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

Leeds was the most populated of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021 (population 811,956).

North East Lincolnshire was the least populated (156,966). The middle council, Doncaster, had 308,106.

Population for every council in Yorkshire and The Humber, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Leeds	811,956
2	North 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.	615,514
3	Sheffield 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.	556,512
4	Bradford	546,412
5	Kirklees	433,216
6	Wakefield	353,368
7	East Riding of Yorkshire	342,215
8	Doncaster	308,106
9	Kingston upon Hull	267,014
10	Rotherham	265,807
11	Barnsley 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.	244,538
12	Calderdale	206,631
13	York	202,821
14	North Lincolnshire	169,680
15	North East Lincolnshire	156,966