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This is a list of unitary authorities of England ordered by population.
Figures are mid-year estimates for 2022 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]
Areas from UK Standard Area Measurements[2]
Rank |
Authority |
Region |
Population |
Density (people/km²) |
Area (km²)
|
1 |
Cornwall |
South West |
575,413 |
162 |
3,545
|
2 |
Buckinghamshire |
South East |
560,409 |
358 |
1,565
|
3 |
County Durham |
North East |
528,127 |
237 |
2,226
|
4 |
Wiltshire |
South West |
515,885 |
158 |
3,255
|
5 |
Bristol |
South West |
479,024 |
4,368 |
110
|
6 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
South West |
401,898 |
2,480 |
162
|
7 |
Cheshire East |
North West |
406,527 |
349 |
1,166
|
8 |
Dorset |
South West |
383,274 |
154 |
2,491
|
9 |
Leicester |
East Midlands |
373,399 |
5,091 |
73
|
10 |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
346,309 |
144 |
2,404
|
11 |
Cheshire West and Chester |
North West |
361,694 |
393 |
920
|
12 |
Nottingham |
East Midlands |
328,513 |
4,403 |
75
|
13 |
Northumberland |
North East |
324,362 |
65 |
5,020
|
14 |
Shropshire |
West Midlands |
327,178 |
102 |
3,197
|
15 |
Brighton & Hove |
South East |
277,965 |
3,356 |
83
|
16 |
Central Bedfordshire |
East |
301,501 |
421 |
716
|
17 |
South Gloucestershire |
South West |
294,765 |
593 |
497
|
18 |
Medway |
South East |
282,702 |
1,459 |
194
|
19 |
Milton Keynes |
South East |
292,180 |
947 |
309
|
20 |
Plymouth |
South West |
266,862 |
3,342 |
80
|
21 |
Hull |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
268,852 |
3,756 |
72
|
22 |
Derby |
East Midlands |
263,490 |
3,377 |
78
|
23 |
Stoke-on-Trent |
West Midlands |
259,965 |
2,782 |
93
|
24 |
Southampton |
South East |
252,689 |
5,066 |
50
|
25 |
Swindon |
South West |
235,657 |
1,024 |
230
|
26 |
Portsmouth |
South East |
208,420 |
5,161 |
40
|
27 |
Luton |
East |
226,973 |
5,236 |
43
|
28 |
North Somerset |
South West |
219,145 |
586 |
374
|
29 |
Warrington |
North West |
211,580 |
1,171 |
181
|
30 |
York |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
204,551 |
752 |
272
|
31 |
Peterborough |
East |
217,705 |
634 |
343
|
32 |
Stockton-on-Tees |
North East |
199,966 |
976 |
205
|
33 |
Herefordshire |
West Midlands |
188,719 |
87 |
2,180
|
34 |
Bath and North East Somerset |
South West |
195,618 |
566 |
346
|
35 |
Southend-on-Sea |
East |
180,915 |
4,341 |
42
|
36 |
Telford and Wrekin |
West Midlands |
188,871 |
651 |
290
|
37 |
North Lincolnshire |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
170,042 |
201 |
847
|
38 |
Thurrock |
East |
176,877 |
1,080 |
164
|
39 |
Bedford |
East |
187,466 |
393 |
476
|
40 |
Wokingham |
South East |
180,967 |
1,011 |
179
|
41 |
Reading |
South East |
174,820 |
4,327 |
40
|
42 |
North East Lincolnshire |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
157,754 |
819 |
193
|
43 |
West Berkshire |
South East |
162,215 |
230 |
704
|
44 |
Windsor and Maidenhead |
South East |
154,738 |
787 |
197
|
45 |
Blackburn with Darwen |
North West |
155,762 |
1,137 |
137
|
46 |
Slough |
South East |
159,182 |
4,892 |
33
|
47 |
Isle of Wight |
South East |
140,794 |
371 |
380
|
48 |
Middlesbrough |
North East |
148,285 |
2,752 |
54
|
49 |
Blackpool |
North West |
141,574 |
4,060 |
35
|
50 |
Redcar and Cleveland |
North East |
137,175 |
560 |
245
|
51 |
Torbay |
South West |
139,479 |
2,218 |
63
|
52 |
Halton |
North West |
128,964 |
1,631 |
79
|
53 |
Bracknell Forest |
South East |
126,881 |
1,160 |
109
|
54 |
Darlington |
North East |
109,469 |
554 |
197
|
55 |
Hartlepool |
North East |
93,861 |
1,002 |
94
|
56 |
Rutland |
East Midlands |
41,151 |
108 |
382
|
References