List of English districts by population

This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2022 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]

The list consists of 164 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 62 unitary authorities, and two sui generis authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly).

English districts by population (2022)[1]
RankDistrictPopulationTypeCeremonial countyRegion
1Birmingham1,157,603Metropolitan borough, city (1889)West MidlandsWest Midlands
2Leeds822,483Metropolitan borough, city (1893)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
3North Yorkshire623,501Unitary authorityNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
4Somerset576,852Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
5Cornwall575,413Unitary authorityCornwallSouth West
6Manchester568,996Metropolitan borough, city (1853)Greater ManchesterNorth West
7Sheffield566,242Metropolitan borough, city (1893)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
8Buckinghamshire560,409Unitary authorityBuckinghamshireSouth East
9Bradford552,644Metropolitan borough, city (1897)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
10County Durham528,127Unitary authorityDurhamNorth East
11Wiltshire515,885Unitary authorityWiltshireSouth West
12Liverpool496,770Metropolitan borough, city (1880)MerseysideNorth West
13Bristol479,024Unitary authority, city (1542)BristolSouth West
14Kirklees437,593Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
15West Northamptonshire429,013Unitary authorityNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
16Cheshire East406,527Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
17Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
18Croydon392,224London boroughGreater LondonLondon
19Barnet389,101London boroughGreater LondonLondon
20Dorset383,274Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
21Leicester373,399Unitary authority, city (1919)LeicestershireEast Midlands
22Ealing369,937London boroughGreater LondonLondon
23North Northamptonshire363,408Unitary authorityNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
24Cheshire West and Chester361,694Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
25Newham358,645London boroughGreater LondonLondon
26Wakefield357,729Metropolitan borough, city (1888)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
27Coventry355,600Metropolitan borough, city (1345)West MidlandsWest Midlands
28East Riding of Yorkshire346,309Unitary authorityEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
29Sandwell344,210Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
30Brent341,221London boroughGreater LondonLondon
31Wigan334,110Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
32Bromley329,578London boroughGreater LondonLondon
33Wandsworth329,035London boroughGreater LondonLondon
34Nottingham328,513Unitary authority, city (1897)NottinghamshireEast Midlands
35Enfield327,224London boroughGreater LondonLondon
36Shropshire327,178Unitary authorityShropshireWest Midlands
37Tower Hamlets325,789London boroughGreater LondonLondon
38Dudley324,969Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
39Northumberland324,362Unitary authorityNorthumberlandNorth East
40Wirral322,453Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
41Lambeth316,812London boroughGreater LondonLondon
42Southwark311,913London boroughGreater LondonLondon
43Doncaster311,027Metropolitan borough, city (2022)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
44Redbridge310,911London boroughGreater LondonLondon
45Hillingdon310,681London boroughGreater LondonLondon
46Newcastle upon Tyne307,565Metropolitan borough, city (1882)Tyne and WearNorth East
47Central Bedfordshire301,501Unitary authorityBedfordshireEast of England
48Bolton298,903Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
49Lewisham298,653London boroughGreater LondonLondon
50Stockport297,107Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
51South Gloucestershire294,765Unitary authorityGloucestershireSouth West
52Milton Keynes292,180Unitary authority, borough, city (2022)BuckinghamshireSouth East
53Greenwich291,080London borough, royal boroughGreater LondonLondon
54Hounslow290,488London boroughGreater LondonLondon
55Walsall286,105Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
56Medway282,702Unitary authorityKentSouth East
57Sefton281,027Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
58Salford278,064Metropolitan borough, city (1926)Greater ManchesterNorth West
59Brighton and Hove277,965Unitary authority, city (2000)East SussexSouth East
60Sunderland277,354Metropolitan borough, city (1992)Tyne and WearNorth East
61Waltham Forest275,887London boroughGreater LondonLondon
62Cumberland275,390Unitary authorityCumbriaNorth West
63Kingston upon Hull268,852Unitary authority, city (1299)East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
64Rotherham268,354Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
65Wolverhampton267,651Metropolitan borough, city (2000)West MidlandsWest Midlands
66Plymouth266,862Unitary authority, city (1928)DevonSouth West
67Havering264,703London boroughGreater LondonLondon
68Derby263,490Unitary authority, city (1977)DerbyshireEast Midlands
69Haringey261,811London boroughGreater LondonLondon
70Hackney261,491London boroughGreater LondonLondon
71Harrow261,185London boroughGreater LondonLondon
72Stoke-on-Trent259,965Unitary authority, city (1925)StaffordshireWest Midlands
73Southampton252,689Unitary authority, city (1964)HampshireSouth East
74Bexley247,835London boroughGreater LondonLondon
75East Suffolk247,080Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
76Barnsley246,482Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
77Oldham243,912Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
78Trafford236,301Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
79Swindon235,657Unitary authority, boroughWiltshireSouth West
80Tameside232,753Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
81Westmorland and Furness227,643Unitary authorityCumbriaNorth West
82Rochdale226,992Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
83Luton226,973Unitary authority, boroughBedfordshireEast of England
84Islington220,373London boroughGreater LondonLondon
85Barking and Dagenham219,992London boroughGreater LondonLondon
86North Somerset219,145Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
87Camden218,049London boroughGreater LondonLondon
88Peterborough217,705Unitary authority, city (1541)CambridgeshireEast of England
89Solihull217,678Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
90Merton214,709London boroughGreater LondonLondon
91Warrington211,580Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
92Westminster211,365London borough, city (1540)Greater LondonLondon
93North Tyneside210,487Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
94Sutton210,053London boroughGreater LondonLondon
95Portsmouth208,420Unitary authority, city (1926)HampshireSouth East
96Calderdale207,699Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
97York204,551Unitary authority, city (TI)North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
98Stockton-on-Tees199,966Unitary authority, boroughDurham and North YorkshireNorth East
99Gateshead197,722Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
100Bath and North East Somerset195,618Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
101Richmond upon Thames194,894London boroughGreater LondonLondon
