Population · ONS · Census 2021 (21 March 2021)

All usual residents by local authority, ranked

Every area with a published figure, in order of usual residents, highest first. Equal figures share a rank and are printed as ties; the order within a tie is alphabetical and means nothing.

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#	Area	people	UK percentile
1	Birmingham E08000025	1,144,919	100
2	Leeds E08000035	811,956	100
3	North Yorkshire E06000065	615,491	99
4	Somerset E06000066	571,548	99
5	Cornwall E06000052	570,305	99
6	Sheffield E08000039	556,521	98
7	Buckinghamshire E06000060	553,078	98
8	Manchester E08000003	551,938	98
9	Bradford E08000032	546,412	97
10	County Durham E06000047	522,068	97
11	Wiltshire E06000054	510,333	97
12	Liverpool E08000012	486,088	97
13	Bristol, City of E06000023	472,465	96
14	Kirklees E08000034	433,216	96
15	West Northamptonshire E06000062	425,725	96
16	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	400,196	95
17	Cheshire East E06000049	398,772	95
18	Croydon E09000008	390,719	95
19	Barnet E09000003	389,344	94
20	Dorset E06000059	379,579	94
21	Leicester E06000016	368,571	94
22	Ealing E09000009	367,115	93
23	North Northamptonshire E06000061	359,525	93
24	Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	357,150	92
25	Wakefield E08000036	353,368	92
26	Newham E09000025	351,036	92
27	Coventry E08000026	345,325	91
28	East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	342,215	91
29	Sandwell E08000028	341,832	91
30	Brent E09000005	339,816	91
31	Bromley E09000006	329,992	90
32	Enfield E09000010	329,984	90
33	Wigan E08000010	329,330	90
34	Wandsworth E09000032	327,506	89
35	Nottingham E06000018	323,632	89
36	Shropshire E06000051	323,606	89
37	Dudley E08000027	323,486	88
38	Northumberland E06000057	320,567	88
39	Wirral E08000015	320,199	88
40	Lambeth E09000022	317,654	87
41	Tower Hamlets E09000030	310,306	87
42	Redbridge E09000026	310,260	87
43	Doncaster E08000017	308,106	86
44	Southwark E09000028	307,637	86
45	Hillingdon E09000017	305,909	86
46	Lewisham E09000023	300,553	85
47	Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	300,125	85
48	Bolton E08000001	295,963	85
49	Stockport E08000007	294,773	85
50	Central Bedfordshire E06000056	294,252	84
51	South Gloucestershire E06000025	290,424	84
52	Greenwich E09000011	289,068	84
53	Hounslow E09000018	288,181	83
54	Milton Keynes E06000042	287,060	83
55	Walsall E08000030	284,124	83
56	Medway E06000035	279,773	82
57	Sefton E08000014	279,233	82
58	Waltham Forest E09000031	278,426	82
59	Brighton and Hove E06000043	277,103	81
60	Sunderland E08000024	274,172	81
61	Cumberland E06000063	273,257	81
62	Salford E08000006	269,923	80
63	Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	267,014	80
64	Rotherham E08000018	265,807	80
65	Plymouth E06000026	264,695	79
66	Haringey E09000014	264,238	79
67	Wolverhampton E08000031	263,727	79
68	Havering E09000016	262,052	79
69	Derby E06000015	261,364	78
70	Harrow E09000015	261,203	78
71	Hackney E09000012	259,146	78
72	Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	258,366	77
73	Southampton E06000045	248,922	77
74	Bexley E09000004	246,472	77
75	East Suffolk E07000244	246,058	76
76	Barnsley E08000038	244,572	76
77	Oldham E08000004	242,088	76
78	Trafford E08000009	235,052	75
79	Swindon E06000030	233,407	74
80	Tameside E08000008	231,071	74
81	Westmorland and Furness E06000064	226,592	74
82	Luton E06000032	225,262	74
83	Rochdale E08000005	223,773	73
84	Barking and Dagenham E09000002	218,869	73
85	North Somerset E06000024	216,726	73
86	Islington E09000019	216,589	72
87	Solihull E08000029	216,240	72
88	Peterborough E06000031	215,671	72
89	Merton E09000024	215,186	71
90	Warrington E06000007	210,974	71
91	Camden E09000007	210,136	71
92	Sutton E09000029	209,639	70
93	North Tyneside E08000022	208,967	70
94	Portsmouth E06000044	208,003	70
95	Calderdale E08000033	206,631	69
96	Westminster E09000033	204,236	69
97	York E06000014	202,821	69
98	Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	196,595	68
99	Gateshead E08000037	196,151	68
100	Richmond upon Thames E09000027	195,278	68
101	Bury E08000002	193,851	68
102	Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	193,409	67
