This is a list of districts in England by population. The districts at the top have the biggest population and the districts at the bottom have a smaller number of people.
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
1 | Birmingham | 1,001,200 | Metropolitan borough, City (1889) | West Midlands |
2 | Leeds | 723,100 | Metropolitan borough, City (1893) | West Yorkshire |
3 | Sheffield | 520,700 | Metropolitan borough, City (1893) | South Yorkshire |
4 | Bradford | 485,000 | Metropolitan borough, City (1897) | West Yorkshire |
5 | Liverpool | 447,500 | Metropolitan borough, City (1880) | Merseyside |
6 | Manchester | 441,200 | Metropolitan borough, City (1853) | Greater Manchester |
7 | Bristol | 398,300 | Unitary authority, City (1542) | Bristol |
8 | Kirklees | 394,600 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire |
9 | Croydon | 342,700 | London borough | Greater London |
10 | Barnet | 329,700 | London borough | Greater London |
11 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 327,400 | Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
12 | Wakefield | 320,600 | Metropolitan borough, City (1888) | West Yorkshire |
13 | Wirral | 313,100 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
14 | Wigan | 306,700 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
15 | Dudley | 305,600 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
16 | Coventry | 304,200 | Metropolitan borough, City (1345) | West Midlands |
17 | Bromley | 301,900 | London borough | Greater London |
18 | Ealing | 301,800 | London borough|Greater London |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
19 | Doncaster | 289,600 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire |
20 | Leicester | 288,000 | Unitary authority, City (1919) | Leicestershire |
21 | Sandwell | 286,300 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
22 | Sunderland | 283,700 | Metropolitan borough, City (1992) | Tyne and Wear |
23 | Stockport | 281,600 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
24 | Wandsworth | 281,400 | London borough | Greater London |
25 | Sefton | 280,900 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
26 | Enfield | 280,500 | London borough | Greater London |
27 | Nottingham | 278,700 | Unitary authority, City (1897) | Nottinghamshire |
28 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 276,400 | Metropolitan borough, City (1882) | Tyne and Wear |
29 | Brent | 270,100 | London borough | Greater London |
30 | Lambeth | 269,100 | London borough | Greater London |
31 | Bolton | 265,400 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
32 | Southwark | 257,700 | London borough | Greater London |
33 | Brighton & Hove | 252,000 | Unitary authority, City (2000) | East Sussex |
34 | Walsall | 253,500 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
35 | Rotherham | 253,200 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire |
36 | Hillingdon | 252,400 | London borough | Greater London |
37 | Redbridge | 251,500 | London borough | Greater London |
38 | Medway | 251,100 | Unitary authority, Borough | Kent |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
39 | Hull | 249,100 | Unitary authority, City (1299) | East Riding of Yorkshire |
40 | South Gloucestershire | 248,100 | Unitary authority | Gloucestershire |
41 | Lewisham | 247,500 | London borough | Greater London |
42 | Newham | 246,200 | London borough | Greater London |
43 | Plymouth | 246,100 | Unitary authority, City (1928) | Devon |
44 | Westminster | 244,400 | London borough, City (1540) | Greater London |
45 | Wolverhampton | 239,600 | Metropolitan borough, City (2000) | West Midlands |
46 | Stoke-on-Trent | 238,300 | Unitary authority, City (1925) | Staffordshire |
47 | Derby | 233,700 | Unitary authority, City (1977) | Derbyshire |
48 | Greenwich | 228,100 | London borough | Greater London |
49 | Havering | 226,200 | London borough | Greater London |
50 | Camden | 226,100 | London borough | Greater London |
51 | Haringey | 224,500 | London borough | Greater London |
52 | Waltham Forest | 224,100 | London borough | Greater London |
53 | Barnsley | 222,100 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire |
