England Local Authorities: Ranked by Population
|
Rank |
Region |
Local Authority |
Population: 1998 |
Land Area: Square Miles |
Population per Square Mile |
Population per Square Kilometer |
|
1 |
West Midlands |
Birmingham |
1,013,400 |
102 |
9,912 |
3,824 |
|
2 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Leeds |
727,400 |
217 |
3,355 |
1,294 |
|
3 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Sheffield |
531,100 |
142 |
3,751 |
1,447 |
|
4 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Bradford |
483,300 |
141 |
3,423 |
1,320 |
|
5 |
North West |
Liverpool |
461,500 |
44 |
10,586 |
4,084 |
|
6 |
North West |
Manchester |
429,800 |
45 |
9,604 |
3,705 |
|
7 |
South West |
Bristol, City of UA |
402,300 |
42 |
9,480 |
3,657 |
|
8 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Kirklees |
390,900 |
158 |
2,471 |
953 |
|
9 |
London |
Croydon |
338,200 |
34 |
10,076 |
3,887 |
|
10 |
London |
Barnet |
331,500 |
34 |
9,654 |
3,725 |
|
11 |
North West |
Wirral |
327,100 |
61 |
5,332 |
2,057 |
|
12 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Wakefield |
318,800 |
128 |
2,481 |
957 |
|
13 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
East Riding of Yorkshire UA |
312,800 |
932 |
336 |
130 |
|
14 |
West Midlands |
Dudley |
311,500 |
38 |
8,239 |
3,179 |
|
15 |
North West |
Wigan |
310,500 |
77 |
4,044 |
1,560 |
|
16 |
West Midlands |
Coventry |
304,300 |
37 |
8,131 |
3,137 |
|
17 |
London |
Ealing |
302,100 |
21 |
14,237 |
5,493 |
|
18 |
London |
Bromley |
297,100 |
59 |
5,066 |
1,955 |
|
19 |
East Midlands |
Leicester UA |
294,300 |
28 |
10,450 |
4,032 |
|
20 |
North West |
Stockport |
292,800 |
49 |
6,023 |
2,324 |
|
21 |
North East |
Sunderland |
292,300 |
53 |
5,490 |
2,118 |
|
22 |
West Midlands |
Sandwell |
290,500 |
33 |
8,756 |
3,378 |
|
22 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Doncaster |
290,500 |
224 |
1,296 |
500 |
|
24 |
North West |
Sefton |
287,700 |
59 |
4,874 |
1,880 |
|
25 |
East Midlands |
Nottingham UA |
286,800 |
29 |
9,912 |
3,824 |
|
26 |
North East |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
276,100 |
43 |
6,390 |
2,465 |
|
27 |
London |
Lambeth |
269,500 |
10 |
25,872 |
9,981 |
|
28 |
North West |
Bolton |
267,500 |
54 |
4,953 |
1,911 |
|
29 |
London |
Wandsworth |
265,600 |
14 |
19,670 |
7,589 |
|
30 |
London |
Enfield |
264,900 |
31 |
8,477 |
3,270 |
|
31 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Kingston upon Hull, City of UA |
261,800 |
27 |
9,558 |
3,687 |
|
32 |
West Midlands |
Walsall |
261,200 |
41 |
6,387 |
2,464 |
|
33 |
South East |
Brighton and Hove UA |
255,800 |
32 |
8,086 |
3,120 |
|
34 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Rotherham |
254,400 |
109 |
2,330 |
899 |
|
35 |
London |
Brent |
253,200 |
17 |
14,916 |
5,755 |
|
36 |
South West |
Plymouth UA |
253,000 |
31 |
8,197 |
3,163 |
|
37 |
West Midlands |
Stoke-on-Trent UA |
251,500 |
36 |
7,010 |
2,704 |
|
38 |
London |
Hillingdon |
251,200 |
42 |
5,919 |
2,284 |
|
39 |
London |
Lewisham |
243,800 |
14 |
18,055 |
