Population · 2025
Population density: local authority ranking
Population density: Tower Hamlets comes top with 16,906 people/km² and Na h-Eileanan Siar comes last with 8.3 people/km². The median across 361 local authorities is 579.3 people/km².
Podium and top 100
| # | Local authority | Region | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tower Hamlets | London | 16,906 people/km² |
| 2 | Islington | London | 15,111 people/km² |
| 3 | Hackney | London | 13,983 people/km² |
| 4 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | 12,014 people/km² |
| 5 | Lambeth | London | 11,723 people/km² |
| 6 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 11,598 people/km² |
| 7 | Southwark | London | 10,816 people/km² |
| 8 | Newham | London | 10,402 people/km² |
| 9 | Camden | London | 9,948 people/km² |
| 10 | Wandsworth | London | 9,920 people/km² |
| 11 | Westminster | London | 9,887 people/km² |
| 12 | Haringey | London | 8,991 people/km² |
| 13 | Lewisham | London | 8,564 people/km² |
| 14 | Brent | London | 8,145 people/km² |
| 15 | Waltham Forest | London | 7,310 people/km² |
| 16 | Ealing | London | 6,969 people/km² |
| 17 | Barking and Dagenham | London | 6,601 people/km² |
| 18 | Greenwich | London | 6,367 people/km² |
| 19 | Merton | London | 5,818 people/km² |
| 20 | Redbridge | London | 5,706 people/km² |
| 21 | Luton | East | 5,453 people/km² |
| 22 | City of London | London | 5,409 people/km² |
| 23 | Harrow | London | 5,402 people/km² |
| 24 | Hounslow | London | 5,352 people/km² |
| 25 | Portsmouth | South East | 5,236 people/km² |
| 26 | Leicester | East Midlands | 5,224 people/km² |
| 27 | Southampton | South East | 5,197 people/km² |
| 28 | Slough | South East | 5,146 people/km² |
| 29 | Manchester | North West | 5,086 people/km² |
| 30 | Watford | East | 5,024 people/km² |
| 31 | Sutton | London | 4,880 people/km² |
| 32 | Croydon | London | 4,742 people/km² |
| 33 | Barnet | London | 4,703 people/km² |
| 34 | Kingston upon Thames | London | 4,638 people/km² |
| 35 | Reading | South East | 4,550 people/km² |
| 36 | Liverpool | North West | 4,541 people/km² |
| 37 | Bristol, City of | South West | 4,516 people/km² |
| 38 | Southend-on-Sea | East | 4,445 people/km² |
| 39 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 4,395 people/km² |
| 40 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 4,364 people/km² |
| 41 | Bexley | London | 4,245 people/km² |
| 42 | Sandwell | West Midlands | 4,124 people/km² |
| 43 | Blackpool | North West | 4,113 people/km² |
| 44 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 4,053 people/km² |
| 45 | Enfield | London | 4,009 people/km² |
| 46 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3,818 people/km² |
| 47 | Glasgow City | Scotland | 3,747 people/km² |
| 48 | Norwich | East | 3,735 people/km² |
| 49 | Coventry | West Midlands | 3,698 people/km² |
| 50 | Cambridge | East | 3,682 people/km² |
| 51 | Oxford | South East | 3,639 people/km² |
| 52 | Stevenage | East | 3,546 people/km² |
| 53 | Ipswich | East | 3,531 people/km² |
| 54 | Derby | East Midlands | 3,529 people/km² |
| 55 | Worthing | South East | 3,501 people/km² |
| 56 | Brighton and Hove | South East | 3,431 people/km² |
| 57 | Richmond upon Thames | London | 3,428 people/km² |
| 58 | Gloucester | South West | 3,417 people/km² |
| 59 | Dudley | West Midlands | 3,409 people/km² |
| 60 | Plymouth | South West | 3,398 people/km² |
| 61 | Gosport | South East | 3,256 people/km² |
| 62 | Harlow | East | 3,227 people/km² |
| 63 | Worcester | West Midlands | 3,207 people/km² |
| 64 | Salford | North West | 3,056 people/km² |
| 65 | Hastings | South East | 3,049 people/km² |
| 66 | Exeter | South West | 2,931 people/km² |
