This is a list of settlements in West Yorkshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 50 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in West Yorkshire, shown in the table below.
| # | Settlement | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 [1] | 2011 [2] | ||
| 1 | Leeds | 445,260 | 474,632 |
| 2 | Bradford | 309,020 | 349,561 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 147,280 | 162,949 |
| 4 | Wakefield | 96,290 | 99,251 |
| 5 | Halifax | 83,440 | 88,134 |
| 6 | Batley | 76,270 | 80,485 |
| 7 | Dewsbury | 57,780 | 62,945 |
| 8 | Keighley | 48,920 | 53,331 |
| 9 | Castleford | 36,300 | 39,192 |
| 10 | Brighouse | 31,870 | 33,286 |
| 11 | Pudsey | 31,850 | 32,216 |
| 12 | Morley | 27,480 | 29,673 |
| 13 | Pontefract | 28,250 | 29,305 |
| 14 | Shipley | 26,040 | 28,694 |
| 15 | Bingley | 19,890 | 22,493 |
| 16 | Holmfirth | 20,138 | 21,706 |
| 17 | Normanton | 20,280 | 21,317 |
| 18 | Ossett | 21,076 | 21,231 |
| 19 | Yeadon | 20,270 | 19,668 |
| 20 | Rothwell | 19,400 | 19,512 |
| 21 | Mirfield | 18,390 | 19,330 |
| 22 | Horsforth | 18,930 | 18,895 |
| 23 | Liversedge | 16,930 | 17,697 |
| 24 | Baildon | 15,569 | 15,944 |
| 25 | Elland | 14,560 | 15,625 |
| 26 | Garforth | 15,394 | 14,838 |
| 27 | Ilkley | 13,828 | 14,809 |
| 28 | Otley | 14,641 | 14,215 |
| 29 | Knottingley | 13,797 | 13,971 |
| 30 | Heckmondwike | 10,717 | 12,085 |
| 31 | Guiseley | 11,130 | 11,960 |
| 32 | Todmorden | 11,555 | 11,690 |
| 33 | Cleckheaton | 10,480 | 11,648 |
| 34 | Wetherby | 11,710 | 11,242 |
| 35 | Featherstone | 11,660 | 11,060 |
| 36 | South Elmsall | 10,211 | 10,366 |
| 37 | Horbury | 10,002 | 10,361 |
| 38 | Kippax | 10,422 | 10,083 |
| 39 | Hemsworth | 9,145 | 9,246 |
| 40 | South Kirkby | 8,220 | 8,533 |
| 41 | Silsden | 7,681 | 7,912 |
| 42 | Meltham | 7,382 | 7,836 |
| 43 | Burley | 6,400 | 7,041 |
| 44 | Haworth | 6,078 | 6,379 |
| 45 | Upton | 6,070 | 5,874 |
| 46 | Shepley | 5,242 | 5,444 |
| 47 | Thornton | 4,998 | 5,289 |
| 48 | Ackworth | 4,784 | 5,281 |
| 49 | Crofton | 5,414 | 5,258 |
| 50 | Ryhill | 4,731 | 5,150 |
| 51 | Allerton Bywater | 3,950 | 4,717 |
| 52 | Ripponden | 3,780 | 4,665 |
| 53 | Boston Spa | 4,628 | 4,662 |
| 54 | Sowerby Bridge | 4,420 | 4,601 |
| 55 | Skelmanthorpe | 4,141 | 4,549 |
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