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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) 2018-06-30
United Kingdom	GBR	Kingd	London	242,500	56,466,680	58,789,194	63,182,178	66,435,550
England	ENG		London	130,278	47,055,205	49,138,831	53,012,456	55,977,178	13027800
Northern Ireland	NIR		Belfast	13,562	1,577,836	1,685,267	1,810,863	1,881,641	1356200	→
Scotland	SCO		Edinburgh	77,925	4,998,567	5,062,011	5,295,403	5,438,100	7792500	→
Wales (Cymru)	WAL		Cardiff	20,735	2,835,073	2,903,085	3,063,456	3,138,631	2073500	→

UK Office for National Statistics (web).

Major Urban Areas

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2018-06-30
1	London	ENG	10,620,723
2	Manchester	ENG	2,681,285
3	Birmingham	ENG	2,570,990
4	Leeds	ENG	1,856,709
5	Glasgow	SCO	999,300
6	Southampton	ENG	900,000
7	Liverpool	ENG	898,070
8	Newcastle	ENG	800,665
9	Nottingham	ENG	773,371
10	Sheffield	ENG	719,273
11	Bristol	ENG	668,393

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) 2018-06-30	Area
Aberdeen	SCO	193,379	197,870	208,190	211,930	6949
Accrington	ENG	121,081	123,370	125,059	127,861	3000
Ashford	ENG	52,002	60,380	74,733	82,884	1905
Aylesbury	ENG	58,058	69,240	74,748	89,844	1648
Ayr	SCO	62,500	62,450	62,670	62,490	2656
Banbury	ENG	39,906	43,570	48,651	50,698	1204
Barnsley	ENG	214,280	212,000	223,281	236,847	5972
Barry	WAL	49,887	50,950	54,673	57,420	1423	→
Basildon	ENG	131,317	136,310	144,859	155,904	3712
Basingstoke	ENG	81,228	94,190	107,642	114,464	2940
Bath	ENG	85,202	89,760	94,782	103,361	2424	→
Bedford	ENG	92,150	102,100	106,940	114,122	2482
Belfast	NIR	...	579,276	595,879	613,390	29700	→
Birkenhead	ENG	334,711	319,490	325,264	329,308	8822
Birmingham	ENG	2,290,105	2,279,280	2,440,986	2,570,990	59888
Blackburn	ENG	135,858	136,640	146,521	147,810	3561
Blackpool	ENG	234,128	236,120	239,409	240,221	6126
Bognor Regis	ENG	56,744	61,800	63,885	69,888	1656	→
Bournemouth	ENG	404,453	429,700	466,266	485,988	13098
Braintree	ENG	35,414	45,160	53,477	55,265	1311
Brentwood	ENG	49,463	47,920	52,586	54,977	1423	→
Bridgend	WAL	45,253	51,250	58,380	61,312	1951
Brighton and Hove	ENG	414,329	437,010	474,485	500,663	8945
Bristol	ENG	524,410	553,280	617,280	668,393	14442
Bromsgrove	ENG	40,338	45,210	49,117	51,774	1533
Buckley	WAL	55,515	61,210	63,576	65,268	2132
Burnley	ENG	149,906	151,830	149,422	153,262	3572
Burton upon Trent	ENG	100,587	108,480	122,199	130,740	3504
Cambridge (/ Milton)	ENG	120,327	139,260	158,434	162,794	4214
Cannock	ENG	77,710	83,740	86,121	88,688	2193
Canterbury	ENG	39,734	46,840	55,240	63,601	1320
Cardiff	WAL	378,849	403,580	447,287	467,693	10234
Carlisle	ENG	72,439	73,060	78,470	78,314	2011
Castleford	ENG	57,311	56,580	60,509	64,896	1715
Chelmsford	ENG	97,451	101,620	111,511	118,591	2618
Cheltenham	ENG	102,633	110,260	116,447	117,836	2887	→
Chester	ENG	84,254	86,100	90,524	93,845	2552
Chesterfield	ENG	107,345	108,340	113,057	114,168	3464
Clacton-on-Sea	ENG	45,065	51,284	50,548	53,685	1217	→
Coatbridge	SCO	86,000	84,640	90,160	90,230	2384
