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Countries

The population of the British countries according to census results or 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 Census (C) 2021-03-21	Population Estimate (E) 2024-06-30
England	ENG	Cntry	London	130,278	47,055,205	49,138,831	53,012,456	56,490,048	58,620,101	13027800
Northern Ireland	NIR	Cntry	Belfast	13,562	1,577,836	1,685,267	1,810,863	1,903,175	1,927,855	1356200	→
Scotland	SCO	Cntry	Edinburgh	77,925	4,998,567	5,062,011	5,295,403	5,418,400	5,546,900	7792500	→
Wales (Cymru)	WAL	Cntry	Cardiff	20,735	2,835,073	2,903,085	3,063,456	3,107,494	3,186,581	2073500	→
United Kingdom	GBR	Kingd	London	242,500	56,466,680	58,789,194	63,182,178	66,920,000	69,281,437		→

UK Office for National Statistics.

Major Urban Areas

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2024-06-30
1	London	ENG	10,914,333
2	Manchester	ENG	2,857,875
3	Birmingham	ENG	2,685,039
4	Leeds	ENG	1,931,411
5	Glasgow	SCO	1,061,100
6	Liverpool	ENG	927,000
7	Southampton	ENG	917,596
8	Newcastle	ENG	824,390
9	Nottingham	ENG	784,649
10	Sheffield	ENG	721,879
11	Bristol	ENG	712,984

