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Countries

The population of the British countries according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1991-04-05	Population Census (C) 2001-04-29	Population Census (C) 2011-03-27	Population Estimate (E) 2016-06-30
United Kingdom	GBR	Kingd	London	242,500	56,466,680	58,789,194	63,182,178	65,648,054
England	ENG		London	130,278	47,055,205	49,138,831	53,012,456	55,268,067	13027800
Northern Ireland	NIR		Belfast	13,562	1,577,836	1,685,267	1,810,863	1,862,137	1356200	→
Scotland	SCO		Edinburgh	77,925	4,998,567	5,062,011	5,295,403	5,404,700	7792500	→
Wales (Cymru)	WAL		Cardiff	20,735	2,835,073	2,903,085	3,063,456	3,113,150	2073500	→

UK National Statistics (web).

Major Urban Areas

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2016-06-30
1	London	ENG	10,482,465
2	Manchester	ENG	2,651,901
3	Birmingham	ENG	2,533,814
4	Leeds	ENG	1,839,866
5	Glasgow	SCO	985,290
6	Southampton	ENG	895,930
7	Liverpool	ENG	884,941
8	Newcastle upon Tyne	ENG	794,062
9	Nottingham	ENG	762,128
10	Sheffield	ENG	710,333
11	Bristol	ENG	655,677

