This is a list of settlements in West Midlands by population based on the results of the 2021 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2031. In 2011, there were 29 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in the West Midlands, shown in the table below.
| Metropolitan borough | Administrative centre | Included towns and areas | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Wolverhampton |  | Wolverhampton | Bilston, Blakenhall, Bushbury, Oxley, Wednesfield |
| 2 | Dudley |  | Dudley | Brierley Hill, Cradley, Halesowen, Kingswinford, Lye, Netherton, Stourbridge, Quarry Bank |
| 3 | Walsall |  | Walsall | Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Pelsall, Pheasey, Shelfield, Willenhall |
| 4 | Sandwell |  | Oldbury | Bearwood, Rowley Regis, Cradley Heath, Old Hill, Smethwick, Tipton, Tividale, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yew Tree |
| 5 | City of Birmingham |  | Birmingham | Edgbaston, Great Barr, Hall Green, Handsworth, Northfield, Quinton, Soho, Sutton Coldfield |
| 6 | Solihull |  | Solihull | Balsall Common, Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Dorridge, Elmdon, Hampton-in-Arden, Kingshurst, Knowle, Marston Green, Meriden, Monkspath, Hockley Heath |
| 7 | City of Coventry |  | Coventry | Allesley, Binley, Keresley, Stoke, Tile Hill |
Table has been taken from the West Midlands Conurbation article and missing county areas added
| Rank | Settlement | Population (2021) [1] | Population (2011) [2] | Notes on significant changes between 2001 and 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1,121,375 | 1,085,810 | Gained Quinton from Oldbury-Smethwick USD. Gained Minworth from Sutton Coldfield USD. |
| 2 | Coventry | 344,285 | 325,949 | Excludes Binley Wood and Bedworth |
| 3 | Wolverhampton | 234,025 | 210,319 | Bilston and Wednesfield removed from 2001. The three BUASDs combined total 265,178. Essington removed and placed within Willenhall BUASD. |
| 4 | Solihull | 107,735 | 123,187 | Gained Shelly Green and Knowle-Bentley Heath from 2001. |
| 5 | West Bromwich | 103,110 | 72,945 | Wednesbury and Tipton removed from 2001. Town split in two by Sandwell Valley and the two parts are now considered separately. The four BUASDs combined total 153,366. Gained Yew Tree from 2001. |
| 6 | Sutton Coldfield | 93,375 | 109,015 | |
| 7 | Walsall | 70,775 | 67,594 | Willenhall, Darlaston and Bloxwich removed from 2001. The four BUASDs combined total 185,114. |
| 8 | Dudley | 64,270 | 79,379 | Coseley, Kingswinford, Brierley Hill and Sedgley removed from 2011. The five BUASDs combined total 215,693. Gained Cradley Heath and Quarry Bank from Oldbury-Smethwick USD. |
| 9 | Halesowen | 60,110 | 58,135 | |
| 10 | Stourbridge | 56,950 | 63,298 | Gained Hagley from 2001. |
| 11 | Smethwick | 56,340 | 48,765 | New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD. |
| 12 | Kingswinford | 51,910 | 50,801 | New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD. |
| 13 | Bloxwich | 51,875 | 47,288 | New in 2011. Previously part of Walsall USD. |
| 14 | Willenhall | 49,580 | 51,429 | New in 2011. Previously part of Walsall USD, but also gained Essington from Wolverhampton USD. |
| 15 | Tipton | 47,200 | 42,407 | New in 2011. Previously part of West Bromwich USD. |
| 16 | Oldbury | 45,180 | 23,964 | New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD. |
| 17 | Rowley Regis | 39,050 | 34,260 | New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD. |
| 18 | Bilston | 34,640 | 29,556 | New in 2011. Previously part of Wolverhampton USD. |
| 19 | Brierley Hill | 32,305 | 31,430 | New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD. |
| 20 | Sedgley | 31,990 | 30,979 | New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD. |
| 21 | Wednesfield | - | 25,303 | New in 2011. Previously part of Wolverhampton USD |
| 22 | Coseley | 25,205 | 23,104 | New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD. |
| 23 | Darlaston | 21,540 | 18,803 | New in 2011. Previously part of Walsall USD. |
| 24 | Brownhills | 21,240 | 20,373 | |
| 25 | Wednesbury | 20,315 | 19,029 | New in 2011. Previously part of West Bromwich USD. |
| 26 | West Bromwich East | - | 18,985 | New in 2011. Previously part of West Bromwich USD. |
| 27 | Aldridge | 15,835 | 39,463 | Gained Rushall, Shelfield and Pelsall from 2001. |
| 28 | Balsall Common | 7,095 | 7,039 | |
| 29 | Blackheath | 6,950 | 6,518 | New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD. |
