Counties in England by population

See also: Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population

This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022.

Rank	County	Total population	Region
1	Greater London	8,901,000	London
2	West Midlands	2,910,000	West Midlands
3	Greater Manchester	2,824,000	North West
4	West Yorkshire	2,314,000	Yorkshire and the Humber
5	Hampshire	1,852,000	South East
6	Kent	1,845,000	South East
7	Essex	1,825,000	East of England
8	Lancashire	1,505,000	North West
9	Merseyside	1,496,000	North West
10	South Yorkshire	1,396,000	Yorkshire and the Humber
11	Surrey	1,195,000	South East
12	Devon	1,186,000	South West
13	Hertfordshire	1,174,000	East of England
14	Nottinghamshire	1,167,000	East Midlands
15	North Yorkshire	1,164,000	Yorkshire and the Humber North East
16	Tyne & Wear	1,128,000	North East
17	Staffordshire	1,125,000	West Midlands
18	Lincolnshire	1,079,000	East Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber
19	Cheshire	1,064,000	North West
20	Derbyshire	1,060,000	East Midlands
21	Leicestershire	1,058,000	East Midlands
22	Somerset	983,000	South West
23	Berkshire	916,000	South East
24	Gloucestershire	907,000	South West
25	Norfolk	894,000	East of England
26	County Durham	860,000	North East
27	West Sussex	863,000	South East
28	Cambridgeshire	846,000	East of England
29	East Sussex	843,000	South East
30	Buckinghamshire	800,000	South East
31	Suffolk	767,000	East of England
32	Dorset	764,000	South West
33	Northamptonshire	741,000	East Midlands
34	Wiltshire	713,000	South West
35	Oxfordshire	695,000	South East
36	Bedfordshire	653,000	East of England
37	East Riding of Yorkshire	594,000	Yorkshire and the Humber
38	Worcestershire	590,000	West Midlands
39	Warwickshire	581,000	West Midlands
40	Cornwall	564,000	South West
41	Cumbria	501,000	North West
42	Shropshire	492,000	West Midlands
43	Bristol	470,000	South West
44	Northumberland	314,000	North East
45	Herefordshire	203,000	West Midlands
46	Isle of Wight	130,000	South East
47	Rutland	42,000	East Midlands