103	Colchester E07000071	192,715	67
104	Basildon E07000066	187,571	66
105	Herefordshire, County of E06000019	187,034	66
106	Telford and Wrekin E06000020	185,541	66
107	Bedford E06000055	185,225	65
108	Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	185,154	65
109	Charnwood E07000130	183,971	65
110	St. Helens E08000013	183,248	64
111	Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	183,157	64
112	Chelmsford E07000070	181,523	64
113	Huntingdonshire E07000011	180,832	63
114	Southend-on-Sea E06000033	180,686	63
115	West Suffolk E07000245	179,948	63
116	Wokingham E06000041	177,503	62
117	Thurrock E06000034	176,001	62
118	New Forest E07000091	175,785	62
119	Maidstone E07000110	175,782	61
120	Reading E06000038	174,224	61
121	North Lincolnshire E06000013	169,680	61
122	Kingston upon Thames E09000021	168,063	60
123	Arun E07000224	164,889	60
124	South Cambridgeshire E07000012	162,118	60
125	Oxford E07000178	162,040	59
126	West Berkshire E06000037	161,448	59
127	Cherwell E07000177	161,016	59
128	Wealden E07000065	160,152	58
129	Slough E06000039	158,500	58
130	Canterbury E07000106	157,432	57
131	North East Lincolnshire E06000012	156,966	57
132	Braintree E07000067	155,268	57
133	Dacorum E07000096	155,081	56
134	Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	154,738	56
135	Knowsley E08000011	154,519	56
136	King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	154,325	55
137	Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	153,496	55
138	Mid Sussex E07000228	152,566	55
139	Swale E07000113	151,676	54
140	Reigate and Banstead E07000211	150,846	54
141	East Devon E07000040	150,828	54
142	East Hertfordshire E07000242	150,158	53
143	South Oxfordshire E07000179	149,085	53
144	Warwick E07000222	148,453	53
145	Tendring E07000076	148,291	52
146	St Albans E07000240	148,167	52
147	Preston E07000123	147,835	52
148	South Tyneside E08000023	147,776	51
149	Horsham E07000227	146,778	51
150	Cambridge E07000008	145,674	51
151	Middlesbrough E06000002	143,926	50
152	Norwich E07000148	143,922	50
153	Guildford E07000209	143,650	50
154	South Kesteven E07000141	143,404	49
155	Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	143,375	49
156	Lancaster E07000121	142,934	49
157	East Lindsey E07000137	142,296	48
158	South Norfolk E07000149	141,948	48
159	Breckland E07000143	141,476	47
160	Blackpool E06000009	141,036	47
161	Thanet E07000114	140,587	47
162	Isle of Wight E06000046	140,459	46
163	Ipswich E07000202	139,642	46
164	Torbay E06000027	139,324	46
165	Vale of White Horse E07000180	138,913	45
166	Elmbridge E07000207	138,754	45
167	Stafford E07000197	136,867	45
168	Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	136,531	44
169	Eastleigh E07000086	136,443	44
170	Epping Forest E07000072	134,980	44
171	Teignbridge E07000045	134,803	43
172	Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	134,725	43
173	Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	134,197	43
174	North Hertfordshire E07000099	133,210	42
175	Ashford E07000105	132,747	42
176	Wychavon E07000238	132,492	41
177	Gloucester E07000081	132,416	41
178	Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	132,201	41
179	Broadland E07000144	131,721	40
180	Exeter E07000041	130,709	40
181	Test Valley E07000093	130,492	39
182	Halton E06000006	128,478	39
183	Waverley E07000216	128,229	39
184	Winchester E07000094	127,444	38
185	Ashfield E07000170	126,300	38
186	Amber Valley E07000032	126,206	38
187	East Hampshire E07000085	125,744	38
188	Bracknell Forest E06000036	124,607	37
189	Havant E07000090	124,208	37
190	Chichester E07000225	124,068	37
191	East Staffordshire E07000193	124,020	36
192	Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	123,299	36
193	Newark and Sherwood E07000175	122,956	35
194	Stroud E07000082	121,104	35
195	Sevenoaks E07000111	120,514	35
196	Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	119,836	34
197	Rushcliffe E07000176	119,077	34
198	Cheltenham E07000078	118,836	34
199	Crawley E07000226	118,493	33
200	North Kesteven E07000139	118,075	33
201	Bassetlaw E07000171	117,804	33
202	Chorley E07000118	117,732	32
203	West Lancashire E07000127	117,429	32
204	Gedling E07000173	117,264	32
