🌆 Largest Cities in United Kingdom
Cities of United Kingdom with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
London37%
Birmingham4.7%
Glasgow2.6%
Manchester
Sheffield
Leeds2.2%
Edinburgh2.1%
Liverpool2%
Bristol
Cardiff
Leicester
Bradford
Belfast
Coventry
Brent
Birkenhead
Nottingham
Islington
Reading
Kingston upon Hull
Preston
Swansea
Newcastle upon Tyne
Southend-on-Sea
Brighton
Derby
Southampton
Wolverhampton
Plymouth
Stoke-on-Trent
Milton Keynes
City of Westminster
Northampton
Oldham
Bexley
Luton
Barking
Archway
Portsmouth
Swindon
10 others7.4%
1
LondonEngland
8,961,989
2
BirminghamEngland
1,157,603
3
GlasgowScotland
626,410
4
ManchesterEngland
568,996
5
SheffieldEngland
556,500
6
LeedsEngland
536,280
7
EdinburghScotland
514,990
8
LiverpoolEngland
496,770
9
BristolEngland
479,024
10
CardiffWales
372,089
11
LeicesterEngland
368,600
12
BradfordEngland
366,187
13
BelfastNorthern Ireland
348,005
14
CoventryEngland
345,324
15
BrentEngland
329,100
16
BirkenheadEngland
325,264
17
NottinghamEngland
323,632
18
IslingtonEngland
319,143
19
ReadingEngland
318,014
20
Kingston upon HullEngland
314,018
21
PrestonEngland
313,332
22
SwanseaWales
300,352
23
Newcastle upon TyneEngland
300,125
24
Southend-on-SeaEngland
295,310
25
BrightonEngland
283,870
26
DerbyEngland
270,468
27
SouthamptonEngland
269,781
28
WolverhamptonEngland
263,700
29
PlymouthEngland
260,203
30
Stoke-on-TrentEngland
258,366
31
Milton KeynesEngland
256,385
32
City of WestminsterEngland
247,614
33
NorthamptonEngland
245,899
34
OldhamEngland
237,110
35
BexleyEngland
228,000
36
LutonEngland
225,262
37
BarkingEngland
218,534
38
ArchwayEngland
215,667
39
PortsmouthEngland
208,100
40
SwindonEngland
201,669
41
DudleyEngland
199,059
42
AberdeenScotland
198,590
43
SuttonEngland
187,600
44
St HelensEngland
183,200
45
IpswichEngland
178,835
46
WiganEngland
175,405
47
CroydonEngland
173,314
48
WarringtonEngland
172,330
49
WalsallEngland
172,141
50
MansfieldEngland
171,958
Highlights
Within United Kingdom, London ranks first in 2026 with 8,961,989, followed by Birmingham (1,157,603) and Glasgow (626,410).
London is 7.7 times higher than Birmingham, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 8,961,989 (London) to 171,958 (Mansfield), with a median of 277,169.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.