This is a list of settlements in Norfolk by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The following United Kingdom census took place in 2021. In 2011, there were 23 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Norfolk, shown in the table below.
| Rank | Settlement | Borough/District | Population [1] [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | |||
| 1 | Norwich/Thorpe St Andrew | Norwich/Broadland | 173,870 | 186,682 |
| 2 | King's Lynn | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 40,920 | 46,093 |
| 3 | Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth | 34,830 | 38,693 |
| 4 | Thetford | Breckland | 22,030 | 24,833 |
| 5 | Gorleston-on-Sea | Great Yarmouth | 23,200 | 24,741 |
| 6 | Dereham | Breckland | 17,780 | 20,651 |
| 7 | Taverham | Broadland | 15,383 | 15,631 |
| 8 | Wymondham | South Norfolk | 11,750 | 13,587 |
| 9 | North Walsham | North Norfolk | 11,845 | 12,463 |
| 10 | Downham Market | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 7,580 | 10,884 |
| 11 | Attleborough | Breckland | 9,600 | 10,549 |
| 12 | Diss | South Norfolk | 8,870 | 9,829 |
| 13 | Caister-on-Sea | Great Yarmouth | 8,756 | 8,901 |
| 14 | Hunstanton | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 8,886 | 8,704 |
| 15 | Watton | Breckland | 7,360 | 8,417 |
| 16 | Fakenham | North Norfolk | 8,019 | 8,285 |
| 17 | Cromer | North Norfolk | 8,000 | 7,949 |
| 18 | Sheringham | North Norfolk | 7,143 | 7,367 |
| 19 | Swaffham | Breckland | 6,935 | 7,258 |
| 20 | Aylsham | Broadland | 5,504 | 6,016 |
| 21 | Hemsby | Great Yarmouth | 5,325 | 5,522 |
| 22 | Hethersett | South Norfolk | 5,266 | 5,520 |
| 23 | Poringland | South Norfolk | 4,570 | 5,132 |
| 24 | Dersingham | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 4,502 | 4,640 |
| 25 | Belton | Great Yarmouth | 4,620 | 4,520 |
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at over 67.0 million in 2020. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 270 people per square kilometre, with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Almost a third of the population lives in south east England, which is predominantly urban and suburban, with about 9 million in the capital city, London, whose population density is just over 5,200 per square kilometre.
Wymondham is a market town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Norwich off the A11 road to London. The River Tiffey runs through. The parish, one of Norfolk's largest, includes rural areas to the north and south, with hamlets of Suton, Silfield, Spooner Row and Wattlefield. It had a population of 14,405 in 2011, of whom 13,587 lived in the town itself.
Long Stratton is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It historically consisted of two villages; the larger, Stratton St. Mary, is to the south, and the other, Stratton St. Michael, is to the north. It had a population of 4,424 in the 2011 Census. South Norfolk Council are based in the town.
White British is an ethnicity classification used for the native white population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census. In the 2011 census, the White British population was 49,997,686, 81.5% of Great Britain's total population. For the United Kingdom entirely, due to different reporting measures within Northern Ireland which includes all those who identified as British with those who identified as Irish, an amalgamated total of 52,320,080 including those who identified as White Irish in Great Britain is given making up 82.8% of the population.
Upwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Upwell village is on the A1101 road, as is Outwell, its conjoined village at the north. The nearest towns are Wisbech to the north-west and Downham Market to the east.
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