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	Cardiff W06000015	362,308	93
24	North Northamptonshire E06000061	359,525	93
25	Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	357,150	92
26	Wakefield E08000036	353,368	92
27	Newham E09000025	351,036	92
28	Coventry E08000026	345,325	91
29	East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	342,215	91
30	Sandwell E08000028	341,832	91
31	Brent E09000005	339,816	91
32	Bromley E09000006	329,992	90
33	Enfield E09000010	329,984	90
34	Wigan E08000010	329,330	90
35	Wandsworth E09000032	327,506	89
36	Nottingham E06000018	323,632	89
37	Shropshire E06000051	323,606	89
38	Dudley E08000027	323,486	88
39	Northumberland E06000057	320,567	88
40	Wirral E08000015	320,199	88
41	Lambeth E09000022	317,654	87
42	Tower Hamlets E09000030	310,306	87
43	Redbridge E09000026	310,260	87
44	Doncaster E08000017	308,106	86
45	Southwark E09000028	307,637	86
46	Hillingdon E09000017	305,909	86
47	Lewisham E09000023	300,553	85
48	Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	300,125	85
49	Bolton E08000001	295,963	85
50	Stockport E08000007	294,773	85
51	Central Bedfordshire E06000056	294,252	84
52	South Gloucestershire E06000025	290,424	84
53	Greenwich E09000011	289,068	84
54	Hounslow E09000018	288,181	83
55	Milton Keynes E06000042	287,060	83
56	Walsall E08000030	284,124	83
57	Medway E06000035	279,773	82
58	Sefton E08000014	279,233	82
59	Waltham Forest E09000031	278,426	82
60	Brighton and Hove E06000043	277,103	81
61	Sunderland E08000024	274,172	81
62	Cumberland E06000063	273,257	81
63	Salford E08000006	269,923	80
64	Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	267,014	80
65	Rotherham E08000018	265,807	80
66	Plymouth E06000026	264,695	79
67	Haringey E09000014	264,238	79
68	Wolverhampton E08000031	263,727	79
69	Havering E09000016	262,052	79
70	Derby E06000015	261,364	78
71	Harrow E09000015	261,203	78
72	Hackney E09000012	259,146	78
73	Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	258,366	77
74	Southampton E06000045	248,922	77
75	Bexley E09000004	246,472	77
76	East Suffolk E07000244	246,058	76
77	Barnsley E08000038	244,572	76
78	Oldham E08000004	242,088	76
79	Swansea W06000011	238,490	75
80	Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	237,651	75
81	Trafford E08000009	235,052	75
82	Swindon E06000030	233,407	74
83	Tameside E08000008	231,071	74
84	Westmorland and Furness E06000064	226,592	74
85	Luton E06000032	225,262	74
86	Rochdale E08000005	223,773	73
87	Barking and Dagenham E09000002	218,869	73
88	North Somerset E06000024	216,726	73
89	Islington E09000019	216,589	72
90	Solihull E08000029	216,240	72
91	Peterborough E06000031	215,671	72
92	Merton E09000024	215,186	71
93	Warrington E06000007	210,974	71
94	Camden E09000007	210,136	71
95	Sutton E09000029	209,639	70
96	North Tyneside E08000022	208,967	70
97	Portsmouth E06000044	208,003	70
98	Calderdale E08000033	206,631	69
99	Westminster E09000033	204,236	69
100	York E06000014	202,821	69
101	Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	196,595	68
102	Gateshead E08000037	196,151	68
103	Richmond upon Thames E09000027	195,278	68
104	Bury E08000002	193,851	68
105	Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	193,409	67
106	Colchester E07000071	192,715	67
107	Carmarthenshire W06000010	187,897	67
108	Basildon E07000066	187,571	66
109	Herefordshire, County of E06000019	187,034	66
110	Telford and Wrekin E06000020	185,541	66
111	Bedford E06000055	185,225	65
112	Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	185,154	65
113	Charnwood E07000130	183,971	65
114	St. Helens E08000013	183,248	64
115	Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	183,157	64
116	Chelmsford E07000070	181,523	64
117	Huntingdonshire E07000011	180,832	63
118	Southend-on-Sea E06000033	180,686	63
119	West Suffolk E07000245	179,948	63
120	Wokingham E06000041	177,503	62
121	Thurrock E06000034	176,001	62