102Bury194,606Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
103Colchester194,394Non-metropolitan district, borough, city (2022)EssexEast of England
104Telford and Wrekin188,871Unitary authority, boroughShropshireWest Midlands
105Basildon188,848Non-metropolitan district, boroughEssexEast of England
106Herefordshire188,719Unitary authorityHerefordshireWest Midlands
107Basingstoke and Deane187,817Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
108Bedford187,466Unitary authority, boroughBedfordshireEast of England
109Hammersmith and Fulham185,238London boroughGreater LondonLondon
110Charnwood184,748Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
111St Helens184,728Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
112Huntingdonshire184,052Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
113Chelmsford183,326Non-metropolitan district, city (2012)EssexEast of England
114West Suffolk182,228Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
115Wokingham180,967Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
116Southend-on-Sea180,915Unitary authority, borough, cityEssexEast of England
117Maidstone180,428Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
118Thurrock176,877Unitary authority, boroughEssexEast of England
119New Forest175,942Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
120Reading174,820Unitary authority, boroughBerkshireSouth East
121North Lincolnshire170,042Unitary authority, boroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
122Kingston upon Thames168,302London borough, royal boroughGreater LondonLondon
123Arun166,366Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
124South Cambridgeshire165,633Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
125Cherwell164,155Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
126Oxford163,257Non-metropolitan district, city (1542)OxfordshireSouth East
127Wealden163,012Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
128West Berkshire162,215Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
129Slough159,182Unitary authority, boroughBerkshireSouth East
130North East Lincolnshire157,754Unitary authority, boroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
131Braintree157,681Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
132Canterbury157,550Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)KentSouth East
133Knowsley157,103Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
134Dacorum156,123Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
135Blackburn with Darwen155,762Unitary authority, boroughLancashireNorth West
136King's Lynn and West Norfolk155,741Non-metropolitan district, boroughNorfolkEast of England
137Mid Sussex154,930Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
138Windsor and Maidenhead154,738Unitary authority, royal boroughBerkshireSouth East
139Swale154,619Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
140East Devon154,500Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
141Reigate and Banstead153,629Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
142South Oxfordshire151,820Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
143East Hertfordshire151,635Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
144Preston151,582Non-metropolitan district, city (2002)LancashireNorth West
145Tendring151,451Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
146Warwick151,158Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
147Horsham148,696Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
148South Tyneside148,667Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
149St Albans148,358Non-metropolitan district, city (1877)HertfordshireEast of England
150Middlesbrough148,285Unitary authority, boroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
151Cambridge146,995Non-metropolitan district, city (1951)CambridgeshireEast of England
152Kensington and Chelsea146,154London borough, royal boroughGreater LondonLondon
153Guildford145,673Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
154South Norfolk144,593Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
155Norwich144,525Non-metropolitan district, city (1195)NorfolkEast of England
156Lancaster144,446Non-metropolitan district, city (1937)LancashireNorth West
157East Lindsey144,415Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
158South Kesteven144,249Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
159Breckland143,479Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
160Vale of White Horse142,116Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
161Blackpool141,574Unitary authority, boroughLancashireNorth West
162Isle of Wight140,794Unitary authorityIsle of WightSouth East
163Thanet140,689Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
164Elmbridge140,024Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
165Torbay139,479Unitary authority, boroughDevonSouth West
166Ipswich139,247Non-metropolitan district, boroughSuffolkEast of England
167Eastleigh138,935Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
168Stafford138,670Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
169Stratford-on-Avon138,583Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
170Redcar and Cleveland137,175Unitary authority, boroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
171Teignbridge135,952Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
172Ashford135,610Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
173Nuneaton and Bedworth135,481Non-metropolitan district, boroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
174Epping Forest134,989Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
175Exeter134,939Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)DevonSouth West
176Wychavon134,536Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
177North Hertfordshire134,159Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
178Broadland133,872Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
179Tonbridge and Malling133,661Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
180Gloucester133,522Non-metropolitan district, city (1541)GloucestershireSouth West
181Test Valley132,871Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
182Winchester130,268Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)HampshireSouth East
183Waverley130,063Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
184Halton128,964Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
185East Hampshire127,319Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
186Ashfield127,179Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
187Amber Valley126,944Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
188Bracknell Forest126,881Unitary authority, boroughBerkshireSouth East
189Chichester126,103Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
190East Staffordshire125,760Non-metropolitan district, boroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
191Newcastle-under-Lyme125,297Non-metropolitan district, boroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
192Newark and Sherwood125,089Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
193Havant124,854Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
194Stroud123,205Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
195Rushcliffe121,582Non-metropolitan district, boroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
196Sevenoaks121,106Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
197Welwyn Hatfield120,213Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
