List of settlements in Norfolk by population

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The largest district centres of Norfolk, with its city in bold, and in yellow.

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.

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Population ranking

RankSettlementBorough/DistrictPopulation [1] [2]
20012011
1 Norwich/Thorpe St Andrew Norwich/Broadland 173,870186,682
2 King's Lynn King's Lynn and West Norfolk 40,92046,093
3 Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth 34,83038,693
4 Thetford Breckland 22,03024,833
5 Gorleston-on-Sea Great Yarmouth23,20024,741
6 Dereham Breckland17,78020,651
7 Taverham Broadland15,38315,631
8 Wymondham South Norfolk 11,75013,587
9 North Walsham North Norfolk 11,84512,463
10 Downham Market King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,58010,884
11 Attleborough Breckland9,60010,549
12 Diss South Norfolk8,8709,829
13 Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth8,7568,901
14 Hunstanton King's Lynn and West Norfolk8,8868,704
15 Watton Breckland7,3608,417
16 Fakenham North Norfolk8,0198,285
17 Cromer North Norfolk8,0007,949
18 Sheringham North Norfolk7,1437,367
19 Swaffham Breckland6,9357,258
20 Aylsham Broadland5,5046,016
21 Hemsby Great Yarmouth5,3255,522
22 Hethersett South Norfolk5,2665,520
23 Poringland South Norfolk4,5705,132
24 Dersingham King's Lynn and West Norfolk4,5024,640
25 Belton Great Yarmouth4,6204,520

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References

  1. "Norfolk (County, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.