122	Caerphilly W06000018	175,952	62
123	New Forest E07000091	175,785	62
124	Maidstone E07000110	175,782	61
125	Reading E06000038	174,224	61
126	North Lincolnshire E06000013	169,680	61
127	Kingston upon Thames E09000021	168,063	60
128	Arun E07000224	164,889	60
129	South Cambridgeshire E07000012	162,118	60
130	Oxford E07000178	162,040	59
131	West Berkshire E06000037	161,448	59
132	Cherwell E07000177	161,016	59
133	Wealden E07000065	160,152	58
134	Newport W06000022	159,592	58
135	Slough E06000039	158,500	58
136	Canterbury E07000106	157,432	57
137	North East Lincolnshire E06000012	156,966	57
138	Braintree E07000067	155,268	57
139	Dacorum E07000096	155,081	56
140	Flintshire W06000005	154,962	56
141	Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	154,738	56
142	Knowsley E08000011	154,519	56
143	King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	154,325	55
144	Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	153,496	55
145	Mid Sussex E07000228	152,566	55
146	Swale E07000113	151,676	54
147	Reigate and Banstead E07000211	150,846	54
148	East Devon E07000040	150,828	54
149	East Hertfordshire E07000242	150,158	53
150	South Oxfordshire E07000179	149,085	53
151	Warwick E07000222	148,453	53
152	Tendring E07000076	148,291	52
153	St Albans E07000240	148,167	52
154	Preston E07000123	147,835	52
155	South Tyneside E08000023	147,776	51
156	Horsham E07000227	146,778	51
157	Cambridge E07000008	145,674	51
158	Bridgend W06000013	145,488	50
159	Middlesbrough E06000002	143,926	50
160	Norwich E07000148	143,922	50
161	Guildford E07000209	143,650	50
162	South Kesteven E07000141	143,404	49
163	Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	143,375	49
164	Lancaster E07000121	142,934	49
165	East Lindsey E07000137	142,296	48
166	Neath Port Talbot W06000012	142,289	48
167	South Norfolk E07000149	141,948	48
168	Breckland E07000143	141,476	47
169	Blackpool E06000009	141,036	47
170	Thanet E07000114	140,587	47
171	Isle of Wight E06000046	140,459	46
172	Ipswich E07000202	139,642	46
173	Torbay E06000027	139,324	46
174	Vale of White Horse E07000180	138,913	45
175	Elmbridge E07000207	138,754	45
176	Stafford E07000197	136,867	45
177	Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	136,531	44
178	Eastleigh E07000086	136,443	44
179	Wrexham W06000006	135,117	44
180	Epping Forest E07000072	134,980	44
181	Teignbridge E07000045	134,803	43
182	Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	134,725	43
183	Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	134,197	43
184	North Hertfordshire E07000099	133,210	42
185	Powys W06000023	133,169	42
186	Ashford E07000105	132,747	42
187	Wychavon E07000238	132,492	41
188	Gloucester E07000081	132,416	41
189	Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	132,201	41
190	Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	131,939	40
191	Broadland E07000144	131,721	40
192	Exeter E07000041	130,709	40
193	Test Valley E07000093	130,492	39
194	Halton E06000006	128,478	39
195	Waverley E07000216	128,229	39
196	Winchester E07000094	127,444	38
197	Ashfield E07000170	126,300	38
198	Amber Valley E07000032	126,206	38
199	East Hampshire E07000085	125,744	38
200	Bracknell Forest E06000036	124,607	37
201	Havant E07000090	124,208	37
202	Chichester E07000225	124,068	37
203	East Staffordshire E07000193	124,020	36
204	Pembrokeshire W06000009	123,360	36
205	Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	123,299	36
206	Newark and Sherwood E07000175	122,956	35
207	Stroud E07000082	121,104	35
208	Sevenoaks E07000111	120,514	35
209	Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	119,836	34
210	Rushcliffe E07000176	119,077	34
211	Cheltenham E07000078	118,836	34
212	Crawley E07000226	118,493	33
213	North Kesteven E07000139	118,075	33
214	Bassetlaw E07000171	117,804	33
215	Chorley E07000118	117,732	32
216	West Lancashire E07000127	117,429	32
217	Gwynedd W06000002	117,393	32
