 90,160 | 89,550 | 2384 | ||
Colchester | ENG | 99,656 | 107,550 | 121,859 | 142,529 | 3265 | ||
Corby | ENG | 49,053 | 49,220 | 56,810 | 66,762 | 2051 | ||
Coventry | ENG | 331,248 | 339,970 | 359,262 | 422,188 | 8129 | ||
Craigavon (incl. Lurgan, Portadown) | NIR | ... | 57,651 | 64,193 | 71,560 | 0 | → | |
Crawley | ENG | 152,772 | 168,980 | 180,508 | 192,769 | 5809 | ||
Crewe | ENG | 68,131 | 71,790 | 75,556 | 79,295 | 2007 | ||
Cumbernauld | SCO | 49,507 | 51,670 | 51,840 | 49,800 | 2152 | → | |
Dalkeith (incl. Bonnyrigg, Gorebridge) | SCO | 42,516 | 45,290 | 48,180 | 54,330 | 1666 | ||
Darlington | ENG | 86,767 | 86,460 | 92,363 | 93,417 | 2255 | → | |
Derby | ENG | 237,368 | 242,820 | 270,468 | 279,719 | 6410 | ||
Derry (Londonderry) | NIR | ... | 90,663 | 91,602 | 90,790 | 3718 | → | |
Doncaster | ENG | 148,754 | 147,850 | 158,141 | 165,468 | 4352 | ||
Dundee | SCO | ... | 155,530 | 157,550 | 158,600 | 4992 | ||
Dunfermline | SCO | ... | 61,220 | 70,940 | 75,420 | 2792 | ||
Durham | ENG | 36,937 | 43,220 | 47,785 | 56,920 | 1287 | → | |
Eastbourne | ENG | 94,793 | 106,850 | 118,219 | 125,605 | 2513 | ||
East Kilbride | SCO | 70,579 | 73,990 | 74,400 | 75,110 | 2424 | → | |
Edinburgh | SCO | 420,893 | 453,710 | 482,270 | 530,920 | 12520 | ||
Exeter | ENG | 98,125 | 111,520 | 117,763 | 132,210 | 2849 | ||
Falkirk | SCO | ... | 92,020 | 99,610 | 102,290 | 4352 | ||
Farnborough | ENG | 232,645 | 244,330 | 252,397 | 258,044 | 7846 | ||
Folkestone | ENG | 60,156 | 59,830 | 66,429 | 69,636 | 1676 | ||
Gillingham | ENG | 222,388 | 231,760 | 243,931 | 256,307 | 5216 | ||
Glasgow | SCO | ... | 935,760 | 957,620 | 1,009,300 | 26470 | ||
Gloucester | ENG | 126,149 | 136,860 | 150,053 | 163,212 | 4036 | ||
Grays | ENG | 61,803 | 76,220 | 89,755 | 102,058 | 2635 | ||
Great Yarmouth | ENG | 64,260 | 58,030 | 63,434 | 65,798 | 1536 | ||
Greenock | SCO | ... | 73,850 | 70,200 | 65,670 | 2078 | ||
Grimsby | ENG | 136,456 | 133,760 | 134,160 | 132,642 | 3526 | ||
Hamilton | SCO | 80,481 | 77,850 | 82,430 | 84,210 | 2757 | ||
Harrogate | ENG | 79,558 | 85,230 | 89,060 | 89,712 | 2290 | ||
Hartlepool | ENG | 87,310 | 86,030 | 88,855 | 90,123 | 2412 | → | |
Hastings | ENG | 120,044 | 125,400 | 133,422 | 138,881 | 3320 | ||
Hatfield | ENG | 31,104 | 32,360 | 41,677 | 50,945 | 914 | ||
Hereford | ENG | 54,326 | 56,370 | 60,415 | 64,037 | 1705 | → | |
Herne Bay | ENG | 60,768 | 65,250 | 70,485 | 74,173 | 1906 | ||
High Wycombe | ENG | 120,653 | 124,320 | 133,204 | 135,754 | 3920 | ||
Horsham | ENG | 42,552 | 48,200 | 51,472 | 57,901 | 1261 | ||
Inverness | SCO | 48,979 | 52,220 | 61,330 | 62,790 | 2797 | → | |
Ipswich | ENG | 146,214 | 156,400 | 178,835 | 183,351 | 4914 | ||
