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Housing, jobs, schools, roads and population for every local authority district in the United Kingdom — six datasets from five official publishers, each with the publisher's own caveats attached.

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Population estimate — every local authority district ranked

Figures as of 2025, published by Nomis -- Population estimates, local authority by single year of age (NM_2002_1). Accessed 2026-09-04.

Mid-year population estimate for each local authority district, published annually by the Office for National Statistics via Nomis.

Population estimate, every local authority district ranked
RankLocal authority districtPopulation estimate
1Birmingham1,176,960
2Leeds840,550
3Glasgow City654,330
4North Yorkshire639,133
5Somerset590,972
6Manchester588,256
7Cornwall584,782
8Buckinghamshire584,296
9Sheffield579,517
10Bradford557,758
11County Durham539,146
12City of Edinburgh531,370
13Wiltshire526,392
14Liverpool507,915
15Bristol, City of495,260
16Kirklees445,832
17West Northamptonshire444,218
18Cheshire East425,459
19Croydon410,085
20Barnet408,087
21Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole405,829
22Dorset391,036
23Ealing387,072
24Leicester383,116
25Cardiff381,516
26North Northamptonshire379,569
27Newham376,542
28Fife373,990
29Cheshire West and Chester373,951
30Wakefield369,450
31Coventry364,766
32East Riding of Yorkshire360,334
33Sandwell352,918
34Belfast352,390
35Brent352,201
36Wigan347,089
37North Lanarkshire343,930
38Wandsworth339,859
39Bromley336,048
40South Lanarkshire334,330
41Tower Hamlets334,240
42Northumberland333,975
43Dudley333,941
44Shropshire333,162
45Wirral329,896
46Enfield329,400
47Hillingdon326,671
48Nottingham325,765
49Doncaster323,016
50Redbridge321,829
51Central Bedfordshire321,605
52Newcastle upon Tyne320,838
53Lambeth314,298
54Southwark312,366
55Bolton309,732
56Milton Keynes308,866
57South Gloucestershire308,787
58Stockport304,879
59Greenwich301,225
60Lewisham301,037
61Hounslow299,486
62Salford297,004
63Walsall295,722
64Medway292,697
65Sefton287,583
66Sunderland287,070
67Brighton and Hove284,170
68Waltham Forest283,713
69Cumberland282,343
70Wolverhampton281,434
71Havering280,787
72Rotherham279,161
73Derby275,344
74Kingston upon Hull, City of273,257
75Harrow272,612
76Stoke-on-Trent272,282
77Plymouth271,361
78Hackney266,241
79Haringey266,218
80Aberdeenshire264,640
81Southampton259,230
82Bexley257,103
83Barnsley252,784
84Oldham251,915
85East Suffolk250,106
86Swansea249,429
87Swindon245,286
88Rhondda Cynon Taf241,015
89Trafford240,981
90Tameside240,822
91Barking and Dagenham238,295
92Rochdale237,641
93Highland237,260
94Luton236,380
95Westmorland and Furness231,307
96Aberdeen City230,180
97North Somerset227,160
98Peterborough224,757
99Islington224,551
100Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon222,511
101Solihull221,449
102Merton218,891
103Camden216,658
104Warrington215,425
105North Tyneside215,401
106Sutton213,972
107Westminster212,367
108Portsmouth211,475
109Calderdale210,734
110York209,118
111Stockton-on-Tees207,158
112Gateshead202,509
113Colchester201,163
114Bath and North East Somerset200,898
115Telford and Wrekin199,378
116Bury199,271
117Richmond upon Thames196,713
118Bedford196,398
119Basingstoke and Deane194,037
120Basildon193,489
121Herefordshire, County of192,539
122Huntingdonshire191,941
123Maidstone191,415
124Chelmsford190,570
125Hammersmith and Fulham190,216
126Carmarthenshire190,037
127St. Helens189,890
128Charnwood189,718
129West Suffolk189,407
130Renfrewshire189,270
131Wokingham189,024
132West Lothian187,240
133Southend-on-Sea185,214
134Reading183,762
135Newry, Mourne and Down183,115
136Thurrock181,664
137Caerphilly176,078
138New Forest175,930
139South Cambridgeshire174,641
140Kingston upon Thames172,761
141Arun172,326
142Cherwell172,178
143North Lincolnshire171,421
144Newport168,584
145Wealden168,308
146Slough167,450
147Braintree166,471
148Oxford165,940
149West Berkshire165,523
150Ards and North Down165,415
151Preston164,498
152Blackburn with Darwen163,801
153Knowsley163,723
154Mid Sussex163,566
155Canterbury162,612
156Dacorum162,316
157Swale160,671
158Falkirk160,230
159North East Lincolnshire160,101
160Windsor and Maidenhead159,776
161East Devon159,637
162Reigate and Banstead159,413
163Tendring159,060
164South Oxfordshire158,084
165East Hertfordshire158,033
166Warwick157,925
167King's Lynn and West Norfolk156,943
168Flintshire155,954
169Perth and Kinross154,930
170Middlesbrough152,795
171Mid Ulster152,718
172Derry City and Strabane152,383
173Vale of White Horse152,217
174Guildford152,148
175Horsham152,016
176Lisburn and Castlereagh151,669
177South Tyneside151,255
178St Albans150,757
179South Norfolk150,396
180Cambridge149,872
181Stratford-on-Avon148,772
182Dundee City148,390
183Antrim and Newtownabbey148,100
184Breckland148,095
185South Kesteven148,069
186Bridgend146,986
187East Lindsey146,756