54 | Southampton | 222,000 | Unitary authority, City (1964) | Hampshire |
55 | Bexley | 220,300 | London borough | Greater London |
56 | Oldham | 219,200 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
57 | Milton Keynes | 218,500 | Unitary authority, Borough | Buckinghamshire |
58 | Salford | 216,400 | Metropolitan borough, City (1926) | Greater Manchester |
59 | Tameside | 214,100 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
60 | Harrow | 214,000 | London borough | Greater London |
61 | Tower Hamlets | 213,200 | London borough | Greater London |
62 | Trafford | 213,200 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
63 | Hounslow | 212,500 | London borough | Greater London |
64 | Hackney | 207,700 | London borough | Greater London |
65 | Rochdale | 206,400 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
66 | Solihull | 200,900 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
67 | Kensington and Chelsea | 196,200 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London |
68 | Calderdale | 195,300 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire |
69 | North Somerset | 195,100 | Unitary authority | Somerset |
70 | Northampton | 195,000 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
71 | Merton | 194,700 | London borough | Greater London |
72 | Warrington | 194,700 | Unitary authority, Borough | Cheshire |
73 | North Tyneside | 192,300 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
74 | Gateshead | 191,500 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
75 | Portsmouth | 189,600 | Unitary authority, City (1926) | Hampshire |
76 | York | 186,800 | Unitary authority, City (TI) | North Yorkshire |
77 | Stockton-on-Tees | 186,700 | Unitary authority, Borough | Durham and North Yorkshire |
78 | Richmond upon Thames | 186,300 | London borough | Greater London |
79 | Luton | 184,900 | Unitary authority, Borough | Bedfordshire |
80 | Swindon | 184,000 | Unitary authority, Borough | Wiltshire |
81 | Bury | 183,500 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
82 | Islington | 182,600 | London borough | Greater London |
83 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 179,900 | London borough | Greater London |
84 | Herefordshire | 178,800 | Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
85 | Sutton | 177,700 | London borough | Greater London |
86 | St Helens | 176,300 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
87 | Bath and North East Somerset | 173,700 | Unitary authority | Somerset |
88 | New Forest | 171,700 | | Hampshire |
89 | Aylesbury Vale | 168,100 | | Buckinghamshire |
90 | Basildon | 167,000 | | Essex |
91 | Barking and Dagenham | 164,500 | London borough | Greater London |
92 | Bournemouth | 163,600 | Unitary authority, Borough | Dorset |
93 | Colchester | 163,400 | Borough | Essex |
94 | Huntingdonshire | 162,000 | | Cambridgeshire |
95 | Telford and Wrekin | 161,600 | Unitary authority, Borough | Shropshire |
96 | Chelmsford | 161,100 | Borough | Essex |
97 | Wycombe | 160,200 | | Buckinghamshire |
98 | Charnwood | 160,100 | Borough | Leicestershire |
99 | Peterborough | 159,700 | Unitary authority, City (1541) | Cambridgeshire |
100 | Southend-on-Sea | 159,300 | Unitary authority, Borough | Essex |
101 | North East Lincolnshire | 157,500 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lincolnshire |
102 | North Lincolnshire | 157,100 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lincolnshire |
103 | Basingstoke and Deane | 156,900 | Borough | Hampshire |
104 | South Somerset | 156,100 | | Somerset |
105 | Harrogate | 155,300 | | North Yorkshire |
106 | Wokingham | 153,600 | Unitary authority | Berkshire |
107 | Kingston upon Thames | 153,000 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London |
108 | Bedford | 153,000 | Borough | Bedfordshire |
109 | South Tyneside | 151,300 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
110 | Macclesfield | 150,500 | Borough | Cheshire |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
111 | Oxford | 149,800 | City (1542) | Oxfordshire |
112 | Knowsley | 149,400 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