Colchester	ENG	99,656	107,550	121,859	138,761	3265
Corby	ENG	49,053	49,220	56,810	64,725	2051
Coventry	ENG	331,248	339,970	359,262	409,293	8129
Craigavon (incl. Lurgan, Portadown)	NIR	...	57,651	64,193	70,350	0	→
Crawley	ENG	152,772	168,980	180,508	191,881	5809
Crewe	ENG	68,131	71,790	75,556	78,326	2007
Cumbernauld	SCO	49,507	51,670	51,840	50,430	2152	→
Dalkeith (incl. Bonnyrigg, Gorebridge)	SCO	42,516	45,290	48,180	53,750	1666
Darlington	ENG	86,767	86,460	92,363	93,124	2255	→
Derby	ENG	237,368	242,820	270,468	279,569	6410
Derry (Londonderry)	NIR	...	90,663	91,602	90,990	3718	→
Doncaster	ENG	148,754	147,850	158,141	164,190	4352
Dundee	SCO	...	155,530	157,550	158,760	4992
Dunfermline	SCO	...	61,220	70,940	74,960	2792
Durham	ENG	36,937	43,220	47,785	53,717	1287	→
Eastbourne	ENG	94,793	106,850	118,219	124,641	2513
East Kilbride	SCO	70,579	73,990	74,400	75,390	2424	→
Edinburgh	SCO	420,893	453,710	482,270	522,350	12520
Exeter	ENG	98,125	111,520	117,763	129,429	2849
Falkirk	SCO	...	92,020	99,610	102,920	4352
Farnborough	ENG	232,645	244,330	252,397	258,095	7846
Folkestone	ENG	60,156	59,830	66,429	69,020	1676
Gillingham	ENG	222,388	231,760	243,931	255,423	5216
Glasgow	SCO	...	935,760	957,620	999,300	26470
Gloucester	ENG	126,149	136,860	150,053	161,904	4036
Grays	ENG	61,803	76,220	89,755	99,550	2635
Great Yarmouth	ENG	64,260	58,030	63,434	65,789	1536
Greenock	SCO	...	73,850	70,200	66,590	2078
Grimsby	ENG	136,456	133,760	134,160	133,719	3526
Hamilton	SCO	80,481	77,850	82,430	83,990	2757
Harrogate	ENG	79,558	85,230	89,060	90,049	2290
Hartlepool	ENG	87,310	86,030	88,855	89,744	2412	→
Hastings	ENG	120,044	125,400	133,422	138,359	3320
Hereford	ENG	54,326	56,370	60,415	63,935	1705	→
Herne Bay	ENG	60,768	65,250	70,485	73,794	1906
High Wycombe	ENG	120,653	124,320	133,204	136,607	3920
Horsham	ENG	42,552	48,200	51,472	56,906	1261
Inverness	SCO	48,979	52,220	61,330	63,230	2797	→
Ipswich	ENG	146,214	156,400	178,835	184,474	4914
Kettering	ENG	52,735	57,800	63,675	69,967	1649
Kidderminster	ENG	54,644	57,090	57,059	59,415	1688
Kilmarnock	SCO	48,603	49,780	51,070	50,970	1648
Kingston upon Hull (Hull)	ENG	310,636	301,410	314,018	318,351	8258
Kirkcaldy	SCO	47,274	47,390	49,710	50,180	1886	→
Lancaster	ENG	91,154	95,200	97,150	101,669	2259
Leeds	ENG	1,598,345	1,652,570	1,777,934	1,856,709	48779
Leicester	ENG	426,380	452,090	508,916	543,588	10937
Lincoln	ENG	103,601	104,020	114,879	123,322	3265
Liverpool	ENG	872,465	850,760	864,122	898,070	19961
Livingston	SCO	...	61,070	65,250	65,720	3038
Llanelli	WAL	44,953	46,220	49,591	50,594	1508
London	ENG	8,085,300	8,669,040	9,787,426	10,620,723	173786
Loughborough	ENG	46,867	55,260	59,932	66,611	1449	→
Lowestoft	ENG	62,907	68,850	70,945	73,755	2154	→
Luton	ENG	221,337	236,320	258,018	274,473	5071
Macclesfield	ENG	60,383	61,320	63,954	64,010	2068
Maidenhead	ENG	59,605	59,120	64,831	69,309	1854
Maidstone	ENG	...	93,670	107,627	118,899	2545	→
Manchester	ENG	2,370,400	2,360,500	2,553,379	2,681,285	63025
Mansfield	ENG	154,966	158,840	171,958	181,362	4835
Margate	ENG	116,745	118,930	125,370	132,174	2789
