Cities and urban areas in United Kingdom with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
2020LondonUnited Kingdom739380011230500
100278BirminghamUnited Kingdom9859003202800
379468GlasgowUnited Kingdom6094001086200
80658LiverpoolUnited Kingdom4666003630100
367728SheffieldUnited Kingdom4218001104900
250732LeedsUnited Kingdom4203001498500
662749BristolUnited Kingdom409300614800
946784ManchesterUnited Kingdom394300394300
618815EdinburghUnited Kingdom380500665600
1108994LeicesterUnited Kingdom319100319100
11391031Kingston upon HullUnited Kingdom309100309100
9221085CoventryUnited Kingdom295000411200
12081112BradfordUnited Kingdom290400290400
6121151CardiffUnited Kingdom279500677700
6471181NottinghamUnited Kingdom271400632300
12951211Stoke-on-TrentUnited Kingdom266700266700
13361257WolverhamptonUnited Kingdom258100258100
8381269BelfastUnited Kingdom255100489500
13711296PlymouthUnited Kingdom249900249900
14881431DerbyUnited Kingdom227900227900
15281472ReadingUnited Kingdom222700222700
5721553SouthamptonUnited Kingdom211500733600
17931756AberdeenUnited Kingdom188300188300
3371768Newcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom1872001147200
18331800PrestonUnited Kingdom183400183400
18591829SunderlandUnited Kingdom180700180700
18701840LutonUnited Kingdom179700179700
19021874PortsmouthUnited Kingdom176300176300
19221893NorwichUnited Kingdom173300173300
19521924SwanseaUnited Kingdom170500170500
20452020BournemouthUnited Kingdom161800161800
20542029Southend-on-SeaUnited Kingdom160900160900
21392117SwindonUnited Kingdom153700153700
22042184DundeeUnited Kingdom148500148500
22182199BlackpoolUnited Kingdom147500147500
22432224PooleUnited Kingdom146000146000
6032241MiddlesbroughUnited Kingdom144800692500
22622244PeterboroughUnited Kingdom144800144800
22822264HuddersfieldUnited Kingdom143500143500
23542338BoltonUnited Kingdom138400138400
24392424StockportUnited Kingdom133000133000
24662450IpswichUnited Kingdom131400131400
25492533YorkUnited Kingdom126200126200
26292613BrightonUnited Kingdom122500122500
26382622RotherhamUnited Kingdom122000122000
26462630OxfordUnited Kingdom121700121700
27162701GloucesterUnited Kingdom117900117900
27622746NewportUnited Kingdom115400115400
27632747WatfordUnited Kingdom115400115400
28102794SloughUnited Kingdom113300113300
30223007BlackburnUnited Kingdom105600105600
30393025BasildonUnited Kingdom104600104600
30433029Saint HelensUnited Kingdom104400104400
30543040NorthamptonUnited Kingdom104100104100
30633049OldhamUnited Kingdom103700103700
30943080Woking-ByfleetUnited Kingdom102800102800
31423128ChelmsfordUnited Kingdom100700100700
31543140ColchesterUnited Kingdom100300100300


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POPULATION data has been updated here