113 | Thurrock | 146,600 | Unitary authority, Borough | Essex |
114 | West Berkshire | 146,300 | Unitary authority | Berkshire |
115 | Reading | 145,100 | Unitary authority, Borough | Berkshire |
116 | Arun | 144,500 | | West Sussex |
117 | Canterbury | 143,700 | City (TI) | Kent |
118 | Maidstone | 143,400 | Borough | Kent |
119 | Blackpool | 142,900 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lancashire |
120 | Tendring | 141,800 | | Essex |
121 | Wealden | 141,000 | | East Sussex |
122 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 140,400 | Borough | Norfolk |
123 | Warwick | 140,300 | | Warwickshire |
124 | Blackburn with Darwen | 140,200 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lancashire |
125 | Isle of Wight | 140,000 | Unitary authority, County | Isle of Wight |
126 | Redcar and Cleveland | 138,600 | Unitary authority, Borough | North Yorkshire |
127 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 138,500 | Unitary authority, Royal Borough | Berkshire |
128 | Dacorum | 138,500 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
129 | Lancaster | 138,000 | City (1937) | Lancashire |
130 | Braintree | 137,800 | | Essex |
131 | Middlesbrough | 137,600 | Unitary authority, Borough | North Yorkshire |
132 | East Lindsey | 137,400 | | Lincolnshire |
133 | South Cambridgeshire | 137,200 | | Cambridgeshire |
134 | Poole | 137,100 | Unitary authority, Borough | Dorset |
135 | Cherwell | 134,200 | | Oxfordshire |
136 | St Albans | 133,500 | City (1877) | Hertfordshire |
137 | Torbay | 132,800 | Unitary authority, Borough | Devon |
138 | Guildford | 132,200 | Borough | Surrey |
139 | East Hertfordshire | 131,800 | | Hertfordshire |
140 | Preston | 131,300 | City (2002) | Lancashire |
141 | Elmbridge | 130,300 | Borough | Surrey |
142 | East Devon | 129,800 | | Devon |
143 | Mid Bedfordshire | 129,400 | | Bedfordshire |
144 | North Wiltshire | 129,400 | | Wiltshire |
145 | Mid Sussex | 129,000 | | West Sussex |
146 | South Kesteven | 128,500 | | Lincolnshire |
147 | South Oxfordshire | 128,200 | | Oxfordshire |
148 | Thanet | 128,100 | | Kent |
149 | Norwich | 127,600 | City (1195) | Norfolk |
150 | Reigate and Banstead | 127,200 | Borough | Surrey |
151 | Breckland | 127,100 | | Norfolk |
152 | Swale | 126,800 | Borough | Kent |
153 | Horsham | 125,800 | | West Sussex |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
154 | Vale Royal | 124,600 | Borough | Cheshire |
155 | Teignbridge | 124,500 | | Devon |
156 | West Wiltshire | 124,100 | | Wiltshire |
157 | Cambridge | 124,000 | City (1951) | Cambridgeshire |
158 | Stafford | 123,600 | | Staffordshire |
159 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 123,400 | Borough | Staffordshire |
160 | Epping Forest | 122,000 | | Essex |
161 | Broadland | 121,100 | | Norfolk |
162 | North Hertfordshire | 120,700 | | Hertfordshire |
163 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 120,700 | Borough | Warwickshire |
164 | Suffolk Coastal | 119,600 | | Suffolk |
165 | Stratford-on-Avon | 119,000 | | Warwickshire |
166 | Halton | 118,800 | Unitary authority, Borough | Cheshire |
167 | Chester | 118,600 | City (1541) | Cheshire |
168 | Amber Valley | 118,600 | Borough | Derbyshire |
169 | Ipswich | 118,200 | Borough | Suffolk |
170 | Exeter | 117,600 | City (TI) | Devon |
171 | Slough | 117,500 | Unitary authority, Borough | Berkshire |
172 | Vale of White Horse | 117,000 | | Oxfordshire |
173 | Wychavon | 116,900 | | Worcestershire |
174 | Waverley | 116,800 | Borough | Surrey |
175 | Eastleigh | 116,600 | Borough | Hampshire |
176 | Salisbury | 115,800 | | Wiltshire |
177 | South Bedfordshire | 115,300 | | Bedfordshire |
178 | Havant | 115,300 | Borough | Hampshire |
179 | South Norfolk | 115,300 | | Norfolk |
180 | Waveney | 114,700 | | Suffolk |
181 | Ashfield | 114,000 | | Nottinghamshire |
182 | Crewe and Nantwich | 113,600 | Borough | Cheshire |
183 | Winchester | 112,500 | City (TI) | Hampshire |
184 | Tonbridge and Malling | 112,400 | Borough | Kent |
185 | Test Valley | 112,300 | Borough | Hampshire |
186 | Cheltenham | 111,700 | Borough | Gloucestershire |
187 | Gloucester | 111,300 | City (1541) | Gloucestershire |
