Counties in England by population

This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022.[1]

Rank County Total population Region
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

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  1. ^ "English Counties by Population and Area 2021/2022 – UK Population Data". populationdata.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-15.