218	Gedling E07000173	117,264	32
219	Dartford E07000107	116,753	31
220	Dover E07000108	116,410	31
221	Tunbridge Wells E07000116	115,311	31
222	Conwy W06000003	114,741	30
223	Fareham E07000087	114,511	30
224	Rugby E07000220	114,363	30
225	West Oxfordshire E07000181	114,237	29
226	Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	113,642	29
227	Erewash E07000036	112,906	29
228	Wyre E07000128	111,946	28
229	Worthing E07000229	111,338	28
230	South Ribble E07000126	111,035	28
231	Broxtowe E07000172	110,940	27
232	Mansfield E07000174	110,482	27
233	South Staffordshire E07000196	110,472	27
234	Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	109,758	26
235	Hertsmere E07000098	107,827	26
236	Darlington E06000005	107,799	26
237	South Derbyshire E07000039	107,205	26
238	Gravesham E07000109	106,900	25
239	Lichfield E07000194	106,436	25
240	North West Leicestershire E07000134	104,706	25
241	Woking E07000217	103,943	24
242	Worcester E07000237	103,872	24
243	Lincoln E07000138	103,813	24
244	Chesterfield E07000034	103,569	23
245	North Norfolk E07000147	102,980	23
246	Spelthorne E07000213	102,956	23
247	Blaby E07000129	102,926	22
248	Mid Suffolk E07000203	102,699	22
249	Fenland E07000010	102,462	22
250	Watford E07000103	102,246	21
251	North East Derbyshire E07000038	102,001	21
252	Eastbourne E07000061	101,686	21
253	Wyre Forest E07000239	101,607	21
254	Cannock Chase E07000192	100,519	20
255	Lewes E07000063	99,905	20
256	Rushmoor E07000092	99,756	20
257	Great Yarmouth E07000145	99,748	19
258	Hart E07000089	99,408	19
259	Bromsgrove E07000234	99,183	19
260	Broxbourne E07000095	99,009	18
261	North Devon E07000043	98,611	18
262	Harborough E07000131	97,625	18
263	Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	95,845	17
264	Denbighshire W06000004	95,817	17
265	Pendle E07000122	95,757	17
266	West Lindsey E07000142	95,156	16
267	South Holland E07000140	95,122	16
268	Tewkesbury E07000083	94,884	16
269	Burnley E07000117	94,646	15
270	Three Rivers E07000102	93,771	15
271	Harlow E07000073	93,329	15
272	Rother E07000064	93,108	15
273	Monmouthshire W06000021	92,957	14
274	Babergh E07000200	92,341	14
275	Hartlepool E06000001	92,338	14
276	Torfaen W06000020	92,276	13
277	Uttlesford E07000077	91,341	13
278	Hastings E07000062	90,995	13
279	High Peak E07000037	90,933	12
280	Cotswold E07000079	90,832	12
281	Surrey Heath E07000214	90,453	12
282	Castle Point E07000069	89,587	11
283	Stevenage E07000243	89,495	11
284	South Hams E07000044	88,627	11
285	Runnymede E07000212	88,079	10
286	Tandridge E07000215	87,876	10
287	East Cambridgeshire E07000009	87,762	10
288	Mole Valley E07000210	87,386	9
289	Redditch E07000236	87,036	9
290	Forest of Dean E07000080	87,004	9
291	Rochford E07000075	85,661	9
292	Mid Devon E07000042	82,852	8
293	Hyndburn E07000120	82,234	8
294	Gosport E07000088	81,952	8
295	Fylde E07000119	81,374	7
296	Epsom and Ewell E07000208	80,938	7
297	Bolsover E07000033	80,272	7
298	Malvern Hills E07000235	79,486	6
299	Tamworth E07000199	78,646	6
300	Brentwood E07000068	77,047	6
301	Derbyshire Dales E07000035	71,540	5
302	Ceredigion W06000008	71,475	5
303	Rossendale E07000125	70,871	5
304	Boston E07000136	70,502	4
305	Isle of Anglesey W06000001	68,878	4
306	Torridge E07000046	68,114	4
307	Blaenau Gwent W06000019	66,904	3
308	Maldon E07000074	66,208	3
309	North Warwickshire E07000218	65,035	3
310	Adur E07000223	64,544	3
311	Ribble Valley E07000124	61,561	2
312	Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	58,836	2
313	Oadby and Wigston E07000135	57,747	2
314	West Devon E07000047	57,096	1
315	Melton E07000133	51,752	1
316	Rutland E06000017	41,049	1
317	City of London E09000001	8,583	0
318	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 318 UK local authorities with a published figure, at 1,144,919 (Census 2021 (21 March 2021)). Source: ONS: ons_census.

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