The World - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area (for specific metro area data, see our ranking by metro area). Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank  City  Country Population 
11,926. Strood  United Kingdom 33,381
11,902. Leighton Buzzard  United Kingdom 33,467
11,811. Wigston Magna  United Kingdom 33,720
11,781. Hitchin  United Kingdom 33,830
11,757. Chorley  United Kingdom 33,888
11,738. Letchworth  United Kingdom 33,955
11,664. Fleet  United Kingdom 34,218
11,659. Radcliffe  United Kingdom 34,239
11,624. Felling  United Kingdom 34,355
11,575. Billericay  United Kingdom 34,467
11,547. King's Lynn  United Kingdom 34,564
11,464. Bentley  United Kingdom 34,821
11,406. Bridlington  United Kingdom 35,057
11,369. Hoddesdon  United Kingdom 35,174
11,317. Accrington  United Kingdom 35,318
11,223. Radcliffe  United Kingdom 35,638
11,206. Billingham  United Kingdom 35,708
11,204. Grantham  United Kingdom 35,720
11,168. Boston  United Kingdom 35,859
11,151. Bicester  United Kingdom 35,902
11,149. Tyldesley  United Kingdom 35,932
11,148. Walkden  United Kingdom 35,937
11,103. Chipping Sodbury  United Kingdom 36,108
11,044. Blyth  United Kingdom 36,355
11,029. Mangotsfield  United Kingdom 36,427
10,973. Wilmslow  United Kingdom 36,617
10,965. Herne Bay  United Kingdom 36,642
10,911. Chippenham  United Kingdom 36,890
10,909. Tonbridge  United Kingdom 36,894
10,903. Chester-le-Street  United Kingdom 36,917
10,902. Trowbridge  United Kingdom 36,922
10,888. Farnham  United Kingdom 36,971
10,834. Abingdon  United Kingdom 37,192
10,831. Redcar  United Kingdom 37,203
10,818. Eccles  United Kingdom 37,275
10,733. Leyland  United Kingdom 37,614
10,719. Great Malvern  United Kingdom 37,663
10,710. Castleford  United Kingdom 37,713
10,674. Houghton-le-Spring  United Kingdom 37,840
10,667. Arnold  United Kingdom 37,873
10,635. Bridgwater  United Kingdom 38,020
10,628. Whitley Bay  United Kingdom 38,055
10,510. Ilkeston  United Kingdom 38,587
10,500. Bury St Edmunds  United Kingdom 38,622
10,499. Ramsgate  United Kingdom 38,624
10,431. Scarborough  United Kingdom 38,909
10,424. Skelmersdale  United Kingdom 38,944
10,373. Kirkby  United Kingdom 39,208
10,237. North Shields  United Kingdom 39,747
10,197. Andover  United Kingdom 39,951
10,189. Ewell  United Kingdom 39,994
10,187. Winchester  United Kingdom 40,000
10,161. Burton upon Trent  United Kingdom 40,039
10,071. Worksop  United Kingdom 40,443
10,064. Bexhill  United Kingdom 40,478
9,976. Prescot  United Kingdom 40,889
9,965. Swadlincote  United Kingdom 40,960
9,926. Wokingham  United Kingdom 41,143
9,919. Sittingbourne  United Kingdom 41,148
9,897. Urmston  United Kingdom 41,198
9,870. Lytham St Annes  United Kingdom 41,327
9,867. Newburn  United Kingdom 41,347
9,825. Altrincham  United Kingdom 41,548
9,751. Stretford  United Kingdom 41,953
9,719. Northwich  United Kingdom 42,113
9,667. Christchurch  United Kingdom 42,396
9,593. Wallsend  United Kingdom 42,739
9,456. Leatherhead  United Kingdom 43,544
9,442. Leigh  United Kingdom 43,626
9,434. Ashton-under-Lyne  United Kingdom 43,675
9,418. Yeovil  United Kingdom 43,733
9,407. Great Sankey  United Kingdom 43,793
9,384. Sutton in Ashfield  United Kingdom 43,912
9,241. Welwyn Garden City  United Kingdom 44,725
9,177. Bishops Stortford  United Kingdom 45,001
9,166. Hinckley  United Kingdom 45,130
9,098. Havant  United Kingdom 45,574
9,094. Middleton  United Kingdom 45,589
9,093. Salisbury  United Kingdom 45,600
9,073. Durham  United Kingdom 45,696
9,025. Folkestone  United Kingdom 45,992
9,013. Banbury  United Kingdom 46,075
8,917. Braintree  United Kingdom 46,765
8,893. Canterbury  United Kingdom 46,978
8,858. Lancaster  United Kingdom 47,162
8,836. Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom 47,264
8,767. Brentwood  United Kingdom 47,606
8,706. Long Eaton  United Kingdom 47,898
8,629. West Bridgford  United Kingdom 48,314
8,557. South Benfleet  United Kingdom 48,824
8,424. Wellingborough  United Kingdom 49,783
8,405. Paignton  United Kingdom 49,886
8,378. Corby  United Kingdom 50,029
8,352. Keighley  United Kingdom 50,171
8,349. Bletchley  United Kingdom 50,193
8,337. Weymouth  United Kingdom 50,253
8,266. Horsham  United Kingdom 50,680
8,251. Batley  United Kingdom 50,807
8,223. Staines  United Kingdom 51,040
8,155. Redhill  United Kingdom 51,559