205	Dartford E07000107	116,753	31
206	Dover E07000108	116,410	31
207	Tunbridge Wells E07000116	115,311	31
208	Fareham E07000087	114,511	30
209	Rugby E07000220	114,363	30
210	West Oxfordshire E07000181	114,237	29
211	Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	113,642	29
212	Erewash E07000036	112,906	29
213	Wyre E07000128	111,946	28
214	Worthing E07000229	111,338	28
215	South Ribble E07000126	111,035	28
216	Broxtowe E07000172	110,940	27
217	Mansfield E07000174	110,482	27
218	South Staffordshire E07000196	110,472	27
219	Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	109,758	26
220	Hertsmere E07000098	107,827	26
221	Darlington E06000005	107,799	26
222	South Derbyshire E07000039	107,205	26
223	Gravesham E07000109	106,900	25
224	Lichfield E07000194	106,436	25
225	North West Leicestershire E07000134	104,706	25
226	Woking E07000217	103,943	24
227	Worcester E07000237	103,872	24
228	Lincoln E07000138	103,813	24
229	Chesterfield E07000034	103,569	23
230	North Norfolk E07000147	102,980	23
231	Spelthorne E07000213	102,956	23
232	Blaby E07000129	102,926	22
233	Mid Suffolk E07000203	102,699	22
234	Fenland E07000010	102,462	22
235	Watford E07000103	102,246	21
236	North East Derbyshire E07000038	102,001	21
237	Eastbourne E07000061	101,686	21
238	Wyre Forest E07000239	101,607	21
239	Cannock Chase E07000192	100,519	20
240	Lewes E07000063	99,905	20
241	Rushmoor E07000092	99,756	20
242	Great Yarmouth E07000145	99,748	19
243	Hart E07000089	99,408	19
244	Bromsgrove E07000234	99,183	19
245	Broxbourne E07000095	99,009	18
246	North Devon E07000043	98,611	18
247	Harborough E07000131	97,625	18
248	Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	95,845	17
249	Pendle E07000122	95,757	17
250	West Lindsey E07000142	95,156	16
251	South Holland E07000140	95,122	16
252	Tewkesbury E07000083	94,884	16
253	Burnley E07000117	94,646	15
254	Three Rivers E07000102	93,771	15
255	Harlow E07000073	93,329	15
256	Rother E07000064	93,108	15
257	Babergh E07000200	92,341	14
258	Hartlepool E06000001	92,338	14
259	Uttlesford E07000077	91,341	13
260	Hastings E07000062	90,995	13
261	High Peak E07000037	90,933	12
262	Cotswold E07000079	90,832	12
263	Surrey Heath E07000214	90,453	12
264	Castle Point E07000069	89,587	11
265	Stevenage E07000243	89,495	11
266	South Hams E07000044	88,627	11
267	Runnymede E07000212	88,079	10
268	Tandridge E07000215	87,876	10
269	East Cambridgeshire E07000009	87,762	10
270	Mole Valley E07000210	87,386	9
271	Redditch E07000236	87,036	9
272	Forest of Dean E07000080	87,004	9
273	Rochford E07000075	85,661	9
274	Mid Devon E07000042	82,852	8
275	Hyndburn E07000120	82,234	8
276	Gosport E07000088	81,952	8
277	Fylde E07000119	81,374	7
278	Epsom and Ewell E07000208	80,938	7
279	Bolsover E07000033	80,272	7
280	Malvern Hills E07000235	79,486	6
281	Tamworth E07000199	78,646	6
282	Brentwood E07000068	77,047	6
283	Derbyshire Dales E07000035	71,540	5
284	Rossendale E07000125	70,871	5
285	Boston E07000136	70,502	4
286	Torridge E07000046	68,114	4
287	Maldon E07000074	66,208	3
288	North Warwickshire E07000218	65,035	3
289	Adur E07000223	64,544	3
290	Ribble Valley E07000124	61,561	2
291	Oadby and Wigston E07000135	57,747	2
292	West Devon E07000047	57,096	1
293	Melton E07000133	51,752	1
294	Rutland E06000017	41,049	1
295	City of London E09000001	8,583	0
296	Isles of Scilly E06000053	2,053	0

How this ranking is made

Usual residents: published count of usual residents.. All usual residents counted at the Census of England and Wales, 2021 and 2011, and the change between them. Counts only: no density until boundary areas are stored.

Source: ONS: ons_census · Census 2021. Boundaries: 2025-05 BGC v2 LAD_MAY_2025_UK_BGC_V2. Percentiles are calculated across the whole UK, so they do not change when the table is filtered to one nation. A ranking compares areas of very different sizes and populations; the figure is the publisher’s own, and its rank is Civometry’s ordering of those published figures.

Birmingham has the highest usual residents of 296 England local authorities with a published figure, at 1,144,919 (Census 2021 (21 March 2021)). Source: ONS: ons_census.

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