List of UK city regions by population

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This is a list of city regions in the United Kingdom by population, area and population density. They consist of Combined authorities and combined county authorities in England, and regional city deals in Scotland and in Wales. Data is gathered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Despite the terminology, which is also used by the ONS, the city regions are established on the basis of local devolution deals, which results in also less populated areas being included within this list, whilst some other major cities in the UK might be excluded. The list also does not delineate metropolitan or urban areas, which are separate concepts.

2022

The following is the list of city regions for the year 2022 as provided by the ONS. [1] [2]

UK city regions by population 2022
RankCity regionLocationPopulationArea (km2)Population density (per km2)
1 Greater London Flag of England.svg England 8 866 18015725640
2 West Midlands Flag of England.svg England 2 953 8169023275
3 Greater Manchester Flag of England.svg England 2 911 74412762282
4 West Yorkshire Flag of England.svg England 2 378 14820291172
5 The North East Flag of England.svg England 1 994 2847786256
6 Glasgow City Region Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1 838 2043504525
7 Liverpool City Region Flag of England.svg England 1 571 0459031740
8 Cardiff Capital Region Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 1 541 0142809549
9 Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1 398 7927781180
10 South Yorkshire Flag of England.svg England 1 392 1051552897
11 Belfast City Region Northern Ireland 1 130 1251186953
12 Swansea Bay City Region Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 696 9244805145
13 Greater Brighton City Region Flag of England.svg England 996 1791245800
14 West of England Flag of England.svg England 969 4071332728
15 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Flag of England.svg England 906 8143389268
16 Tay Cities Region Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 787 7245450145
17 Tees Valley Flag of England.svg England 688 756790872
18North Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 688 2016172112
19Highlands and Islands Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 489 9133905013
20Mid South West Growth Deal Northern Ireland 488 2661000049
21Aberdeen City Region Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 487 2404330113
22Ayrshire Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 366 5233370109
23Forth Valley Region Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 303 9141135268
24South of Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 263 2541100024
25Mid-Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 205 501360757
26Derry-Londonderry City Region Northern Ireland 150 8361350112
27Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland 141 316196872
28Scottish Island Councils Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 71 69676009

New deals since 2022

The North East Combined Authority did not exist in 2022, it is the result of a merger between the earlier non-mayoral North East Combined Authority and the North of Tyne Combined Authority, however it is included due to data for 2022 being available. In addition, new local devolution deals have been established since 2022, and they are not included in the table above. These city regions are:

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References

  1. "Regional gross domestic product: city regions - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  2. https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductcityregions/1998to2022/regionalgrossdomesticproductgdpcityregions.xlsx