Kettering | ENG | 52,735 | 57,800 | 63,675 | 70,984 | 1649 | ||
Kidderminster | ENG | 54,644 | 57,090 | 57,059 | 59,339 | 1688 | ||
Kilmarnock | SCO | 48,603 | 49,780 | 51,070 | 50,890 | 1648 | ||
Kingston upon Hull (Hull) | ENG | 310,636 | 301,410 | 314,018 | 317,765 | 8258 | ||
Kirkcaldy | SCO | 47,274 | 47,390 | 49,710 | 50,180 | 1886 | → | |
Lancaster | ENG | 91,154 | 95,200 | 97,150 | 103,696 | 2259 | ||
Leeds | ENG | 1,598,345 | 1,652,570 | 1,777,934 | 1,876,284 | 48779 | ||
Leicester | ENG | 426,380 | 452,090 | 508,916 | 544,801 | 10937 | ||
Lincoln | ENG | 103,601 | 104,020 | 114,879 | 125,044 | 3265 | ||
Liverpool | ENG | 872,465 | 850,760 | 864,122 | 906,199 | 19961 | ||
Livingston | SCO | ... | 61,070 | 65,250 | 65,570 | 3038 | ||
Llanelli | WAL | 44,953 | 46,220 | 49,591 | 51,212 | 1508 | ||
London | ENG | 8,085,300 | 8,669,040 | 9,787,426 | 10,735,236 | 173786 | ||
Loughborough | ENG | 46,867 | 55,260 | 59,932 | 68,653 | 1449 | → | |
Lowestoft | ENG | 62,907 | 68,850 | 70,945 | 73,976 | 2154 | → | |
Luton | ENG | 221,337 | 236,320 | 258,018 | 275,681 | 5071 | ||
Macclesfield | ENG | 60,383 | 61,320 | 63,954 | 63,902 | 2068 | ||
Maidenhead | ENG | 59,605 | 59,120 | 64,831 | 69,739 | 1854 | ||
Maidstone | ENG | ... | 93,670 | 107,627 | 120,425 | 2545 | → | |
Manchester | ENG | 2,370,400 | 2,360,500 | 2,553,379 | 2,716,773 | 63025 | ||
Mansfield | ENG | 154,966 | 158,840 | 171,958 | 183,412 | 4835 | ||
Margate | ENG | 116,745 | 118,930 | 125,370 | 131,592 | 2789 | ||
Middlesbrough | ENG | 369,609 | 365,230 | 376,663 | 383,488 | 10819 | ||
Milton Keynes | ENG | 161,109 | 191,680 | 229,941 | 245,614 | 6252 | ||
Motherwell | SCO | 121,000 | 119,200 | 124,540 | 125,190 | 4515 | ||
Newbury | ENG | 53,999 | 61,420 | 68,258 | 71,718 | 1984 | ||
Newcastle (Newcastle upon Tyne) | ENG | 749,480 | 741,870 | 774,891 | 808,775 | 18052 | ||
Newport | WAL | 284,924 | 292,610 | 306,844 | 321,777 | 8422 | ||
Northampton | ENG | 183,082 | 198,380 | 215,963 | 230,725 | 5788 | ||
Northwich | ENG | 39,580 | 44,760 | 47,421 | 51,546 | 1441 | ||
Norwich | ENG | 185,420 | 196,610 | 213,166 | 231,590 | 6190 | ||
Nottingham | ENG | 658,261 | 678,710 | 729,977 | 784,364 | 17636 | ||
Nuneaton | ENG | 86,247 | 89,370 | 92,698 | 97,406 | 2300 | ||
Oxford | ENG | 128,163 | 153,890 | 171,380 | 173,169 | 3738 | ||
Paignton | ENG | 102,576 | 113,480 | 115,410 | 120,753 | 3147 | ||
Peterborough | ENG | 134,788 | 138,660 | 163,379 | 180,966 | 4424 | ||
Plymouth | ENG | 245,295 | 244,870 | 260,203 | 266,552 | 5973 | ||
Preston | ENG | 282,137 | 292,070 | 313,332 | 327,516 | 8241 | ||
Reading | ENG | 277,502 | 303,220 | 318,014 | 338,729 | 8370 | ||
Redditch | ENG | 75,607 | 77,300 | 82,253 | 83,610 | 2223 | ||