188 | East Hampshire | 111,300 | | Hampshire |
189 | Bracknell Forest | 111,200 | Unitary authority, Borough | Berkshire |
190 | Gedling | 111,200 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
191 | Sevenoaks | 111,100 | | Kent |
192 | Newark and Sherwood | 110,800 | | Nottinghamshire |
193 | Bassetlaw | 110,700 | | Nottinghamshire |
194 | Stroud | 110,000 | | Gloucestershire |
195 | Ashford | 110,000 | Borough | Kent |
196 | Wyre | 109,900 | Borough | Lancashire |
197 | Sedgemoor | 109,900 | | Somerset |
198 | Erewash | 109,800 | Borough | Derbyshire |
199 | West Lancashire | 109,500 | | Lancashire |
200 | Chichester | 109,300 | | West Sussex |
201 | Broxtowe | 109,100 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
202 | Fareham | 108,500 | Borough | Hampshire |
203 | Rushcliffe | 107,800 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
204 | Mendip | 107,300 | | Somerset |
205 | Scarborough | 107,000 | Borough | North Yorkshire |
206 | East Staffordshire | 106,900 | Borough | Staffordshire |
207 | Taunton Deane | 106,800 | Borough | Somerset |
208 | Tunbridge Wells | 106,200 | Borough | Kent |
209 | Dover | 106,100 | | Kent |
210 | South Ribble | 105,800 | Borough | Lancashire |
211 | South Staffordshire | 105,300 | | Staffordshire |
212 | Carlisle | 105,200 | City (TI) | Cumbria |
213 | Chorley | 103,700 | Borough | Lancashire |
214 | South Lakeland | 102,900 | | Cumbria |
215 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 102,800 | Borough | Leicestershire |
216 | North Kesteven | 101,700 | | Lincolnshire |
217 | St Edmundsbury | 101,500 | Borough | Suffolk |
218 | Welwyn Hatfield | 100,500 | | Hertfordshire |
219 | Restormel | 100,300 | Borough | Cornwall |
220 | North Norfolk | 100,200 | | Norfolk |
221 | Chesterfield | 100,000 | Borough | Derbyshire |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
222 | Shepway | 99,500 | | Kent |
223 | Darlington | 99,200 | Unitary authority, Borough | Durham |
224 | Mansfield | 99,000 | | Nottinghamshire |
225 | Crawley | 98,500 | Borough | West Sussex |
226 | Wyre Forest | 98,500 | | Worcestershire |
227 | Worthing | 98,100 | Borough | West Sussex |
228 | West Oxfordshire | 97,700 | | Oxfordshire |
229 | North East Derbyshire | 97,300 | | Derbyshire |
230 | Allerdale | 96,300 | Borough | Cumbria |
231 | Shrewsbury and Atcham | 96,300 | Borough | Shropshire |
232 | Kerrier | 96,200 | | Cornwall |
233 | West Dorset | 95,800 | | Dorset |
234 | Lichfield | 95,500 | | Staffordshire |
235 | Gravesham | 95,200 | Borough | Kent |
236 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 94,600 | | Staffordshire |
237 | Worcester | 94,300 | City (1189) | Worcestershire |
238 | Hertsmere | 93,900 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
239 | Lewes | 93,400 | | East Sussex |
240 | Easington | 93,300 | | Durham |
241 | Cannock Chase | 93,200 | | Staffordshire |
242 | Eastbourne | 92,900 | Borough | East Sussex |
243 | Great Yarmouth | 92,500 | Borough | Norfolk |
244 | Durham | 92,200 | City (TI) | Durham |
245 | Congleton | 91,800 | Borough | Cheshire |
246 | Rugby | 91,600 | Borough | Warwickshire |
247 | Bromsgrove | 91,500 | | Worcestershire |
248 | Blaby | 91,400 | | Leicestershire |
249 | High Peak | 91,100 | Borough | Derbyshire |
250 | Carrick | 90,600 | | Cornwall |
251 | Woking | 90,500 | Borough | Surrey |
252 | North Devon | 90,200 | | Devon |
253 | Hartlepool | 90,000 | Unitary authority, Borough | Durham |
254 | Mid Suffolk | 89,900 | | Suffolk |
255 | Chiltern | 89,800 | | Buckinghamshire |
256 | Pendle | 89,300 | Borough | Lancashire |
257 | Rushmoor | 89,200 | Borough | Hampshire |
258 | North West Leicestershire | 88,800 | | Leicestershire |
259 | Spelthorne | 88,500 | Borough | Surrey |
260 | Sedgefield | 87,800 | Borough | Durham |
261 | Hart | 87,800 | | Hampshire |
262 | South Derbyshire | 87,700 | | Derbyshire |
263 | Burnley | 87,700 | Borough | Lancashire |
264 | Dartford | 87,400 | Borough | Kent |
265 | Fenland | 87,200 | | Cambridgeshire |
266 | Castle Point | 87,000 | Borough | Essex |
267 | Lincoln | 87,000 | City (TI) | Lincolnshire |
268 | Broxbourne | 86,400 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