198Bassetlaw120,012Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
199North Kesteven119,709Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
200Crawley119,509Non-metropolitan district, boroughWest SussexSouth East
201Cheltenham119,434Non-metropolitan district, boroughGloucestershireSouth West
202West Lancashire119,367Non-metropolitan districtLancashireNorth West
203Dartford118,820Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
204Chorley118,624Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
205Gedling117,730Non-metropolitan district, boroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
206Dover117,473Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
207West Oxfordshire116,928Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
208Rugby116,436Non-metropolitan district, boroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
209Tunbridge Wells116,028Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
210Wyre114,809Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
211Fareham114,547Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
212Hinckley and Bosworth114,298Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
213Erewash113,080Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
214South Ribble112,166Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
215Broxtowe112,113Non-metropolitan district, boroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
216Worthing112,044Non-metropolitan district, boroughWest SussexSouth East
217South Staffordshire111,527Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
218South Derbyshire111,133Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
219Mansfield111,117Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
220Folkestone and Hythe110,237Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
221Darlington109,469Unitary authority, boroughDurhamNorth East
222Lichfield108,352Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
223Hertsmere108,106Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
224North West Leicestershire107,672Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
225Gravesham106,970Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
226Mid Suffolk105,723Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
227Blaby104,182Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
228Woking104,179Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
229Worcester104,120Non-metropolitan district, city (1189)WorcestershireWest Midlands
230Chesterfield104,110Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
231North East Derbyshire103,783Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
232Spelthorne103,551Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
233North Norfolk103,227Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
234Fenland103,035Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
235Watford103,031Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
236Lincoln102,545Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)LincolnshireEast Midlands
237Wyre Forest102,328Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
238Eastbourne102,247Non-metropolitan district, boroughEast SussexSouth East
239Cannock Chase101,140Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
240Rushmoor101,060Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
241Hart100,910Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
242Lewes100,677Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
243North Devon100,505Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
244Harborough100,481Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
245Bromsgrove100,076Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
246Great Yarmouth99,862Non-metropolitan district, boroughNorfolkEast of England
247Broxbourne99,103Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
248Tewkesbury97,000Non-metropolitan district, boroughGloucestershireSouth West
249South Holland96,983Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
250West Lindsey96,817Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
251Pendle96,110Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
252Staffordshire Moorlands95,899Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
253Burnley95,553Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
254Harlow94,409Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
255Babergh94,277Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
256Rother94,162Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
257Three Rivers94,123Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
258Hartlepool93,861Unitary authority, boroughDurhamNorth East
259Uttlesford92,578Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
260Cotswold91,311Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
261Surrey Heath91,237Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
262High Peak91,109Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
263Hastings90,622Non-metropolitan district, boroughEast SussexSouth East
264South Hams89,812Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
265Stevenage89,737Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
266Castle Point89,731Non-metropolitan district, boroughEssexEast of England
267East Cambridgeshire89,394Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
268Tandridge88,707Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
269Runnymede88,524Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
270Forest of Dean87,937Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
271Mole Valley87,769Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
272Rochford87,216Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
273Redditch87,132Non-metropolitan district, boroughWorcestershireWest Midlands
274Mid Devon83,786Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
275Hyndburn83,213Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
276Fylde83,008Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
277Gosport82,285Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
278Bolsover81,553Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
279Epsom and Ewell81,184Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
280Malvern Hills81,024Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
281Tamworth79,639Non-metropolitan district, boroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
282Brentwood77,332Non-metropolitan district, boroughEssexEast of England
283Derbyshire Dales71,752Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
284Rossendale71,169Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
285Boston70,806Non-metropolitan district, boroughLincolnshireEast Midlands
286Torridge68,635Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
287Maldon67,554Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
288North Warwickshire65,946Non-metropolitan district, boroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
289Adur64,688Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
290Ribble Valley63,107Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
291Oadby and Wigston58,341Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
292West Devon58,190Non-metropolitan district, boroughDevonSouth West
293Melton52,433Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
294Rutland41,151Unitary authorityRutlandEast Midlands
295City of London10,847Sui generis, city (TI)City of LondonLondon
296Isles of Scilly2,281Sui generisCornwallSouth West
  1. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.