This is a list of settlements in Greater Manchester by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 61 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Greater Manchester, shown in the table below.
Table taken from the Greater Manchester article:
| # | Settlement | Population [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Census 2001 | Census 2011 | ||
| 1 | Manchester‡ (see notes) | 405,300 | 510,746 |
| 2 | Bolton | 182,980 | 194,189 |
| 3 | Sale | 122,990 | 134,022 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 102,080 | 107,926 |
| 5 | Stockport | 106,170 | 105,878 |
| 6 | Salford | 88,460 | 103,886 |
| 7 | Wigan | 98,480 | 103,608 |
| 8 | Oldham | 103,544 | 96,555 |
| 9 | Bury | 74,540 | 77,211 |
| 10 | Leigh/Atherton | 65,980 | 70,542 |
| 11 | Altrincham | 46,460 | 52,419 |
| 12 | Ashton-under-Lyne | 43,240 | 45,198 |
| 13 | Middleton | 42,625 | 42,972 |
| 14 | Urmston | 41,263 | 41,825 |
| 15 | Eccles | 37,861 | 38,756 |
| 16 | Denton | 36,877 | 36,591 |
| 17 | Chadderton | 33,000 | 34,818 |
| 18 | Romiley | 34,926 | 34,696 |
| 19 | Hyde | 31,610 | 34,003 |
| 20 | Radcliffe | 28,960 | 29,950 |
| 21 | Ashton-in-Makerfield | 28,856 | 28,762 |
| 22 | Heywood | 28,330 | 28,205 |
| 23 | Farnworth | 25,677 | 26,939 |
| 24 | Stretford | 24,842 | 26,813 |
| 25 | Stalybridge | 24,900 | 26,482 |
| 26 | Swinton | 25,046 | 25,362 |
| 27 | Hindley | 22,920 | 24,497 |
| 28 | Cheadle Hulme | 24,495 | 24,362 |
| 29 | Golborne | 23,119 | 24,167 |
| 30 | Droylsden | 24,170 | 24,134 |
| 31 | Westhoughton | 22,190 | 24,126 |
| 32 | Royton | 23,670 | 23,812 |
| 33 | Walkden | 20,847 | 21,194 |
| 34 | Gatley | 20,583 | 20,997 |
| 35 | Whitefield | 20,877 | 20,975 |
| 36 | Dukinfield | 20,507 | 20,909 |
| 37 | Irlam | 19,020 | 19,933 |
| 38 | Horwich | 18,610 | 19,492 |
| 39 | Hazel Grove | 19,153 | 19,365 |
| 40 | Failsworth | 19,279 | 18,844 |
| 41 | Shaw | 19,335 | 18,815 |
| 42 | Marple | 18,742 | 18,241 |
| 43 | Ramsbottom | 17,900 | 17,872 |
| 44 | Bramhall | 17,747 | 17,436 |
| 45 | Hale | 15,316 | 16,624 |
| 46 | Tyldesley | 15,583 | 16,142 |
| 47 | Standish | 13,580 | 13,701 |
| 48 | Cheadle | 13,374 | 13,467 |
| 49 | Uppermill | 12,647 | 13,448 |
| 50 | Lees | 12,600 | 13,062 |
| 51 | Little Lever | 12,570 | 12,803 |
| 52 | Littleborough | 12,260 | 12,370 |
| 53 | Ince-in-Makerfield | 10,680 | 12,243 |
| 54 | Kearsley | 10,460 | 11,150 |
| 55 | Mossley | 9,710 | 10,772 |
| 56 | Platt Bridge/Abram | 9,010 | 10,315 |
| 57 | Milnrow | 9,896 | 10,015 |
| 58 | Worsley | 9,465 | 9,108 |
| 59 | Partington | 7,327 | 7,912 |
| 60 | Shevington Vale/Appley Bridge † (see notes below) | 5,155 | 5,197 |
| 61 | Shevington | 5,292 | 5,114 |
| 62 | Aspull | 4,977 | 4,899 |
| 63 | Hattersley | 4,777 | 4,825 |
| 64 | High Lane | 4,772 | 4,608 |
| 65 | Blackrod | 4,975 | 4,548 |
Notes:
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, The borough covers other outlying towns and villages with a population of 206,500 at the 2011 census. It is the ninth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester.
The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably.
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) east of Manchester.
The West Midlands conurbation is the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the towns of Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge and Halesowen in the English West Midlands.
Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Located in the historic county of Cheshire on the south bank of the River Mersey, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Stretford, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Altrincham, and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Manchester. In 2011, it had a population of 134,022, making it the largest town by population in Trafford.
Dukinfield is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of Manchester. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 19,306.
Audenshaw is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east of Manchester. Historically part of Lancashire, in 2011 it had a population of 11,419.
Whitefield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground above the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of Bury, and 4.9 miles (7.9 km) to the north-northwest of the city of Manchester. Prestwich and the M60 motorway lie just to the south.
Hale is a suburb and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the village taken at the 2011 Census was 15,315. It is contiguous with the southeast of Altrincham, about 9 mi (14 km) southwest of the city of Manchester.
The Nottingham Built-up Area (BUA), Nottingham Urban Area, or Greater Nottingham is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics as which is built upon, with nearby areas linked if within 200 metres - see the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom article for a broader definition. It consists of the city of Nottingham and the adjoining urban areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. It had a total population of 729,977 at the time of the 2011 census. This was an increase of almost 10% since the 2001 census recorded population of 666,358, due to population increases, reductions and several new sub-divisions.
The Greater Manchester Built-up Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), consisting of the large conurbation that encompasses the urban element of the city of Manchester and the continuous metropolitan area that spreads outwards from it, forming much of Greater Manchester in North West England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area has a population of 2,553,379 making it the second most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom after the Greater London Built-up Area. This was an increase of 14% from the population recorded at the United Kingdom Census 2001 of 2,240,230, when it was known as the Greater Manchester Urban Area.
The Liverpool Built-up Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to denote the urban area around Liverpool in England, to the east of the River Mersey. The contiguous built-up area extends beyond the area administered by Liverpool City Council into adjoining local authority areas, particularly parts of Sefton and Knowsley. As defined by ONS, the area extends as far east as Haydock, and Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester.
The Leicester Urban Area or Leicester Built Up Area is an urban agglomeration defined by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), centred on the City of Leicester in the English Midlands. With a population of 508,916 at the time of the 2011 census, the Built Up Area is the eleventh largest in England and thirteenth largest in the United Kingdom. It comprises Leicester itself and its suburbs, all of which are contiguous with, or situated in close proximity to, the city.
The demography of Greater Manchester is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of its ten metropolitan boroughs, each of the Greater Manchester electoral wards, the NUTS3 statistical sub-regions, each of the Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, the 15 civil parishes in Greater Manchester, and for all of Greater Manchester as a whole; the latter of which had a population of 2,682,500 at the 2011 UK census. Additionally, data is produced for the Greater Manchester Urban Area. Statistical information is produced about the size and geographical breakdown of the population, the number of people entering and leaving country and the number of people in each demographic subgroup.
