List of ceremonial counties of England by population

See List of non-metropolitan counties of England by population for a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.

This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005 from the Office for National Statistics [1].

[edit] By population

Rank	County	Population	Area (in km²)	Density (people/km²)
1	Greater London	7,508,500	1,571	4,781
2	West Midlands	2,591,300	902	2,874
3	Greater Manchester	2,547,700	1,276	1,997
4	West Yorkshire	2,118,600	2,029	1,044
5	Hampshire	1,671,000	3,769	443
6	Essex	1,645,900	3,677	448
7	Kent	1,621,000	3,737	434
8	Lancashire	1,439,200	3,076	468
9	Merseyside	1,367,200	645	2,120
10	South Yorkshire	1,285,600	1,552	829
11	Devon	1,109,900	6,710	165
12	Tyne and Wear	1,095,200	540	2,028
13	Surrey	1,075,600	1,670	644
14	Staffordshire	1,055,000	2,717	388
15	Hertfordshire	1,048,200	1,643	638
16	North Yorkshire	1,045,000	8,611	121
17	Nottinghamshire	1,041,300	2,159	482
18	Lincolnshire	993,300	6,959	143
19	Cheshire	993,200	2,343	424
20	Derbyshire	981,200	2,629	373
21	Leicestershire	915,800	2,157	425
22	Somerset	884,400	4,178	212
23	County Durham	875,700	2,727	321
24	Norfolk	824,200	5,372	153
25	Gloucestershire	823,500	3,150	261
26	Berkshire	812,200	1,264	643
27	West Sussex	764,300	1,991	384
28	East Sussex	752,900	1,795	419
29	Cambridgeshire	748,600	3,396	220
30	Dorset	701,900	2,653	265
31	Buckinghamshire	700,100	1,874	374
32	Suffolk	692,100	3,802	182
33	Northamptonshire	651,800	2,367	275
34	Wiltshire	630,700	3,485	181
35	Oxfordshire	626,900	2,606	241
36	Bedfordshire	582,600	1,235	472
37	East Riding of Yorkshire	576,500	2,480	232
38	Worcestershire	555,900	1,741	319
39	Warwickshire	533,900	1,978	270
40	Cornwall	519,400	3,566	146
41	Cumbria	498,800	6,823	73
42	Shropshire	450,700	3,488	129
43	Bristol	398,300	109	3,639
44	Northumberland	311,400	5,026	62
45	Herefordshire	178,800	2,180	82
46	Isle of Wight	140,000	380	368
47	Rutland	37,300	394	95
48	City of London	9,200	3	3,172

Rank	County	Population	Area (in km²)	Density (people/km²)
1	Greater London	7,508,500	1,571	4,781
2	Bristol	398,300	109	3,639
3	City of London	9,200	3	3,172
4	West Midlands	2,591,300	902	2,874
5	Merseyside	1,367,200	645	2,120
6	Tyne and Wear	1,095,200	540	2,028
7	Greater Manchester	2,547,700	1,276	1,997
8	West Yorkshire	2,118,600	2,029	1,044
9	South Yorkshire	1,285,600	1,552	829
10	Surrey	1,075,600	1,670	644
11	Berkshire	812,200	1,264	643
12	Hertfordshire	1,048,200	1,643	638
13	Nottinghamshire	1,041,300	2,159	482
14	Bedfordshire	582,600	1,235	472
15	Lancashire	1,439,200	3,076	468
16	Essex	1,645,900	3,677	448
17	Hampshire	1,671,000	3,769	443
18	Kent	1,621,000	3,737	434
19	Leicestershire	915,800	2,157	425
20	Cheshire	993,200	2,343	424
21	East Sussex	752,900	1,795	419
22	Staffordshire	1,055,000	2,717	388
23	West Sussex	764,300	1,991	384
24	Buckinghamshire	700,100	1,874	374
25	Derbyshire	981,200	2,629	373
26	Isle of Wight	140,000	380	368
27	County Durham	875,700	2,727	321
28	Worcestershire	555,900	1,741	319
29	Northamptonshire	651,800	2,367	275
30	Warwickshire	533,900	1,978	270
31	Dorset	701,900	2,653	265
32	Gloucestershire	823,500	3,150	261
33	Oxfordshire	626,900	2,606	241
34	East Riding of Yorkshire	576,500	2,480	232
35	Cambridgeshire	748,600	3,396	220
36	Somerset	884,400	4,178	212
37	Suffolk	692,100	3,802	182
38	Wiltshire	630,700	3,485	181
39	Devon	1,109,900	6,710	165
40	Norfolk	824,200	5,372	153
41	Cornwall	519,400	3,566	146
42	Lincolnshire	993,300	6,959	143
43	Shropshire	450,700	3,488	129
44	North Yorkshire	1,045,000	8,611	121
45	Rutland	37,300	394	95
46	Herefordshire	178,800	2,180	82
47	Cumbria	498,800	6,823	73
48	Northumberland	311,400	5,026	62