Population · 2025

Population change over 10 years: local authority ranking

Population change over 10 years: City of London comes top with +103.8% and Kensington and Chelsea comes last with −6.7%. The median across 361 local authorities is +6.5%.

Podium and top 100

1City of London103.8%2South Derbyshire22.3%3Tewkesbury21.3%

#	Local authority	Region	Population change over 10 years
1	City of London	London	+103.8%
2	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	+22.3%
3	Tewkesbury	South West	+21.3%
4	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	+21.1%
5	Dartford	South East	+21.0%
6	Vale of White Horse	South East	+20.6%
7	Salford	North West	+20.3%
8	Harborough	East Midlands	+19.2%
9	Central Bedfordshire	East	+18.7%
10	Tower Hamlets	London	+18.2%
11	Rugby	West Midlands	+18.1%
12	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	+17.5%
13	Preston	North West	+17.0%
14	Wokingham	South East	+16.8%
15	Maidstone	South East	+16.6%
16	Cherwell	South East	+15.8%
17	South Norfolk	East	+15.7%
18	Bedford	East	+15.4%
18	Barking and Dagenham	London	+15.4%
20	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	+15.3%
21	East Devon	South West	+15.2%
22	Ribble Valley	North West	+14.9%
23	Milton Keynes	South East	+14.5%
23	Mid Suffolk	East	+14.5%
25	Ashford	South East	+14.4%
26	Uttlesford	East	+14.3%
27	Wychavon	West Midlands	+14.1%
28	Newham	London	+14.0%
29	Midlothian	Scotland	+13.8%
30	South Gloucestershire	South West	+13.4%
30	Exeter	South West	+13.4%
32	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	+13.2%
32	Newport	Wales	+13.2%
34	Burnley	North West	+13.1%
34	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	+13.1%
36	South Cambridgeshire	East	+12.7%
36	Winchester	South East	+12.7%
36	South Oxfordshire	South East	+12.7%
39	Swale	South East	+12.6%
40	Cheshire East	North West	+12.4%
40	Tendring	East	+12.4%
40	Fylde	North West	+12.4%
40	Manchester	North West	+12.4%
44	Mid Sussex	South East	+12.3%
45	Peterborough	East	+12.2%
45	Harlow	East	+12.2%
45	Blaby	East Midlands	+12.2%
48	Cambridge	East	+12.1%
48	Havering	London	+12.1%
50	Eastleigh	South East	+12.0%
50	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	+12.0%
50	Warwick	West Midlands	+12.0%
53	Horsham	South East	+11.9%
53	East Lothian	Scotland	+11.9%
55	Maldon	East	+11.8%
55	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	+11.8%
57	Slough	South East	+11.6%
57	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	+11.6%
59	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	+11.4%
60	Wyre	North West	+11.1%
60	Runnymede	South East	+11.1%
60	Knowsley	North West	+11.1%
60	Hillingdon	London	+11.1%
64	Bracknell Forest	South East	+11.0%
64	Test Valley	South East	+11.0%
64	South Holland	East Midlands	+11.0%
64	Broadland	East	+11.0%
64	West Oxfordshire	South East	+11.0%
64	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	+11.0%
70	Rochdale	North West	+10.8%
71	Swindon	South West	+10.6%
71	Lichfield	West Midlands	+10.6%
71	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	+10.6%
74	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	+10.5%
75	North Kesteven	East Midlands	+10.4%
75	Reigate and Banstead	South East	+10.4%
77	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	+10.3%
77	Braintree	East	+10.3%
77	Waverley	South East	+10.3%
77	East Hertfordshire	East	+10.3%
81	Buckinghamshire	South East	+10.2%
81	Crawley	South East	+10.2%
81	Coventry	West Midlands	+10.2%
84	South Hams	South West	+10.1%
85	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	+10.0%
85	East Hampshire	South East	+10.0%
87	Chelmsford	East	+9.9%
87	Chichester	South East	+9.9%
87	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	+9.9%
87	Glasgow City	Scotland	+9.9%
91	Colchester	East	+9.8%
91	Greenwich	London	+9.8%
93	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	+9.7%
93	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	+9.7%
93	Charnwood	East Midlands	+9.7%
96	Bristol, City of	South West	+9.6%
97	Middlesbrough	North East	+9.5%
97	Leicester	East Midlands	+9.5%
97	Pendle	North West	+9.5%
97	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	+9.5%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Population change over 10 years
345	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	−1.2%
348	Ceredigion	Wales	−1.4%
349	Gosport	South East	−1.5%
350	Westminster	London	−1.6%
351	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	−1.8%
352	North Ayrshire	Scotland	−1.9%
352	Angus	Scotland	−1.9%
354	Camden	London	−2.0%
355	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	−2.2%
355	Inverclyde	Scotland	−2.2%
357	Haringey	London	−2.5%
358	Lambeth	London	−2.7%
359	Shetland Islands	Scotland	−2.8%
360	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	−4.3%
361	Kensington and Chelsea	London	−6.7%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

Population Population density Area Elevation Share of residents aged 65 and over Share of residents aged under 16

Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “Population change over 10 years”?

City of London ranks first for “Population change over 10 years”, with +103.8%.

What is the median for “Population change over 10 years”?

The median across the 361 ranked local authorities is +6.5%.