Population density: every council in the UK

Tower Hamlets had the highest population density of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021, at 15,696 per km².

Na h-Eileanan Siar had the lowest, at 8 per km². The middle council, Calderdale, had 568 per km².

Population density for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilRegion or nationValue
1Tower HamletsLondonLondon15,696 per km²
2IslingtonLondonLondon14,575 per km²
3HackneyLondonLondon13,611 per km²
4LambethLondonLondon11,848 per km²
5Kensington and ChelseaLondonLondon11,820 per km²
6Hammersmith and FulhamLondonLondon11,168 per km²
7SouthwarkLondonLondon10,652 per km²
8NewhamLondonLondon9,697 per km²
9CamdenLondonLondon9,648 per km²
10WandsworthLondonLondon9,559 per km²
11WestminsterLondonLondon9,508 per km²
12HaringeyLondonLondon8,924 per km²
13LewishamLondonLondon8,551 per km²
14BrentLondonLondon7,859 per km²
15Waltham ForestLondonLondon7,174 per km²
16EalingLondonLondon6,610 per km²
17GreenwichLondonLondon6,110 per km²
18Barking and DagenhamLondonLondon6,063 per km²
19MertonLondonLondon5,720 per km²
20RedbridgeLondonLondon5,501 per km²
21LutonEast of EnglandEast of England5,196 per km²
22HarrowLondonLondon5,176 per km²
23PortsmouthSouth EastSouth East5,156 per km²
24HounslowLondonLondon5,150 per km²
25LeicesterEast MidlandsEast Midlands5,026 per km²
26SouthamptonSouth EastSouth East4,990 per km²
27SloughSouth EastSouth East4,871 per km²
28SuttonLondonLondon4,781 per km²
29ManchesterNorth WestNorth West4,772 per km²
30WatfordEast of EnglandEast of England4,771 per km²
31CroydonLondonLondon4,519 per km²
32Kingston upon ThamesLondonLondon4,512 per km²
33BarnetLondonLondon4,487 per km²
34LiverpoolNorth WestNorth West4,346 per km²
=35NottinghamEast MidlandsEast Midlands4,336 per km²
=35Southend-on-SeaEast of EnglandEast of England4,336 per km²
37BristolSouth WestSouth West4,315 per km²
38ReadingSouth EastSouth East4,314 per km²
39BirminghamWest MidlandsWest Midlands4,276 per km²
40BexleyLondonLondon4,069 per km²
41BlackpoolNorth WestNorth West4,042 per km²
42EnfieldLondonLondon4,016 per km²
43SandwellWest MidlandsWest Midlands3,995 per km²
44WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands3,798 per km²
45Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber3,730 per km²
46NorwichEast of EnglandEast of England3,690 per km²
47CambridgeEast of EnglandEast of England3,579 per km²
48Glasgow CityScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland3,555 per km²
49OxfordSouth EastSouth East3,554 per km²
50IpswichEast of EnglandEast of England3,535 per km²
51CoventryWest MidlandsWest Midlands3,501 per km²
52StevenageEast of EnglandEast of England3,446 per km²
53WorthingSouth EastSouth East3,424 per km²
54Richmond upon ThamesLondonLondon3,403 per km²
55DerbyEast MidlandsEast Midlands3,350 per km²
56Brighton and HoveSouth EastSouth East3,346 per km²
57PlymouthSouth WestSouth West3,315 per km²
58DudleyWest MidlandsWest Midlands3,302 per km²
59GloucesterSouth WestSouth West3,265 per km²
60GosportSouth EastSouth East3,230 per km²
61WorcesterWest MidlandsWest Midlands3,115 per km²
62HarlowEast of EnglandEast of England3,056 per km²
63HastingsSouth EastSouth East3,054 per km²
64City of LondonLondonLondon2,970 per km²
65LincolnEast MidlandsEast Midlands2,909 per km²
66ExeterSouth WestSouth West2,779 per km²
67SalfordNorth WestNorth West2,777 per km²
68Stoke-on-TrentWest MidlandsWest Midlands2,765 per km²
69WalsallWest MidlandsWest Midlands2,732 per km²
70MiddlesbroughNorth EastNorth East2,671 per km²
71Newcastle upon TyneNorth EastNorth East2,645 per km²
72HillingdonLondonLondon2,644 per km²
73CrawleySouth EastSouth East2,636 per km²
74RushmoorSouth EastSouth East2,555 per km²
=75CheltenhamSouth WestSouth West2,550 per km²
=75TamworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands2,550 per km²
77CardiffWalesWales2,546 per km²
78North TynesideNorth EastNorth East2,534 per km²
79BelfastNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland2,508 per km²
80Dundee CityScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland2,487 per km²
81Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth WestSouth West2,469 per km²
82Oadby and WigstonEast MidlandsEast Midlands2,454 per km²
83Epsom and EwellSouth EastSouth East2,374 per km²
84StockportNorth WestNorth West2,339 per km²
85HaveringLondonLondon2,333 per km²
86EastbourneSouth EastSouth East2,303 per km²
87South TynesideNorth EastNorth East2,294 per km²
88TamesideNorth WestNorth West2,240 per km²
89HavantSouth EastSouth East2,228 per km²
90TraffordNorth WestNorth West2,217 per km²
91TorbaySouth WestSouth West2,216 per km²
92BromleyLondonLondon2,198 per km²
93BoltonNorth WestNorth West2,117 per km²
94SpelthorneSouth EastSouth East2,012 per km²
95Castle PointEast of EnglandEast of England2,006 per km²
96SunderlandNorth EastNorth East1,996 per km²
97WirralNorth WestNorth West1,990 per km²
98City of EdinburghScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland1,953 per km²
99BuryNorth WestNorth West1,949 per km²
100BroxbourneEast of EnglandEast of England1,924 per km²
101KnowsleyNorth WestNorth West1,786 per km²
102SeftonNorth WestNorth West1,783 per km²
103WiganNorth WestNorth West1,750 per km²
104EastleighSouth EastSouth East1,712 per km²
105BasildonEast of EnglandEast of England1,705 per km²
=106Nuneaton and BedworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,701 per km²
=106OldhamNorth WestNorth West1,701 per km²
108WokingSouth EastSouth East1,634 per km²
109HaltonNorth WestNorth West1,625 per km²
110DartfordSouth EastSouth East1,605 per km²
111RedditchWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,604 per km²
112ChesterfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands1,568 per km²
113FarehamSouth EastSouth East1,542 per km²
114AdurSouth EastSouth East1,534 per km²
115SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber

summed-from-output-areas

Yorkshire and The Humber1,512 per km²
116BradfordYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber1,491 per km²
117LeedsYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber1,472 per km²
118MedwaySouth EastSouth East1,444 per km²
=119ElmbridgeSouth EastSouth East1,440 per km²
=119MansfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands1,440 per km²
121RochdaleNorth WestNorth West1,415 per km²
122BroxtoweEast MidlandsEast Midlands1,385 per km²
123GatesheadNorth EastNorth East1,378 per km²
124ThanetSouth EastSouth East1,357 per km²
125St. HelensNorth WestNorth West1,344 per km²
126Cannock ChaseWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,274 per km²
127SolihullWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,213 per km²
128Aberdeen CityScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland1,207 per km²
=129Reigate and BansteadSouth EastSouth East1,168 per km²
=129WarringtonNorth WestNorth West1,168 per km²
131AshfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands1,153 per km²
132Bracknell ForestSouth EastSouth East1,139 per km²
=133Blackburn with DarwenNorth WestNorth West1,129 per km²
=133RunnymedeSouth EastSouth East1,129 per km²
135HyndburnNorth WestNorth West1,127 per km²
136GraveshamSouth EastSouth East1,080 per km²
137ThurrockEast of EnglandEast of England1,074 per km²
138HertsmereEast of EnglandEast of England1,066 per km²
139KirkleesYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber1,060 per km²
140Three RiversEast of EnglandEast of England1,056 per km²
141WakefieldYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber1,044 per km²
142PrestonNorth WestNorth West1,039 per km²
143ErewashEast MidlandsEast Midlands1,030 per km²
144SwindonSouth WestSouth West1,015 per km²
145WokinghamSouth EastSouth East992 per km²
146HartlepoolNorth EastNorth East983 per km²
147South RibbleNorth WestNorth West981 per km²
148GedlingEast MidlandsEast Midlands977 per km²
149Stockton-on-TeesNorth EastNorth East959 per km²
150Surrey HeathSouth EastSouth East951 per km²
151Milton KeynesSouth EastSouth East930 per km²
152RotherhamYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber928 per km²
153Welwyn HatfieldEast of EnglandEast of England925 per km²
154St AlbansEast of EnglandEast of England919 per km²
155BurnleyNorth WestNorth West855 per km²
156NewportWalesWales838 per km²
157North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber815 per km²
158BlabyEast MidlandsEast Midlands789 per km²
159Windsor and MaidenheadSouth EastSouth East774 per km²
=160ArunSouth EastSouth East746 per km²
=160YorkYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber746 per km²
162BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber

summed-from-output-areas

Yorkshire and The Humber743 per km²
163TorfaenWalesWales731 per km²
164DacorumEast of EnglandEast of England730 per km²
165North LanarkshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland722 per km²
166RenfrewshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland703 per km²
167CharnwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands659 per km²
168Telford and WrekinWest MidlandsWest Midlands639 per km²
169CaerphillyWalesWales634 per km²
170SwanseaWalesWales632 per km²
171PeterboroughEast of EnglandEast of England628 per km²
172East DunbartonshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland624 per km²
173Blaenau GwentWalesWales615 per km²
=174Newcastle-under-LymeWest MidlandsWest Midlands584 per km²
=174South GloucestershireSouth WestSouth West584 per km²
176ChorleyNorth WestNorth West581 per km²
=177BridgendWalesWales580 per km²
=177ColchesterEast of EnglandEast of England580 per km²
179North SomersetSouth WestSouth West578 per km²
180Great YarmouthEast of EnglandEast of England572 per km²
181CalderdaleYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber568 per km²
182PendleNorth WestNorth West565 per km²
183Rhondda Cynon TafWalesWales560 per km²
184Redcar and ClevelandNorth EastNorth East557 per km²
185East RenfrewshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland555 per km²
=186Bath and North East SomersetSouth WestSouth West551 per km²
=186Tonbridge and MallingSouth EastSouth East551 per km²
188DarlingtonNorth EastNorth East546 per km²
189DoncasterYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber542 per km²
190FalkirkScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland533 per km²
=191ChelmsfordEast of EnglandEast of England530 per km²
=191GuildfordSouth EastSouth East530 per km²
193Merthyr TydfilWalesWales526 per km²
194WarwickWest MidlandsWest Midlands525 per km²
195Wyre ForestWest MidlandsWest Midlands520 per km²
=196RochfordEast of EnglandEast of England513 per km²
=196RossendaleNorth WestNorth West513 per km²
198CanterburySouth EastSouth East510 per km²
199BrentwoodEast of EnglandEast of England503 per km²
200BolsoverEast MidlandsEast Midlands501 per km²
201West DunbartonshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland499 per km²
202FyldeNorth WestNorth West491 per km²
203InverclydeScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland484 per km²
204Amber ValleyEast MidlandsEast Midlands475 per km²
205HartSouth EastSouth East462 per km²
=206BromsgroveWest MidlandsWest Midlands457 per km²
=206Mid SussexSouth EastSouth East457 per km²
208MaidstoneSouth EastSouth East447 per km²
209TendringEast of EnglandEast of England441 per km²
210West LothianScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland423 per km²
211Central BedfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England411 per km²
212SwaleSouth EastSouth East406 per km²
=213Epping ForestEast of EnglandEast of England398 per km²
=213Vale of GlamorganWalesWales398 per km²
215WyreNorth WestNorth West396 per km²
216BedfordEast of EnglandEast of England389 per km²
217Cheshire West and ChesterNorth WestNorth West388 per km²
218Hinckley and BosworthEast MidlandsEast Midlands382 per km²
219North West LeicestershireEast MidlandsEast Midlands375 per km²
220WaverleySouth EastSouth East371 per km²
=221Isle of WightSouth EastSouth East370 per km²
=221North East DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands370 per km²
223DoverSouth EastSouth East369 per km²
224North NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands364 per km²
225North HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England355 per km²
226TandridgeSouth EastSouth East354 per km²
227BuckinghamshireSouth EastSouth East353 per km²
228FlintshireWalesWales352 per km²
229Tunbridge WellsSouth EastSouth East348 per km²
=230Cheshire EastNorth WestNorth West342 per km²
=230LewesSouth EastSouth East342 per km²
232West LancashireNorth WestNorth West339 per km²
233Mole ValleySouth EastSouth East338 per km²
=234ClackmannanshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland325 per km²
=234SevenoaksSouth EastSouth East325 per km²
236RugbyWest MidlandsWest Midlands323 per km²
237Neath Port TalbotWalesWales322 per km²
238LichfieldWest MidlandsWest Midlands321 per km²
239East StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands318 per km²
240South DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands317 per km²
241East HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England316 per km²
=242Folkestone and HytheSouth EastSouth East308 per km²
=242West NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands308 per km²
=244Basingstoke and DeaneSouth EastSouth East292 per km²
=244Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland292 per km²
246RushcliffeEast MidlandsEast Midlands291 per km²
247Ards and North DownNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland289 per km²
248FifeScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland281 per km²
249HorshamSouth EastSouth East277 per km²
250CherwellSouth EastSouth East273 per km²
251MidlothianScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland272 per km²
252South StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands271 per km²
253WrexhamWalesWales268 per km²
254StroudSouth WestSouth West263 per km²
255BraintreeEast of EnglandEast of England254 per km²
256LancasterNorth WestNorth West252 per km²
257East HampshireSouth EastSouth East244 per km²
258Vale of White HorseSouth EastSouth East240 per km²
259BroadlandEast of EnglandEast of England239 per km²
=260County DurhamNorth EastNorth East234 per km²
=260New ForestSouth EastSouth East234 per km²
=262AshfordSouth EastSouth East229 per km²
=262North WarwickshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands229 per km²
=262StaffordWest MidlandsWest Midlands229 per km²
=262TewkesburySouth WestSouth West229 per km²
=262West BerkshireSouth EastSouth East229 per km²
267South OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East220 per km²
268Test ValleySouth EastSouth East208 per km²
=269Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland200 per km²
=269North LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber200 per km²
=269TeignbridgeSouth WestSouth West200 per km²
=269WychavonWest MidlandsWest Midlands200 per km²
273HuntingdonshireEast of EnglandEast of England198 per km²
274East SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England195 per km²
275BostonEast MidlandsEast Midlands194 per km²
276WinchesterSouth EastSouth East193 per km²
277WealdenSouth EastSouth East192 per km²
278Newark and SherwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands189 per km²
279FenlandEast of EnglandEast of England188 per km²
=280BassetlawEast MidlandsEast Midlands185 per km²
=280East DevonSouth WestSouth West185 per km²
=280MaldonEast of EnglandEast of England185 per km²
283South LanarkshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland184 per km²
284RotherSouth EastSouth East182 per km²
285South CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England180 per km²
286West SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England174 per km²
287High PeakEast MidlandsEast Midlands168 per km²
=288SomersetSouth West

