United Kingdom

Official name:
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Name in native language:
United Kingdom
Capital:
London
ISO country code
GB
Nat. statistical agency:
Office for National Statistics
Region:
Northern Europe

Census Results

1951-04-08 :
1961-04-23 :
1971-04-25 :
1981-04-05 :
1991-04-21 : 54,888,844
2001-04-29 : 58,789,194

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Administrative units

codeadministrative unitscapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2001-04-29
census
population
2007-06-30
estimate
population
2009-06-30
estimate
source: Office for National Statistics, UK.
gb-eng »EnglandLondon130,42249,138,83151,092,00051,809,700
gb-nir »Northern IrelandBelfast13,5761,685,2671,759,1001,788,900
gb-sct »ScotlandEdinburgh78,1335,062,0115,144,2005,194,000
gb-wls »WalesCardiff20,7792,903,0852,965,9002,999,300
 total 242,91058,789,19460,975,40061,791,900

Main cities

namepopulation
1994-07-01
estimate
London6,962,319
Birmingham1,008,381
Leeds724,448
Glasgow680,000
Sheffield530,104
Bradford481,747
Liverpool474,001
Edinburgh443,600
Manchester431,061
Bristol399,243
Kirklees (Huddersfield)386,904
Wirral (Wallasey)333,117
Wakefield317,301
Dudley312,235
Wigan310,012
Coventry302,514
Cardiff300,038
Sunderland297,226
Belfast297,100
Sandwell (Oldbury)293,742
Leicester293,387
Doncaster292,501
Sefton (Bootle, Southport)292,363
Stockport291,373
Newcastle upon Tyne283,556
Nottingham282,440
Kingston upon Hull269,144
Bolton265,175
Walsall263,853
Rotherham256,277
Plymouth255,815
Stoke upon Trent254,197
source: 1994 - United Nations, 1998.