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This is a list of unitary authorities of England ordered by population .
Figures are mid-year estimates for mid-2019 est. from the Office for National Statistics .[1]
Areas from UK Standard Area Measurements[2]
The list does not include North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire unitary authorities, created in 2021, for which statistics are not yet available.
In July 2021 plans were announced to create unitary authorities in Cumbria , North Yorkshire and Somerset in 2023. The North Yorkshire authority will be the largest in England by population (618,054 in 2019) and by far the largest by area (8,053 km2 ).
Rank
Authority
Region
Population
Density(people/km2 )
Area (km2 )
1
Cornwall
South West
572,010
161
3,545
2
Buckinghamshire
South East
555,257
355
1,565
3
County Durham
North East
521,346
234
2,226
4
Wiltshire
South West
513,411
158
3,255
5
Bristol
South West
471,117
4,296
110
6
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
South West
400,109
2,469
162
7
Cheshire East
North West
400,528
343
1,166
8
Dorset
South West
381,292
153
2,491
9
Leicester
East Midlands
366,018
4,991
73
10
East Riding of Yorkshire
Yorkshire and the Humber
343,143
143
2,404
11
Cheshire West and Chester
North West
357,699
389
920
12
Nottingham
East Midlands
319,566
4,283
75
13
Northumberland
North East
321,558
64
5,020
14
Shropshire
West Midlands
324,716
102
3,197
15
Brighton & Hove
South East
276,334
3,336
83
16
Central Bedfordshire
East
295,541
413
716
17
South Gloucestershire
South West
290,736
585
497
18
Medway
South East
279,827
1,445
194
19
Milton Keynes
South East
288,201
934
309
20
Plymouth
South West
264,727
3,315
80
21
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber
266,463
3,722
72
22
Derby
East Midlands
261,136
3,347
78
23
Stoke-on-Trent
West Midlands
258,037
2,761
93
24
Southampton
South East
247,256
4,957
50
25
Swindon
South West
233,713
1,016
230
26
Portsmouth
South East
206,828
5,122
40
27
Luton
East
224,826
5,186
43
28
North Somerset
South West
217,399
582
374
29
Warrington
North West
211,227
1,169
181
30
York
Yorkshire and the Humber
201,672
742
272
31
Peterborough
East
216,349
630
343
32
Stockton-on-Tees
North East
197,030
961
205
33
Herefordshire
West Midlands
187,557
86
2,180
34
Bath and North East Somerset
South West
192,423
556
346
35
Southend-on-Sea
East
180,601
4,334
42
36
Telford and Wrekin
West Midlands
185,842
640
290
37
North Lincolnshire
Yorkshire and the Humber
169,940
201
847
38
Thurrock
East
175,902
1,074
164
39
Bedford
East
185,761
390
476
40
Wokingham
South East
178,169
996
179
41
Reading
South East
173,170
4,288
40
42
North East Lincolnshire
Yorkshire and the Humber
157,197
816
193
43
West Berkshire
South East
161,865
230
704
44
Windsor and Maidenhead
South East
153,921
783
197
45
Blackburn with Darwen
North West
154,922
1,131
137
46
Slough
South East
158,289
4,864
33
47
Isle of Wight
South East
140,889
371
380
48
Middlesbrough
North East
143,734
2,668
54
49
Blackpool
North West
140,954
4,042
35
50
Redcar and Cleveland
North East
136,616
557
245
51
Torbay
South West
139,446
2,217
63
52
Halton
North West
128,577
1,626
79
53
Bracknell Forest
South East
125,174
1,144
109
54
Darlington
North East
108,222
548
198
55
Hartlepool
North East
92,571
988
94
56
Rutland
East Midlands
41,381
108
382
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