188Kensington and Chelsea145,734
189Norwich145,676
190Dumfries and Galloway145,490
191Lancaster145,237
192Nuneaton and Bedworth144,042
193Eastleigh143,710
194Thanet143,618
195Blackpool143,492
196Stafford142,903
197Ashford142,523
198Elmbridge142,484
199Neath Port Talbot142,028
200Causeway Coast and Glens141,954
201Isle of Wight140,777
202Mid and East Antrim139,913
203Broadland139,652
204Redcar and Cleveland139,541
205Torbay139,486
206Ipswich139,457
207Wychavon139,175
208Teignbridge138,607
209Gloucester138,565
210Epping Forest138,394
211Wrexham137,977
212Tonbridge and Malling137,913
213Exeter137,894
214North Hertfordshire137,365
215Waverley137,218
216Winchester136,856
217Test Valley135,698
218Vale of Glamorgan135,362
219Powys134,843
220North Ayrshire133,660
221Bracknell Forest132,145
222Halton131,912
223Amber Valley131,894
224East Staffordshire131,541
225East Hampshire130,599
226Ashfield130,581
227Chichester130,224
228Newark and Sherwood128,684
229Newcastle-under-Lyme128,093
230Rushcliffe127,857
231Havant127,362
232Bassetlaw126,454
233Stroud126,418
234Dartford126,297
235Pembrokeshire125,849
236Rugby125,594
237Crawley124,462
238West Lancashire123,564
239North Kesteven123,267
240Sevenoaks123,183
241Chorley121,814
242Welwyn Hatfield121,748
243Cheltenham121,452
244West Oxfordshire121,412
245East Ayrshire121,350
246Gedling121,105
247Dover121,055
248Wyre120,528
249Gwynedd120,295
250Tunbridge Wells120,098
251South Derbyshire119,441
252Hinckley and Bosworth118,240
253Fermanagh and Omagh117,687
254South Ribble117,554
255Scottish Borders116,800
256East Lothian116,460
257Fareham115,373
258South Staffordshire114,811
259Angus114,610
260Conwy114,421
261Broxtowe113,963
262Worthing113,844
263Mansfield113,682
264Erewash113,474
265Darlington113,402
266Lichfield113,270
267North West Leicestershire113,263
268Mid Suffolk113,047
269South Ayrshire112,280
270Folkestone and Hythe112,163
271Gravesham111,221
272Hertsmere110,242
273East Dunbartonshire109,550
274Blaby108,423
275North East Derbyshire107,888
276Watford107,658
277Spelthorne107,188
278Worcester106,954
279Harborough106,577
280Chesterfield106,419
281Woking106,197
282Rushmoor106,185
283Fenland105,930
284Cannock Chase104,299
285Wyre Forest104,179
286Eastbourne103,894
287Tewkesbury103,753
288North Norfolk103,708
289Lincoln103,351
290Hart103,335
291Broxbourne103,130
292Lewes102,648
293Bromsgrove101,973
294North Devon101,281
295Great Yarmouth100,957
296Burnley100,946
297South Holland100,758
298Midlothian100,390
299Pendle100,203
300East Renfrewshire99,840
301West Lindsey99,716
302Hartlepool99,656
303Harlow98,543
304Denbighshire98,247
305Babergh97,833
306Staffordshire Moorlands96,764
307Uttlesford96,762
308Rother96,150
309Three Rivers96,068
310Monmouthshire95,329
311Surrey Heath95,094
312Moray94,730
313East Cambridgeshire94,599
314Stirling94,040
315Torfaen93,973
316South Hams93,171
317Runnymede93,013
318Stevenage92,081
319High Peak91,676
320Cotswold91,563
321Hastings90,855
322Rochford90,760
323Castle Point90,613
324Tandridge90,322
325Forest of Dean90,157
326Mole Valley88,808
327West Dunbartonshire88,340
328Redditch87,548
329Argyll and Bute87,310
330Hyndburn86,908
331Fylde86,689
332Mid Devon85,593
333Bolsover84,397
334Malvern Hills84,380
335Epsom and Ewell83,370
336Gosport82,618
337Tamworth81,392
338Brentwood80,104
339Inverclyde78,550
340Rossendale73,688
341Ceredigion72,696
342Boston72,092
343Derbyshire Dales72,028
344Torridge70,378
345Maldon70,196
346Isle of Anglesey68,607
347North Warwickshire67,688
348Blaenau Gwent67,593
349Ribble Valley66,938
350Adur64,802
351Oadby and Wigston61,533
352West Devon58,980
353Merthyr Tydfil58,362
354Melton54,694
355Clackmannanshire51,610
356Rutland41,629
357Na h-Eileanan Siar25,770
358Shetland Islands22,710
359Orkney Islands21,920
360City of London15,631
361Isles of Scilly2,299

Before you use these figures

  • Mid-year estimate, not a census count: This is a modelled mid-year (30 June) estimate, not a direct headcount. It is rebased periodically against the latest UK census results -- the current series was rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses, replacing previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022. Figures for the same year can therefore change between publications as later data becomes available.
  • Unrounded, but not precise to the individual: Figures are published unrounded to enable further calculation, but ONS is explicit that small estimates should not be read as accurate to a specific person -- they are produced using statistical models and disclosure-control methods, not a direct count.

Cite this ranking:

Population estimate, every local authority district ranked
StatsMapped last confirmed these figures on 4 Sep 2026.
Source: Nomis -- Population estimates, local authority by single year of age (NM_2002_1), via statsmapped.com
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/rankings/population

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