UK Region Population Ranking
Population by Region 1998 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, West Midlands led with 3M, ahead of Surrey, East and West Sussex at 3M.
West Midlands alone accounted for 4.5% of the 2023 total.
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire grew the fastest since 2013, up 12.0%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Region | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West MidlandsTLG3 | 3M | +1.1% | 4.5% | — |
| 2 | Surrey, East and West SussexTLJ2 | 3M | +0.9% | 4.4% | — |
| 3 | Greater ManchesterTLD3 | 2.9M | +1.3% | 4.4% | — |
| 4 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and OxfordshireTLJ1 | 2.6M | +1.3% | 3.9% | — |
| 5 | West YorkshireTLE4 | 2.4M | +1.1% | 3.6% | — |
| 6 | Inner London - EastTLI4 | 2.4M | +0.7% | 3.5% | — |
| 7 | Derbyshire and NottinghamshireTLF1 | 2.3M | +1.0% | 3.4% | — |
| 8 | Outer London - West and North WestTLI7 | 2.2M | +1.3% | 3.3% | — |
| 9 | Hampshire and Isle of WightTLJ3 | 2M | +0.8% | 3.0% | — |
| 10 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & WearTLC4 | 2M | +1.0% | 3.0% | — |
| 11 | Leicestershire, Rutland and NorthamptonshireTLF2 | 2M | +1.4% | 2.9% | +1 |
| 12 | Outer London - East and North EastTLI5 | 2M | +0.7% | 2.9% | -1 |
| 13 | Bedfordshire and HertfordshireTLH2 | 1.9M | +1.2% | 2.9% | — |
| 14 | Northern IrelandTLN0 | 1.9M | +0.5% | 2.9% | — |
| 15 | KentTLJ4 | 1.9M | +1.1% | 2.8% | +1 |
| 16 | EssexTLH3 | 1.9M | +1.0% | 2.8% | -1 |
| 17 | Shropshire and StaffordshireTLG2 | 1.7M | +1.2% | 2.5% | — |
| 18 | North Somerset, Somerset and DorsetTLK6 | 1.6M | +0.6% | 2.4% | — |
| 19 | MerseysideTLD7 | 1.6M | +1.0% | 2.4% | — |
| 20 | LancashireTLD4 | 1.6M | +1.2% | 2.4% | — |
| 21 | South East WalesTLL5 | 1.6M | +1.3% | 2.3% | — |
| 22 | West Central ScotlandTLM3 | 1.5M | +1.0% | 2.3% | — |
| 23 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and WarwickshireTLG1 | 1.4M | +1.2% | 2.1% | — |
| 24 | Gloucestershire and WiltshireTLK7 | 1.4M | +0.8% | 2.1% | — |
| 25 | South YorkshireTLE3 | 1.4M | +1.2% | 2.1% | — |
| 26 | Outer London - SouthTLI6 | 1.3M | +0.7% | 2.0% | — |
| 27 | DevonTLK4 | 1.2M | +0.7% | 1.9% | — |
| 28 | Inner London - WestTLI3 | 1.1M | +1.0% | 1.7% | — |
| 29 | East Central ScotlandTLM1 | 1.1M | +1.3% | 1.6% | — |
| 30 | CheshireTLD6 | 989.9K | +1.0% | 1.5% | — |
| 31 | West of EnglandTLK5 | 982.3K | +1.3% | 1.5% | — |
| 32 | East Yorkshire and Northern LincolnshireTLE1 | 950.5K | +0.8% | 1.4% | +1 |
| 33 | Eastern ScotlandTLM0 | 936.5K | +0.7% | 1.4% | +1 |
| 34 | NorfolkTLH5 | 931.9K | +0.7% | 1.4% | +1 |
| 35 | Cambridgeshire and PeterboroughTLH4 | 919.1K | +1.3% | 1.4% | +1 |
| 36 | Mid and South West WalesTLL4 | 912.2K | +1.0% | 1.4% | +1 |
| 37 | North YorkshireTLE2 | 834.4K | +0.8% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 38 | LincolnshireTLF3 | 782.8K | +0.9% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 39 | SuffolkTLH6 | 776.4K | +1.0% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 40 | Tees ValleyTLC3 | 698.9K | +1.4% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 41 | North WalesTLL3 | 692K | +0.5% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 42 | Cornwall and Isles of ScillyTLK3 | 580.6K | +0.5% | 0.9% | +1 |
| 43 | CumbriaTLD1 | 505.1K | +0.4% | 0.8% | +1 |
| 44 | North Eastern ScotlandTLM5 | 492.1K | +0.8% | 0.7% | +2 |
Data Source & License
Office for National Statistics
Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3).
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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