summed-from-output-areas

South West166 per km²
=288Staffordshire MoorlandsWest MidlandsWest Midlands166 per km²
=290East LothianScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland165 per km²
=290Forest of DeanSouth WestSouth West165 per km²
=290HarboroughEast MidlandsEast Midlands165 per km²
293CornwallSouth WestSouth West161 per km²
294West OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East160 per km²
295ChichesterSouth EastSouth East158 per km²
296WiltshireSouth WestSouth West157 per km²
297South NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England156 per km²
298BaberghEast of EnglandEast of England155 per km²
=299Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland152 per km²
=299DorsetSouth WestSouth West152 per km²
=299South KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands152 per km²
302North AyrshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland151 per km²
=303East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber142 per km²
=303UttlesfordEast of EnglandEast of England142 per km²
=305Malvern HillsWest MidlandsWest Midlands138 per km²
=305Stratford-on-AvonWest MidlandsWest Midlands138 per km²
307East CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England135 per km²
308Mid and East AntrimNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland131 per km²
309North KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands128 per km²
310South HollandEast MidlandsEast Midlands127 per km²
311Isles of ScillySouth WestSouth West126 per km²
312Derry City and StrabaneNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland120 per km²
313Mid SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England118 per km²
314DenbighshireWalesWales114 per km²
315MonmouthshireWalesWales109 per km²
=316BrecklandEast of EnglandEast of England108 per km²
=316MeltonEast MidlandsEast Midlands108 per km²
=316Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland108 per km²
319King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England107 per km²
320North NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England106 per km²
321Ribble ValleyNorth WestNorth West105 per km²
322RutlandEast MidlandsEast Midlands104 per km²
323ConwyWalesWales102 per km²
324ShropshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands101 per km²
325South HamsSouth WestSouth West100 per km²
326Isle of AngleseyWalesWales96 per km²
327East AyrshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland95 per km²
=328Mid DevonSouth WestSouth West91 per km²
=328North DevonSouth WestSouth West91 per km²
=328South AyrshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland91 per km²
=331CumberlandNorth West

summed-from-output-areas

North West90 per km²
=331Derbyshire DalesEast MidlandsEast Midlands90 per km²
333HerefordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands86 per km²
334West LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands82 per km²
335East LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands81 per km²
336CarmarthenshireWalesWales79 per km²
337CotswoldSouth WestSouth West78 per km²
=338Mid UlsterNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland77 per km²
=338North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber

summed-from-output-areas

Yorkshire and The Humber77 per km²
340PembrokeshireWalesWales76 per km²
341Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland71 per km²
342TorridgeSouth WestSouth West69 per km²
343NorthumberlandNorth EastNorth East64 per km²
344Westmorland and FurnessNorth West

summed-from-output-areas

North West60 per km²
345AngusScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland52 per km²
346West DevonSouth WestSouth West49 per km²
347GwyneddWalesWales46 per km²
=348AberdeenshireScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland42 per km²
=348MorayScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland42 per km²
350StirlingScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland41 per km²
351CeredigionWalesWales40 per km²
352Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland39 per km²
353Perth and KinrossScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland28 per km²
354PowysWalesWales26 per km²
355Scottish BordersScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland25 per km²
356Dumfries and GallowayScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland23 per km²
357Orkney IslandsScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland22 per km²
358Shetland IslandsScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland16 per km²
359Argyll and ButeScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland12 per km²
360HighlandScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland9 per km²
361Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

Scotland8 per km²

Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Source and method · See it on the map