Middlesbrough	ENG	369,609	365,230	376,663	383,711	10819
Milton Keynes	ENG	161,109	191,680	229,941	245,162	6252
Motherwell	SCO	121,000	119,200	124,540	124,840	4515
Newbury	ENG	53,999	61,420	68,258	71,787	1984
Newcastle upon Tyne	ENG	749,480	741,870	774,891	800,665	18052
Newport	WAL	284,924	292,610	306,844	316,989	8422
Northampton	ENG	183,082	198,380	215,963	230,583	5788
Northwich	ENG	39,580	44,760	47,421	50,423	1441
Norwich	ENG	185,420	196,610	213,166	228,218	6190
Nottingham	ENG	658,261	678,710	729,977	773,371	17636
Nuneaton	ENG	86,247	89,370	92,698	95,725	2300
Oxford	ENG	128,163	153,890	171,380	175,403	3738
Paignton	ENG	102,576	113,480	115,410	120,054	3147
Peterborough	ENG	134,788	138,660	163,379	179,290	4424
Plymouth	ENG	245,295	244,870	260,203	266,823	5973
Preston	ENG	282,137	292,070	313,332	323,537	8241
Reading	ENG	277,502	303,220	318,014	337,108	8370
Redditch	ENG	75,607	77,300	82,253	83,214	2223
Redhill	ENG	47,602	50,410	56,621	60,948	1570
Royal Leamington Spa	ENG	77,872	85,110	95,172	99,082	2238
Royal Tunbridge Wells	ENG	60,272	60,100	68,910	72,041	1690
Rugby	ENG	61,106	62,850	73,150	78,706	1912
Runcorn	ENG	64,154	61,360	62,872	63,173	2034
Scarborough	ENG	57,536	58,610	61,749	61,892	1449	→
Scunthorpe	ENG	75,982	72,660	79,977	83,072	2671	→
Sheffield	ENG	632,604	641,370	685,368	719,273	16748
Shrewsbury	ENG	64,219	67,130	71,715	75,711	2149	→
Sittingbourne	ENG	38,771	42,800	48,948	53,091	1178	→
Slough	ENG	126,662	141,790	163,777	173,375	3414
Southampton	ENG	740,486	797,960	855,569	900,000	19203
Southend-on-Sea	ENG	273,379	276,720	295,310	308,802	7183
Southport	ENG	90,959	91,400	91,703	93,758	2293	→
Stafford	ENG	61,885	63,040	69,217	71,517	2046
Stevenage	ENG	76,064	81,540	90,232	94,518	2190
Stoke-on-Trent	ENG	367,976	363,770	372,775	383,941	10390
Stroud	ENG	52,609	57,851	60,155	62,083	2469
Sunderland	ENG	346,528	338,860	335,415	338,162	8348
Swansea	WAL	282,706	283,460	300,352	308,197	8755
Swindon	ENG	145,236	158,580	185,609	196,431	4706
Tamworth	ENG	72,988	79,290	81,964	82,084	2068
Taunton	ENG	55,855	60,570	64,621	69,090	1785
Telford	ENG	119,340	140,930	147,980	156,145	4768
Tonypandy (Rhondda)	WAL	59,947	64,789	62,545	62,670	1275
Warrington	ENG	152,458	157,860	165,456	172,192	4489	→
Wellingborough	ENG	41,602	48,800	50,577	54,472	1399
Welwyn Garden City	ENG	55,964	56,490	59,910	63,549	1888
Weston-super-Mare	ENG	71,451	77,920	84,452	89,033	1930
Weymouth	ENG	53,235	56,040	57,691	58,598	1446
Widnes	ENG	57,162	55,680	61,464	63,829	1882	→
Wigan	ENG	174,406	167,020	175,405	180,584	4375
Worcester	ENG	82,661	95,990	101,659	104,994	2467
Wrexham	WAL	57,207	61,760	65,692	65,472	1736
York	ENG	124,609	137,460	153,717	164,504	3402

Urban areas according to definitions of 2011 (England & Wales), 2016 (Scotland), and 2005 (Northern Ireland). Population figures before 2011 (Scotland: before 2018) approximately correspond to these definitions.
UK National Statistics (web), General Records of Scotland (web), The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (web).