Contents: Urban Areas

The population of all British urban areas (i.e. built-up areas or Scottish settlements) with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2001-04-29	Population Census (C) 2011-03-27	Population Census (C) 2021-03-21	Population Estimate (E) 2024-06-30	Area
Aberdeen	SCO	205,360	215,637	212,200	222,200	7809
Accrington	ENG	119,176	120,816	124,876	129,885	3165
Amersham	ENG	42,792	45,391	48,599	50,364	1632
Andover	ENG	39,106	42,878	52,938	55,686	1357
Ashford	ENG	59,613	73,697	83,213	87,727	2123
Aylesbury	ENG	69,442	76,378	94,238	102,656	2320
Ayr	SCO	62,460	62,668	62,100	62,300	2787
Banbury	ENG	43,773	48,853	56,795	61,976	1517
Barnsley	ENG	209,176	220,334	233,309	240,177	6352
Barrow-in-Furness	ENG	58,943	56,516	55,251	55,778	1629	→
Barry (Barri)	WAL	50,952	54,673	56,587	58,388	1581	→
Basildon	ENG	136,739	145,105	158,187	164,486	4032
Basingstoke	ENG	94,501	108,019	121,562	127,734	3150
Bath	ENG	89,512	94,577	100,822	105,073	2552	→
Bedford	ENG	103,266	108,977	124,878	129,789	2878
Belfast (incl. Newtownabbey, Dundonald, Newtownbreda)	NIR	582,292	597,667	624,535	...	19884	→
Birkenhead	ENG	319,658	325,450	331,588	342,420	9202
Birmingham	ENG	2,275,460	2,437,235	2,590,363	2,685,039	57913
Blackburn	ENG	136,143	145,916	152,877	160,637	3780
Blackpool	ENG	236,190	239,732	241,657	249,615	6391
Bognor Regis	ENG	61,694	63,779	69,700	71,160	1737	→
Bournemouth	ENG	425,997	462,307	485,976	496,015	12941
Braintree	ENG	44,825	52,888	55,259	57,710	1507
Brentwood	ENG	47,925	52,586	55,358	57,013	1440	→
Bridgend	WAL	52,090	60,270	66,749	68,465	2144
Bridgwater	ENG	36,779	41,976	49,623	52,182	1297	→
Brighton and Hove	ENG	459,263	498,327	518,745	529,646	9866
Bristol	ENG	551,675	615,451	680,377	712,984	15034
Bromsgrove	ENG	44,429	48,313	50,151	50,795	1616
Buckley	WAL	60,336	62,608	62,951	63,044	2420
Burnley	ENG	149,213	146,784	159,886	168,419	3609
Burton upon Trent	ENG	108,188	121,880	133,833	142,144	4043
Cambridge	ENG	138,682	157,810	181,137	187,131	4667
Cannock	ENG	83,016	86,241	87,888	90,568	2448
Canterbury	ENG	46,529	54,928	57,708	60,292	1468
Cardiff	WAL	403,974	447,516	464,635	487,008	10856
Carlisle	ENG	73,244	78,817	81,046	85,235	2287
Castleford	ENG	56,822	60,712	67,329	70,343	1960
Chelmsford	ENG	102,037	111,729	121,545	126,990	2936
Cheltenham	ENG	110,343	116,495	120,553	123,575	2962	→
Chester	ENG	85,147	89,718	96,510	99,978	2682
Chesterfield	ENG	107,918	112,433	112,664	115,920	3616
Clacton-on-Sea	ENG	51,284	50,548	53,208	55,568	1341	→
Colchester	ENG	110,485	124,766	143,330	150,156	3825
Corby	ENG	49,396	57,181	71,207	74,865	2734
Coventry	ENG	339,350	358,628	388,758	412,903	9184
Craigavon (incl. Lurgan, Portadown)	NIR	62,004	70,977	79,865	...	4030	→
Crawley	ENG	164,309	175,496	197,700	210,605	6145
Crewe	ENG	72,746	77,104	82,746	89,711	2176
Cumbernauld (incl. Bonnybridge)	SCO	76,000	78,782	78,600	78,600	3241
Dalkeith (incl. Bonnyrigg, Gorebridge)	SCO	45,600	48,507	56,800	57,800	1923
Darlington	ENG	86,574	92,355	93,278	97,122	2500	→
Derby	ENG	243,150	270,797	290,131	306,007	7089
Derry (Londonderry)	NIR	90,663	92,108	94,441	...	3729	→
Doncaster	ENG	146,933	157,094	160,220	166,897	5093
Dundee	SCO	155,530	157,548	156,500	159,200	5160
Dunfermline	SCO	61,760	71,156	77,100	79,000	3063
Durham	ENG	42,452	46,819	50,515	52,050	1484	→
Eastbourne	ENG	106,818	117,760	123,478	127,172	2630
East Kilbride	SCO	74,500	75,036	77,000	79,300	2656
Edinburgh	SCO	454,910	483,346	511,700	536,300	13983
Exeter	ENG	111,713	118,428	133,620	142,327	3254
Falkirk	SCO	95,500	102,837	105,500	106,300	4837
Farnborough	ENG	245,667	254,499	266,358	281,407	8190
Folkestone	ENG	59,689	66,249	67,454	69,262	1793
Gillingham	ENG	230,261	242,350	253,597	264,555	5124
Glasgow	SCO	959,420	981,009	1,011,700	1,061,100	27944
Gloucester	ENG	136,538	150,344	169,061	179,839	4484
Grays	ENG	75,672	88,880	99,462	102,624	2766
Great Yarmouth	ENG	58,032	63,434	65,091	65,758	1640
Greenock	SCO	73,500	70,140	67,100	67,900	2079
Grimsby	ENG	138,948	140,171	137,021	139,478	3966
Harrogate	ENG	86,666	89,513	91,295	93,968	2563
Hartlepool	ENG	85,556	88,516	87,984	92,703	2673	→
Hastings	ENG	125,077	133,111	135,493	137,417	3459
Hereford	ENG	55,832	59,748	61,014	61,960	1825	→
Herne Bay	ENG	65,147	70,332	71,943	72,762	1997
Hertford	ENG	41,552	44,928	48,424	50,384	1082
High Wycombe	ENG	122,394	131,272	138,689	145,293	4033
Hinckley	ENG	43,249	45,249	50,712	51,648	1470	→
Horsham	ENG	47,930	51,169	56,900	58,350	1357
Inverness	SCO	52,220	61,354	64,600	66,600	3239