269 | Derwentside | 86,300 | | Durham |
270 | Rother | 86,000 | | East Sussex |
271 | Kettering | 86,000 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
272 | South Northamptonshire | 86,000 | | Northamptonshire |
273 | East Dorset | 85,200 | | Dorset |
274 | Babergh | 85,100 | | Suffolk |
275 | Hambleton | 85,000 | | North Yorkshire |
276 | West Lindsey | 84,900 | | Lincolnshire |
277 | Hastings | 84,600 | Borough | East Sussex |
278 | Three Rivers | 84,600 | | Hertfordshire |
279 | North Cornwall | 84,100 | | Cornwall |
280 | Cotswold | 83,100 | | Gloucestershire |
281 | South Hams | 82,800 | | Devon |
282 | Caradon | 82,100 | | Cornwall |
283 | Hyndburn | 81,600 | Borough | Lancashire |
284 | Blyth Valley | 81,600 | Borough | Northumberland |
285 | East Northamptonshire | 81,500 | | Northamptonshire |
286 | Surrey Heath | 81,500 | Borough | Surrey |
287 | South Holland | 81,200 | | Lincolnshire |
288 | Mole Valley | 81,100 | | Surrey |
289 | Forest of Dean | 80,900 | | Gloucestershire |
290 | Ellesmere Port and Neston | 80,600 | Borough | Cheshire |
291 | Harborough | 80,400 | | Leicestershire |
292 | Runnymede | 79,600 | Borough | Surrey |
293 | Redditch | 79,600 | Borough | Worcestershire |
294 | Rochford | 79,500 | | Essex |
295 | Tandridge | 79,400 | | Surrey |
296 | Watford | 79,300 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
297 | Stevenage | 79,000 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
298 | East Cambridgeshire | 78,500 | | Cambridgeshire |
299 | Tewkesbury | 78,400 | Borough | Gloucestershire |
300 | Harlow | 77,700 | | Essex |
301 | Selby | 77,600 | | North Yorkshire |
302 | Kennet | 77,400 | | Wiltshire |
303 | Gosport | 77,300 | Borough | Hampshire |
304 | Fylde | 76,400 | Borough | Lancashire |
305 | Daventry | 75,900 | | Northamptonshire |
306 | Malvern Hills | 75,100 | | Worcestershire |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
307 | Tamworth | 74,200 | Borough | Staffordshire |
308 | Wellingborough | 73,900 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
309 | Bolsover | 73,200 | | Derbyshire |
310 | Mid Devon | 73,000 | | Devon |
311 | Barrow-in-Furness | 71,900 | Borough | Cumbria |
312 | Copeland | 71,500 | Borough | Cumbria |
313 | Uttlesford | 71,100 | | Essex |
314 | Brentwood | 70,900 | Borough | Essex |
315 | Derbyshire Dales | 69,800 | | Derbyshire |
316 | Epsom and Ewell | 68,500 | Borough | Surrey |
317 | Rossendale | 66,000 | Borough | Lancashire |
318 | North Dorset | 65,400 | | Dorset |
319 | Weymouth and Portland | 64,600 | Borough | Dorset |
320 | Penwith | 64,000 | | Cornwall |
321 | South Bucks | 63,500 | | Buckinghamshire |
322 | Forest Heath | 63,100 | | Suffolk |
323 | Torridge | 62,500 | | Devon |
324 | North Warwickshire | 62,300 | Borough | Warwickshire |
325 | Wear Valley | 62,100 | | Durham |
326 | Wansbeck | 61,700 | | Northumberland |
327 | Maldon | 60,700 | | Essex |
328 | Tynedale | 59,800 | | Northumberland |
329 | North Shropshire | 59,100 | | Shropshire |
330 | Adur | 59,100 | | West Sussex |
331 | Boston | 58,000 | Borough | Lincolnshire |
332 | Ribble Valley | 56,900 | Borough | Lancashire |
333 | Oadby and Wigston | 56,000 | Borough | Leicestershire |
334 | Craven | 54,400 | | North Yorkshire |
335 | Corby | 53,500 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
336 | Chester-le-Street | 53,200 | | Durham |
337 | Eden | 52,800 | | Cumbria |
338 | Bridgnorth | 52,200 | | Shropshire |
339 | Ryedale | 52,000 | | North Yorkshire |
340 | Richmondshire | 50,700 | | North Yorkshire |
341 | West Devon | 50,600 | Borough | Devon |
Rank | District | Population | Type & City status | Ceremonial county |
342 | Castle Morpeth | 49,900 | Borough | Northumberland |
343 | Melton | 48,300 | Borough | Leicestershire |
344 | Christchurch | 45,100 | Borough | Dorset |
345 | Purbeck | 45,100 | | Dorset |
346 | South Shropshire | 42,300 | | Shropshire |
347 | Oswestry | 39,200 | Borough | Shropshire |
348 | Rutland | 37,300 | Unitary authority | Rutland |
349 | West Somerset | 35,500 | | Somerset |
350 | Alnwick | 32,200 | | Northumberland |
351 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 26,200 | Borough | Northumberland |