6,966 |
|
40 |
South East |
Medway UA |
242,600 |
74 |
3,275 |
1,264 |
|
41 |
West Midlands |
Wolverhampton |
241,600 |
27 |
9,076 |
3,501 |
|
42 |
South West |
South Gloucestershire UA |
241,000 |
192 |
1,257 |
485 |
|
43 |
East Midlands |
Derby UA |
235,800 |
30 |
7,836 |
3,023 |
|
44 |
London |
Southwark |
232,000 |
11 |
20,736 |
8,000 |
|
45 |
London |
Redbridge |
231,900 |
22 |
10,734 |
4,141 |
|
46 |
London |
Newham |
231,300 |
14 |
16,654 |
6,425 |
|
47 |
London |
Havering |
228,300 |
46 |
5,015 |
1,935 |
|
48 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Barnsley |
228,100 |
127 |
1,803 |
695 |
|
49 |
North West |
Salford |
225,900 |
37 |
6,036 |
2,329 |
|
50 |
London |
Haringey |
221,600 |
12 |
19,146 |
7,387 |
|
51 |
London |
Waltham Forest |
221,400 |
15 |
14,347 |
5,535 |
|
52 |
London |
Westminster |
220,800 |
8 |
26,014 |
10,036 |
|
53 |
North West |
Tameside |
220,400 |
40 |
5,546 |
2,140 |
|
54 |
North West |
Trafford |
220,300 |
41 |
5,387 |
2,078 |
|
55 |
North West |
Oldham |
219,200 |
54 |
4,030 |
1,555 |
|
56 |
London |
Bexley |
217,800 |
24 |
9,255 |
3,570 |
|
57 |
South East |
Southampton UA |
216,000 |
19 |
11,197 |
4,320 |
|
58 |
London |
Greenwich |
215,100 |
19 |
11,615 |
4,481 |
|
59 |
London |
Hounslow |
211,600 |
22 |
9,456 |
3,648 |
|
60 |
London |
Harrow |
211,300 |
20 |
10,739 |
4,143 |
|
61 |
North West |
Rochdale |
208,200 |
62 |
3,373 |
1,301 |
|
62 |
West Midlands |
Solihull |
205,600 |
69 |
2,977 |
1,149 |
|
63 |
South East |
Milton Keynes UA |
203,200 |
119 |
1,705 |
658 |
|
64 |
North East |
Gateshead |
198,900 |
55 |
3,605 |
1,391 |
|
65 |
East Midlands |
Northampton |
195,800 |
31 |
6,266 |
2,417 |
|
66 |
London |
Hackney |
194,700 |
8 |
25,233 |
9,735 |
|
67 |
North East |
North Tyneside |
194,000 |
32 |
5,986 |
2,310 |
|
68 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
Calderdale |
192,900 |
140 |
1,377 |
531 |
|
69 |
North West |
Warrington UA |
190,200 |
68 |
2,801 |
1,081 |
|
70 |
South East |
Portsmouth UA |
189,900 |
15 |
12,306 |
4,748 |
|
71 |
South West |
North Somerset UA |
188,700 |
144 |
1,311 |
506 |
|
72 |
London |
Camden |
188,600 |
8 |
22,221 |
8,573 |
|
73 |
London |
Richmond upon Thames |
186,700 |
21 |
8,799 |
3,395 |
|
74 |
London |
Merton |
184,300 |
15 |
12,571 |
4,850 |
|
75 |
East |
Luton UA |
183,300 |
17 |
11,049 |
4,263 |
|
76 |
North West |
Bury |
182,800 |
38 |
4,786 |
1,846 |
|
77 |
London |
Tower Hamlets |
181,300 |
8 |
23,496 |
9,065 |
|
78 |
North East |
Stockton-on-Tees UA |
181,000 |
79 |
2,300 |
887 |
|
79 |
South West |
Swindon UA |
179,700 |
89 |
2,025 |
781 |
|
80 |
London |
Islington |
179,000 |
6 |
30,931 |
11,933 |
|
81 |
North West |
St. Helens |
178,400 |
51 |
3,477 |
1,341 |
|
82 |
Yorkshire And The Humber |
York UA |
177,400 |
105 |
1,697 |
655 |
|
83 |
London |
Sutton |
177,100 |
17 |
10,675 |
4,119 |
|
84 |
East |
Southend-on-Sea UA |
176,000 |
16 |
10,862 |
4,190 |
|
85 |
South East |
New Forest |
171,000 |
291 |
589 |
227 |
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