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 2004 from the Office for National Statistics [1].

By population

Rank	County	Population	Area (in km²)	Density (people/km²)
1	Greater London	7,420,600	1,571	4,725
2	West Midlands	2,579,200	902	2,861
3	Greater Manchester	2,539,100	1,276	1,990
4	West Yorkshire	2,108,000	2,029	1,039
5	Hampshire	1,663,000	3,769	441
6	Essex	1,635,600	3,677	445
7	Kent	1,610,400	3,737	431
8	Lancashire	1,434,900	3,076	466
9	Merseyside	1,365,900	645	2,118
10	South Yorkshire	1,278,400	1,552	824
11	Devon	1,101,600	6,710	164
12	Tyne and Wear	1,085,700	540	2,010
13	Surrey	1,067,200	1,670	639
14	Staffordshire	1,050,500	2,717	387
15	North Yorkshire	1,041,800	8,611	121
16	Hertfordshire	1,041,300	1,643	634
17	Nottinghamshire	1,034,700	2,159	479
18	Cheshire	992,600	2,343	424
19	Lincolnshire	987,700	6,959	142
20	Derbyshire	979,300	2,629	373
21	Leicestershire	909,000	2,157	421
22	Somerset	877,700	4,178	210
23	County Durham	871,900	2,727	320
24	Gloucestershire	820,300	3,150	260
25	Norfolk	816,500	5,372	152
26	Berkshire	805,700	1,264	637
27	West Sussex	762,000	1,991	383
28	East Sussex	748,600	1,795	417
29	Cambridgeshire	737,900	3,396	217
30	Dorset	700,500	2,653	264
31	Buckinghamshire	695,300	1,874	371
32	Suffolk	683,800	3,802	180
33	Northamptonshire	646,800	2,367	273
34	Wiltshire	626,800	3,485	180
35	Oxfordshire	619,700	2,606	238
36	Bedfordshire	576,200	1,235	466
37	East Riding of Yorkshire	573,300	2,480	231
38	Worcestershire	552,000	1,741	317
39	Warwickshire	525,500	1,978	266
40	Cornwall	517,500	3,566	145
41	Cumbria	494,800	6,823	73
42	Shropshire	449,000	3,488	129
43	Bristol	393,900	109	3,599
44	Northumberland	310,800	5,026	62
45	Herefordshire	177,800	2,180	82
46	Isle of Wight	138,400	380	364
47	Rutland	36,500	394	93
48	City of London	8,600	3	2,966

Rank	County	Population	Area (in km²)	Density (people/km²)
1	Greater London	7,420,600	1,571	4,725
2	Bristol	393,900	109	3,599
3	City of London	8,600	3	2,966
4	West Midlands	2,579,200	902	2,861
5	Merseyside	1,365,900	645	2,118
6	Tyne and Wear	1,085,700	540	2,010
7	Greater Manchester	2,539,100	1,276	1,990
8	West Yorkshire	2,108,000	2,029	1,039
9	South Yorkshire	1,278,400	1,552	824
10	Surrey	1,067,200	1,670	639
11	Berkshire	805,700	1,264	637
12	Hertfordshire	1,041,300	1,643	634
13	Nottinghamshire	1,034,700	2,159	479
14	Lancashire	1,434,900	3,076	466
15	Bedfordshire	576,200	1,235	466
16	Essex	1,635,600	3,677	445
17	Hampshire	1,663,000	3,769	441
18	Kent	1,610,400	3,737	431
19	Cheshire	992,600	2,343	424
20	Leicestershire	909,000	2,157	421
21	East Sussex	748,600	1,795	417
22	Staffordshire	1,050,500	2,717	387
23	West Sussex	762,000	1,991	383
24	Derbyshire	979,300	2,629	373
25	Buckinghamshire	695,300	1,874	371
26	Isle of Wight	138,400	380	364
27	County Durham	871,900	2,727	320
28	Worcestershire	552,000	1,741	317
29	Northamptonshire	646,800	2,367	273
30	Warwickshire	525,500	1,978	266
31	Dorset	700,500	2,653	264
32	Gloucestershire	820,300	3,150	260
33	Oxfordshire	619,700	2,606	238
34	East Riding of Yorkshire	573,300	2,480	231
35	Cambridgeshire	737,900	3,396	217
36	Somerset	877,700	4,178	210
37	Suffolk	683,800	3,802	180
38	Wiltshire	626,800	3,485	180
39	Devon	1,101,600	6,710	164
40	Norfolk	816,500	5,372	152
41	Cornwall	517,500	3,566	145
42	Lincolnshire	987,700	6,959	142
43	Shropshire	449,000	3,488	129
44	North Yorkshire	1,041,800	8,611	121
45	Rutland	36,500	394	93
46	Herefordshire	177,800	2,180	82
47	Cumbria	494,800	6,823	73
48	Northumberland	310,800	5,026	62