Counties in England by population
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This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022.[1]
Rank | County | Total population | Region |
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1 | Greater London | 8,901,000 | London |
2 | West Midlands | 2,910,000 | West Midlands |
3 | Greater Manchester | 2,824,000 | North West |
4 | West Yorkshire | 2,314,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
5 | Hampshire | 1,852,000 | South East |
6 | Kent | 1,845,000 | South East |
7 | Essex | 1,825,000 | East of England |
8 | Lancashire | 1,505,000 | North West |
9 | Merseyside | 1,496,000 | North West |
10 | South Yorkshire | 1,396,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
11 | Surrey | 1,195,000 | South East |
12 | Devon | 1,186,000 | South West |
13 | Hertfordshire | 1,174,000 | East of England |
14 | Nottinghamshire | 1,167,000 | East Midlands |
15 | North Yorkshire | 1,164,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber North East |
16 | Tyne & Wear | 1,128,000 | North East |
17 | Staffordshire | 1,125,000 | West Midlands |
18 | Lincolnshire | 1,079,000 | East Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber |
19 | Cheshire | 1,064,000 | North West |
20 | Derbyshire | 1,060,000 | East Midlands |
21 | Leicestershire | 1,058,000 | East Midlands |
22 | Somerset | 983,000 | South West |
23 | Berkshire | 916,000 | South East |
24 | Gloucestershire | 907,000 | South West |
25 | Norfolk | 894,000 | East of England |
26 | County Durham | 860,000 | North East |
27 | West Sussex | 863,000 | South East |
28 | Cambridgeshire | 846,000 | East of England |
29 | East Sussex | 843,000 | South East |
30 | Buckinghamshire | 800,000 | South East |
31 | Suffolk | 767,000 | East of England |
32 | Dorset | 764,000 | South West |
33 | Northamptonshire | 741,000 | East Midlands |
34 | Wiltshire | 713,000 | South West |
35 | Oxfordshire | 695,000 | South East |
36 | Bedfordshire | 653,000 | East of England |
37 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 594,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
38 | Worcestershire | 590,000 | West Midlands |
39 | Warwickshire | 581,000 | West Midlands |
40 | Cornwall | 564,000 | South West |
41 | Cumbria | 501,000 | North West |
42 | Shropshire | 492,000 | West Midlands |
43 | Bristol | 470,000 | South West |
44 | Northumberland | 314,000 | North East |
45 | Herefordshire | 203,000 | West Midlands |
46 | Isle of Wight | 130,000 | South East |
47 | Rutland | 42,000 | East Midlands |
References
[edit]- ^ "English Counties by Population and Area 2021/2022 – UK Population Data". populationdata.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-15.