Contents: Urban Areas

The population of all British urban areas (i.e. built-up areas or Scottish settlements) with more than 100,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest estimates.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1991-04-05	Population Census (C) 2001-04-29	Population Census (C) 2011-03-27	Population Estimate (E) 2016-06-30	Area
Aberdeen	SCO	193,379	197,870	208,190	214,610	6949
Accrington	ENG	121,081	123,370	125,059	126,627	3000
Barnsley	ENG	214,280	212,000	223,281	233,580	5972
Basildon	ENG	131,317	136,310	144,859	153,300	3712
Basingstoke	ENG	81,228	94,190	107,642	114,080	2940
Bath	ENG	85,202	89,760	94,782	100,575	2424	→
Bedford	ENG	92,150	102,100	106,940	113,378	2482
Belfast	NIR	...	579,276	595,879	607,480	29700
Birkenhead	ENG	334,711	319,490	325,264	327,188	8822
Birmingham	ENG	2,290,105	2,279,280	2,440,986	2,533,814	59888
Blackburn	ENG	135,858	136,640	146,521	145,997	3561
Blackpool	ENG	234,128	236,120	239,409	239,002	6126
Bournemouth	ENG	404,453	429,700	466,266	488,257	13098
Brighton and Hove	ENG	414,329	437,010	474,485	496,291	8945
Bristol	ENG	524,410	553,280	617,280	655,677	14442
Burnley	ENG	149,906	151,830	149,422	151,278	3572
Burton upon Trent	ENG	100,587	108,480	122,199	128,355	3504
Cambridge (/ Milton)	ENG	120,327	139,260	158,434	168,973	4214
Cardiff	WAL	378,849	403,580	447,287	464,201	10234
Chelmsford	ENG	97,451	101,620	111,511	116,377	2618
Cheltenham	ENG	102,633	110,260	116,447	118,298	2887	→
Chesterfield	ENG	107,345	108,340	113,057	113,741	3464
Colchester	ENG	99,656	107,550	121,859	133,813	3265
Coventry	ENG	331,248	339,970	359,262	396,189	8129
Crawley	ENG	152,772	168,980	180,508	189,749	5809
Derby	ENG	237,368	242,820	270,468	278,200	6410
Doncaster	ENG	148,754	147,850	158,141	161,225	4352
Dundee	SCO	...	155,530	157,550	158,200	4992
Eastbourne	ENG	94,793	106,850	118,219	123,455	2513
Edinburgh	SCO	420,893	453,710	482,270	512,150	12520
Exeter	ENG	98,125	111,520	117,763	128,838	2849
Falkirk	SCO	...	92,020	99,610	103,030	4352
Farnborough	ENG	232,645	244,330	252,397	258,468	7846
Gillingham	ENG	222,388	231,760	243,931	256,649	5216
Glasgow	SCO	...	935,760	957,620	985,290	26470
Gloucester	ENG	126,149	136,860	150,053	159,843	4036
Grimsby	ENG	136,456	133,760	134,160	133,534	3526
Hastings	ENG	120,044	125,400	133,422	136,620	3320
High Wycombe	ENG	120,653	124,320	133,204	138,130	3920
Ipswich	ENG	146,214	156,400	178,835	181,949	4914
Kingston upon Hull (Hull)	ENG	310,636	301,410	314,018	317,684	8258
Lancaster	ENG	91,154	95,200	97,150	102,060	2259
Leeds	ENG	1,598,345	1,652,570	1,777,934	1,839,866	48779
Leicester	ENG	426,380	452,090	508,916	533,049	10937
Lincoln	ENG	103,601	104,020	114,879	120,893	3265
Liverpool	ENG	872,465	850,760	864,122	884,941	19961
London	ENG	8,085,300	8,669,040	9,787,426	10,482,465	173786
Luton	ENG	221,337	236,320	258,018	275,662	5071
Maidstone	ENG	...	93,670	107,627	116,316	2545	→
Manchester	ENG	2,370,400	2,360,500	2,553,379	2,651,901	63025
Mansfield	ENG	154,966	158,840	171,958	178,359	4835
Margate	ENG	116,745	118,930	125,370	131,358	2789
Middlesbrough	ENG	369,609	365,230	376,663	382,410	10819
Milton Keynes	ENG	161,109	191,680	229,941	242,679	6252
Motherwell	SCO	121,000	119,200	124,540	124,790	4515
Newcastle upon Tyne	ENG	749,480	741,870	774,891	794,062	18052
Newport	WAL	284,924	292,610	306,844	312,067	8422
Northampton	ENG	183,082	198,380	215,963	229,854	5788
Norwich	ENG	185,420	196,610	213,166	225,831	6190
Nottingham	ENG	658,261	678,710	729,977	762,128	17636
Oxford	ENG	128,163	153,890	171,380	181,854	3738
Paignton	ENG	102,576	113,480	115,410	118,323	3147
Peterborough	ENG	134,788	138,660	163,379	175,722	4424
Plymouth	ENG	245,295	244,870	260,203	267,918	5973
Preston	ENG	282,137	292,070	313,332	321,561	8241
Reading	ENG	277,502	303,220	318,014	331,458	8370
Sheffield	ENG	632,604	641,370	685,368	710,333	16748
Slough	ENG	126,662	141,790	163,777	171,368	3414
Southampton	ENG	740,486	797,960	855,569	895,930	19203
Southend-on-Sea	ENG	273,379	276,720	295,310	304,783	7183
Stoke-on-Trent	ENG	367,976	363,770	372,775	380,066	10390
Sunderland	ENG	346,528	338,860	335,415	338,575	8348
Swansea	WAL	282,706	283,460	300,352	306,449	8755
Swindon	ENG	145,236	158,580	185,609	192,888	4706
Telford	ENG	119,340	140,930	147,980	152,350	4768
Warrington	ENG	152,458	157,860	165,456	171,058	4489	→
Wigan	ENG	174,406	167,020	175,405	179,022	4375
Worcester	ENG	82,661	95,990	101,659	105,408	2467
York	ENG	124,609	137,460	153,717	162,810	3402

Urban areas according to definitions of 2011 (England & Wales), 2016 (Scotland), and 2005 (Northern Ireland). Population figures before 2011 (Scotland: before 2016) approximately correspond to these definitions.
2016 figures for Northern Ireland are computed by »City Population« using official population estimates for "small areas".
UK National Statistics (web), General Records of Scotland (web), The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (web).

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