List of UK city regions by population
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This is a list of city regions in the United Kingdom by population, area and population density. They consist of Combined authorities and combined county authorities in England, and regional city deals in Scotland and in Wales. Data is gathered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Despite the terminology, which is also used by the ONS, the city regions are established on the basis of local devolution deals, which results in also less populated areas being included within this list, whilst some other major cities in the UK might be excluded. The list also does not delineate metropolitan or urban areas, which are separate concepts.
2022
[edit]The following is the list of city regions for the year 2022 as provided by the ONS.[1][2]
| Rank | City region | Location | Population | Area (km2) | Population density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater London |  England
|
8 866 180 | 1572 | 5640 |
| 2 | West Midlands | England
|
2 953 816 | 902 | 3275 |
| 3 | Greater Manchester | England
|
2 911 744 | 1276 | 2282 |
| 4 | West Yorkshire | England
|
2 378 148 | 2029 | 1172 |
| 5 | The North East | England
|
1 994 284 | 7786 | 256 |
| 6 | Glasgow City Region |  Scotland
|
1 838 204 | 3504 | 525 |
| 7 | Liverpool City Region | England
|
1 571 045 | 903 | 1740 |
| 8 | Cardiff Capital Region |  Wales
|
1 541 014 | 2809 | 549 |
| 9 | Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region | Scotland
|
1 398 792 | 7781 | 180 |
| 10 | South Yorkshire | England
|
1 392 105 | 1552 | 897 |
| 11 | Belfast City Region | Northern Ireland | 1 130 125 | 1186 | 953 |
| 12 | Swansea Bay City Region | Wales
|
696 924 | 4805 | 145 |
| 13 | Greater Brighton City Region | England
|
996 179 | 1245 | 800 |
| 14 | West of England | England
|
969 407 | 1332 | 728 |
| 15 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | England
|
906 814 | 3389 | 268 |
| 16 | Tay Cities Region | Scotland
|
787 724 | 5450 | 145 |
| 17 | Tees Valley | England
|
688 756 | 790 | 872 |
| 18 | North Wales | Wales
|
688 201 | 6172 | 112 |
| 19 | Highlands and Islands | Scotland
|
489 913 | 39050 | 13 |
| 20 | Mid South West Growth Deal | Northern Ireland | 488 266 | 10000 | 49 |
| 21 | Aberdeen City Region | Scotland
|
487 240 | 4330 | 113 |
| 22 | Ayrshire | Scotland
|
366 523 | 3370 | 109 |
| 23 | Forth Valley Region | Scotland
|
303 914 | 1135 | 268 |
| 24 | South of Scotland | Scotland
|
263 254 | 11000 | 24 |
| 25 | Mid-Wales | Wales
|
205 501 | 3607 | 57 |
| 26 | Derry-Londonderry City Region | Northern Ireland | 150 836 | 1350 | 112 |
| 27 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 141 316 | 1968 | 72 |
| 28 | Scottish Island Councils | Scotland
|
71 696 | 7600 | 9 |
New deals since 2022
[edit]The North East Combined Authority did not exist in 2022, it is the result of a merger between the earlier non-mayoral North East Combined Authority and the North of Tyne Combined Authority, however it is included due to data for 2022 being available. In addition, new local devolution deals have been established since 2022, and they are not included in the table above. These city regions are:
- East Midlands CCA, comprising Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (including Nottingham and Derby unitary authorities), with a population of 2 230 289.
- York and North Yorkshire, with a population of 828 052.