Most and least densely populated places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

Kingston upon Hull was the most densely populated of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021 (population density 3,730 per km²).

North Yorkshire was the least densely populated (77 per km²). The middle council, North East Lincolnshire, had 815 per km².

Map of population density across the UKSee it on the map
Population density for every council in Yorkshire and The Humber, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Kingston upon Hull3,730 per km²
2Sheffield

Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.

1,512 per km²
3Bradford1,491 per km²
4Leeds1,472 per km²
5Kirklees1,060 per km²
6Wakefield1,044 per km²
7Rotherham928 per km²
8North East Lincolnshire815 per km²
9York746 per km²
10Barnsley

Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.

743 per km²
11Calderdale568 per km²
12Doncaster542 per km²
13North Lincolnshire200 per km²
14East Riding of Yorkshire142 per km²
15North Yorkshire

Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.

77 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