List of English districts by population

This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. The populations are 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, using the unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1].

Usage note: The areas listed are extremely varied in character, from distinct towns and cities, to slices of suburbia, to rural districts. This is not a list of largest cities in the United Kingdom. The primary usage of the word city in British English is based on urban areas, rather than local authority boundaries as is the case in American English. The inappropriateness of interpreting this as a list of largest cities is illustrated for example by the fact that London is not at the top of it, and that while one of the two candidates for the status of the UK's second city, namely Birmingham does come top, the other candidate, which is Manchester, is in sixth, as it has a more narrowly drawn local authority boundary.

See also: List of English counties by population - List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - List of English districts by area - List of English districts by ethnic diversity

Over 300,000

250,000 to 300,000

200,000 to 250,000

150,000 to 200,000

125,000 to 150,000

100,000 to 125,000

75,000 to 100,000

50,000 to 75,000

Below 50,000

See also

List of Welsh principal areas by population, List of Northern Ireland districts by population, List of Scottish council areas by population