Redhill | ENG | 47,602 | 50,410 | 56,621 | 61,760 | 1570 | ||
Royal Leamington Spa | ENG | 77,872 | 85,110 | 95,172 | 100,740 | 2238 | ||
Royal Tunbridge Wells | ENG | 60,272 | 60,100 | 68,910 | 72,627 | 1690 | ||
Rugby | ENG | 61,106 | 62,850 | 73,150 | 80,397 | 1912 | ||
Runcorn | ENG | 64,154 | 61,360 | 62,872 | 63,549 | 2034 | ||
Scarborough | ENG | 57,536 | 58,610 | 61,749 | 61,866 | 1449 | → | |
Scunthorpe | ENG | 75,982 | 72,660 | 79,977 | 84,027 | 2671 | → | |
Sheffield | ENG | 632,604 | 641,370 | 685,368 | 726,739 | 16748 | ||
Shrewsbury | ENG | 64,219 | 67,130 | 71,715 | 77,144 | 2149 | → | |
Sittingbourne | ENG | 38,771 | 42,800 | 48,948 | 53,851 | 1178 | → | |
Slough | ENG | 126,662 | 141,790 | 163,777 | 173,671 | 3414 | ||
Southampton | ENG | 740,486 | 797,960 | 855,569 | 903,760 | 19203 | ||
Southend-on-Sea | ENG | 273,379 | 276,720 | 295,310 | 309,502 | 7183 | ||
Southport | ENG | 90,959 | 91,400 | 91,703 | 93,905 | 2293 | → | |
Stafford | ENG | 61,885 | 63,040 | 69,217 | 72,146 | 2046 | ||
Stevenage | ENG | 76,064 | 81,540 | 90,232 | 94,921 | 2190 | ||
Stoke-on-Trent | ENG | 367,976 | 363,770 | 372,775 | 384,819 | 10390 | ||
Stroud | ENG | 52,609 | 57,851 | 60,155 | 62,117 | 2469 | ||
Sunderland | ENG | 346,528 | 338,860 | 335,415 | 338,698 | 8348 | ||
Swansea | WAL | 282,706 | 283,460 | 300,352 | 309,083 | 8755 | ||
Swindon | ENG | 145,236 | 158,580 | 185,609 | 196,865 | 4706 | ||
Tamworth | ENG | 72,988 | 79,290 | 81,964 | 82,244 | 2068 | ||
Taunton | ENG | 55,855 | 60,570 | 64,621 | 70,058 | 1785 | ||
Telford | ENG | 119,340 | 140,930 | 147,980 | 158,464 | 4768 | ||
Tonypandy (Rhondda) | WAL | 59,947 | 64,789 | 62,545 | 62,649 | 1275 | ||
Warrington | ENG | 152,458 | 157,860 | 165,456 | 172,330 | 4489 | → | |
Wellingborough | ENG | 41,602 | 48,800 | 50,577 | 54,985 | 1399 | ||
Welwyn Garden City | ENG | 55,964 | 56,490 | 59,910 | 63,754 | 1888 | ||
Weston-super-Mare | ENG | 71,451 | 77,920 | 84,452 | 89,140 | 1930 | ||
Weymouth | ENG | 53,235 | 56,040 | 57,691 | 58,562 | 1446 | ||
Widnes | ENG | 57,162 | 55,680 | 61,464 | 64,670 | 1882 | → | |
Wigan | ENG | 174,406 | 167,020 | 175,405 | 182,666 | 4375 | ||
Worcester | ENG | 82,661 | 95,990 | 101,659 | 103,474 | 2467 | ||
Wrexham | WAL | 57,207 | 61,760 | 65,692 | 65,359 | 1736 | ||
York | ENG | 124,609 | 137,460 | 153,717 | 165,868 | 3402 |
- Urban areas according to definitions of 2011 (England & Wales), 2016 (Scotland), and 2005 (Northern Ireland). Population figures before 2011 (Scotland: before 2020) approximately correspond to these definitions.
- UK National Statistics (web), General Records of Scotland (web), The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (web).