| 67 | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | 2,914 people/km² |
| 68 | Lincoln | East Midlands | 2,896 people/km² |
| 69 | Walsall | West Midlands | 2,844 people/km² |
| 70 | Middlesbrough | North East | 2,836 people/km² |
| 71 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 2,828 people/km² |
| 72 | Hillingdon | London | 2,823 people/km² |
| 73 | Crawley | South East | 2,769 people/km² |
| 74 | Rushmoor | South East | 2,719 people/km² |
| 75 | Cardiff | Wales | 2,681 people/km² |
| 76 | Tamworth | West Midlands | 2,639 people/km² |
| 77 | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | 2,615 people/km² |
| 78 | North Tyneside | North East | 2,612 people/km² |
| 79 | Cheltenham | South West | 2,606 people/km² |
| 80 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 2,555 people/km² |
| 81 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | 2,504 people/km² |
| 82 | Havering | London | 2,499 people/km² |
| 83 | Dundee City | Scotland | 2,481 people/km² |
| 84 | Epsom and Ewell | South East | 2,446 people/km² |
| 85 | Stockport | North West | 2,419 people/km² |
| 86 | Eastbourne | South East | 2,353 people/km² |
| 87 | South Tyneside | North East | 2,348 people/km² |
| 88 | Tameside | North West | 2,335 people/km² |
| 89 | Havant | South East | 2,284 people/km² |
| 90 | Trafford | North West | 2,272 people/km² |
| 91 | Bromley | London | 2,238 people/km² |
| 92 | Torbay | South West | 2,219 people/km² |
| 93 | Bolton | North West | 2,216 people/km² |
| 94 | Spelthorne | South East | 2,095 people/km² |
| 95 | Sunderland | North East | 2,090 people/km² |
| 96 | Wirral | North West | 2,050 people/km² |
| 97 | Castle Point | East | 2,028 people/km² |
| 98 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 2,017 people/km² |
| 99 | Broxbourne | East | 2,004 people/km² |
| 100 | Bury | North West | 2,004 people/km² |
Bottom of the ranking
| # | Local authority | Region | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | Gwynedd | Wales | 47.2 people/km² |
| 348 | Moray | Scotland | 42.3 people/km² |
| 349 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 41.9 people/km² |
| 350 | Stirling | Scotland | 41.7 people/km² |
| 351 | Ceredigion | Wales | 40.6 people/km² |
| 352 | Fermanagh and Omagh | Northern Ireland | 39.1 people/km² |
| 353 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 28.8 people/km² |
| 354 | Powys | Wales | 26.0 people/km² |
| 355 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 24.6 people/km² |
| 356 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 22.6 people/km² |
| 357 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 21.6 people/km² |
| 358 | Shetland Islands | Scotland | 15.5 people/km² |
| 359 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 12.5 people/km² |
| 360 | Highland | Scotland | 9.1 people/km² |
| 361 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 8.3 people/km² |
Regions compared
Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.
- London5,799 people/km²
- North West548.7 people/km²
- South East507.8 people/km²
- West Midlands477.2 people/km²
- Yorkshire and The Humber368.1 people/km²
- East345.7 people/km²
- East Midlands325.1 people/km²
- North East321.3 people/km²
- South West247.7 people/km²
- Wales152.8 people/km²
- Northern Ireland134.6 people/km²
- Scotland70.4 people/km²
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Frequently asked questions
Which local authority ranks first for “Population density”?
Tower Hamlets ranks first for “Population density”, with 16,906 people/km².
What is the median for “Population density”?
The median across the 361 ranked local authorities is 579.3 people/km².