Ipswich	ENG	156,857	179,210	185,982	187,307	5204
Kettering	ENG	58,010	63,886	73,588	77,387	1969
Kidderminster	ENG	56,772	56,693	59,025	59,986	1749
Kilmarnock	SCO	49,680	51,005	51,400	51,900	1833
Kingston upon Hull (Hull)	ENG	299,771	312,694	323,634	335,459	8465
Kirkcaldy	SCO	47,380	49,709	51,000	51,900	1998	→
Lancaster	ENG	95,523	97,374	101,991	103,519	2343
Leeds	ENG	1,636,324	1,760,843	1,860,546	1,931,411	44720
Leicester	ENG	451,449	508,451	559,017	589,171	11508
Lincoln	ENG	103,982	114,809	129,305	131,801	3397
Liverpool	ENG	845,660	859,126	891,211	927,000	20429
Livingston	SCO	61,070	65,246	65,300	66,800	3204
Llanelli	WAL	45,676	49,067	49,486	50,116	1612
London	ENG	8,674,737	9,790,590	10,558,797	10,914,333	165741
Loughborough	ENG	54,922	59,627	64,884	66,373	1597	→
Lowestoft	ENG	68,562	70,661	72,459	73,168	2191	→
Luton	ENG	236,391	258,096	286,803	308,641	5390
Macclesfield	ENG	60,480	63,080	64,199	66,257	1916
Maidenhead	ENG	57,946	63,628	69,036	72,336	1897
Maidstone	ENG	90,352	104,085	117,843	125,273	2723	→
Manchester	ENG	2,344,790	2,537,025	2,720,316	2,857,875	59186
Mansfield	ENG	156,610	169,415	179,797	184,496	5214
Margate	ENG	119,083	125,572	131,114	132,020	2915
Middlesbrough	ENG	365,144	376,623	383,613	405,357	11860
Milton Keynes	ENG	189,711	228,549	264,349	280,086	6948
Motherwell (incl. Hamilton, Coatbridge)	SCO	282,110	297,500	300,900	304,100	10647
Newbury	ENG	60,458	66,869	71,829	74,420	2146
Newcastle upon Tyne	ENG	739,716	772,002	790,636	824,390	18927
Newport	WAL	291,133	305,774	318,852	328,890	9646
Northampton	ENG	196,660	218,448	249,093	259,553	6414
Northwich	ENG	45,016	47,713	53,629	56,450	1644
Norwich	ENG	195,966	212,407	230,822	238,337	6672
Nottingham	ENG	680,202	731,009	762,786	784,649	18261
Nuneaton	ENG	88,107	91,427	99,372	105,197	2575
Oxford	ENG	153,663	171,329	183,622	187,762	4034
Paignton	ENG	111,209	113,222	121,598	122,667	3138
Peterborough	ENG	137,552	162,430	192,178	199,859	4904
Plymouth	ENG	243,908	259,588	268,292	276,622	6240
Pontefract	ENG	43,245	44,535	48,816	50,753	1532
Preston	ENG	291,211	312,644	328,924	348,278	9295
Reading	ENG	302,697	317,390	355,514	373,578	8929
Redditch	ENG	77,382	82,395	85,286	86,219	2325
Redhill	ENG	54,883	61,671	66,248	70,977	1656
Royal Leamington Spa	ENG	84,617	94,676	103,092	107,605	2630
Royal Tunbridge Wells	ENG	59,792	68,568	69,560	71,484	1811
Rugby	ENG	62,919	73,612	85,810	91,791	2600
Runcorn	ENG	60,524	61,848	62,211	63,723	2111
Scarborough	ENG	58,340	61,475	61,285	62,603	1609	→
Scunthorpe	ENG	72,370	79,681	81,286	82,551	2957	→
Sheffield	ENG	637,497	681,338	688,981	721,879	16689
Shrewsbury	ENG	66,535	71,090	75,992	79,264	2313	→
Sittingbourne	ENG	43,368	49,622	54,392	57,446	1406	→
Slough	ENG	140,872	162,803	182,817	192,326	3588
Southampton	ENG	794,666	852,236	888,145	917,596	20095
Southend-on-Sea	ENG	276,023	294,686	304,798	313,524	6921
Southport	ENG	91,405	91,703	94,421	96,394	2572	→
Stafford	ENG	63,391	69,623	72,368	75,777	2263
Stevenage	ENG	80,994	89,484	94,987	97,394	2234
Stirling	SCO	45,630	48,051	48,600	50,700	2332
Stoke-on-Trent	ENG	361,439	370,418	380,351	396,038	10601
Stroud	ENG	57,114	59,379	61,252	63,042	2481
Sunderland	ENG	337,358	334,022	332,932	349,143	8864
Swansea	WAL	281,857	298,637	299,871	311,378	9838
Swindon	ENG	158,694	186,481	211,691	220,646	5116
Tamworth	ENG	78,848	81,388	83,666	86,076	2348
Taunton	ENG	60,137	64,614	72,096	75,497	1994
Telford	ENG	139,245	146,519	162,496	170,744	5680
Tonypandy (Rhondda)	WAL	64,835	62,636	61,545	61,837	1293
Warrington	ENG	158,146	166,423	174,954	179,065	4817	→
Wellingborough	ENG	48,798	50,577	56,564	58,905	1682
Welwyn Garden City	ENG	55,881	59,689	63,795	65,303	1900
Weston-super-Mare	ENG	77,405	83,876	90,349	93,269	2056
Weymouth	ENG	56,083	57,803	59,518	60,493	1637
Widnes	ENG	55,502	60,931	62,792	63,927	2273	→
Wigan	ENG	165,581	173,904	179,144	186,040	4629
Winchester	ENG	42,693	46,185	49,981	52,625	1442
Worcester	ENG	95,813	101,393	108,237	111,731	2662
Wrexham	WAL	61,449	65,540	65,200	66,958	1784
Yeovil	ENG	42,285	46,019	50,176	51,778	1334	→
York	ENG	138,731	155,374	159,802	165,965	3511

Urban areas according to definitions of 2011/2022 (England & Wales) and 2020 (Scotland). Older population figures may approximately correspond to these definitions. 2021 and 2024 figures for Scottish settlements are calculated using estimates for data zones.
UK National Statistics, General Records of Scotland, The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.