Largest cities in the United Kingdom 2021

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Aaron O'Neill,
Sep 12, 2024
This statistic shows the ten largest cities in the United Kingdom in 2021. In 2021, around 8.78 million people lived in London, making it the largest city in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom: The largest cities in 2021 (in million residents)

CharacteristicResidents in million
London 8.78
Birmingham 1.12
Glasgow 0.63
Leeds 0.54
Liverpool 0.51
Edinburgh 0.51
Sheffield 0.5
Manchester 0.47
Bristol 0.43
Leicester 0.41
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Release date

March 2021

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 21, 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the source, data include urban areas and are estimates.

Values have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.

According to the source, these figures refer to the United Kingdom and include Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland) as well as Northern Ireland.

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