United Kingdom

EuropeCapital: London

2026 population

69.3M

Rank #22 globally

Area

243k km²

Metros tracked

180

81% of population in metros

Composite score

545.7

Constituents and territories

16 entries listed under United Kingdom. Click any to see its own metros.

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Jersey Cayman Islands Isle of Man Guernsey Bermuda Turks & Caicos Islands British Virgin Islands Gibraltar Anguilla Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Montserrat Falkland Islands

180 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#2	London★ Capital▲ Largest	16.0M	180.1	Global Capital
#67	Manchester	3.1M	35.4	Major Metro
#107	Edinburgh	888K	26.5	Major Metro
#128	Birmingham	3.3M	22.8	Major Metro
#129	Liverpool	1.9M	22.7	Major Metro
#138	Glasgow	1.7M	20.8	Major Metro
#196	Leeds-Bradford	2.4M	13.8	Regional Hub
#221	Newcastle	868K	12.3	Regional Hub
#223	Cardiff	494K	12.2	Regional Hub
#254	Cambridge	415K	10.2	Regional Hub
#264	Southampton	385K	9.6	Established City
#268	Belfast	815K	9.4	Established City
#269	Nottingham	797K	9.4	Established City
#286	Sheffield	822K	8.7	Established City
#292	Bristol	850K	8.6	Established City
#293	Oxford	564K	8.6	Established City
#341	Leicester	713K	7.2	Established City
#358	Aberdeen	224K	6.8	Established City
#402	Brighton & Hove	544K	5.9	Established City
#421	Dundee	174K	5.5	Established City
#504	Coventry	594K	4.4	Emerging City
#515	York	203K	4.3	Emerging City
#544	Exeter	131K	4.0	Emerging City
#593	Bath	193K	3.5	Emerging City
#632	St. Andrews	22K	3.2	Emerging City
#653	Hull	373K	3.0	Emerging City
#655	Lancaster	143K	3.0	Emerging City
#661	Durham	99K	3.0	Emerging City
#682	Sunderland	373K	2.9	Emerging City
#689	Norwich	276K	2.8	Emerging City
#722	Northampton	308K	2.6	Emerging City
#729	Newport	160K	2.5	Emerging City
#750	Bournemouth	541K	2.4	Emerging City
#828	Portsmouth	529K	2.1	Emerging City
#888	Milton Keynes	287K	1.8	Emerging City
#910	Blackburn-Burnley	436K	1.8	Emerging City
#922	Plymouth	265K	1.7	Emerging City
#923	Ipswich	254K	1.7	Emerging City
#956	Swansea	381K	1.6	Emerging City
#965	Blackpool	334K	1.6	Emerging City
#978	Lincoln	104K	1.6	Emerging City
#984	Stoke-on-Trent	478K	1.6	Emerging City
#991	Gloucester	132K	1.5	Emerging City
#1040	Middlesbrough	477K	1.4	Emerging City
#1093	Peterborough	244K	1.3	Emerging City
#1102	Perth (Scotland)	47K	1.3	Emerging City
#1117	Falkirk	155K	1.3	Emerging City
#1119	Cheltenham	119K	1.3	Emerging City
#1127	Dover	116K	1.3	Emerging City
#1136	Llanelli	78K	1.3	Emerging City
#1137	Ayr	78K	1.3	Emerging City
#1164	King's Lynn	154K	1.2	Emerging City
#1180	Inverness	65K	1.2	Emerging City
#1221	Derby	261K	1.1	Emerging City
#1247	Derry	108K	1.1	Emerging City
#1303	Kilmarnock	47K	1.0	Emerging City
#1334	Colchester	193K	1.0	Emerging City
#1339	Telford	186K	1.0	Emerging City
#1346	Yeovil	173K	1.0	Emerging City
#1351	Banbury	161K	1.0	Emerging City
#1364	Folkestone	110K	0.9	Local City
#1372	Sudbury	66K	0.9	Local City
#1408	Preston	377K	0.9	Local City
#1595	Enniskillen	18K	0.7	Local City
#1652	Doncaster	308K	0.6	Local City
#1670	Warrington	211K	0.6	Local City
#1706	Bedford	185K	0.6	Local City
#1727	Boston (Linc)	166K	0.6	Local City
#1733	Taunton	157K	0.6	Local City
#1735	Grimsby	157K	0.6	Local City
#1776	Scarborough	109K	0.5	Local City
#1782	Worcester	104K	0.5	Local City
#1792	Workington	96K	0.5	Local City
#1820	Barrow	67K	0.5	Local City
#1829	Conwy	57K	0.5	Local City
#1839	Kirkcaldy	50K	0.5	Local City
#1866	Flint	24K	0.5	Local City
#2082	Newbury	161K	0.4	Local City
#2149	Barnsley	245K	0.3	Local City
#2158	Swindon	233K	0.3	Local City
#2222	Mansfield	191K	0.3	Local City
#2243	Huntingdon	181K	0.3	Local City
#2271	Crewe	163K	0.3	Local City
#2278	Bognor Regis	165K	0.3	Local City
#2298	Canterbury	157K	0.3	Local City
#2308	Braintree	155K	0.3	Local City
#2317	Scunthorpe	151K	0.3	Local City
#2329	Bridgend	145K	0.3	Local City
#2345	Torquay	139K	0.3	Local City
#2354	Wrexham	135K	0.3	Local City
#2360	Stratford-upon-Avon	135K	0.3	Local City
#2380	Weston-super-Mare	130K	0.3	Local City
#2397	Alfreton	126K	0.3	Local City
#2403	Burton	124K	0.3	Local City
#2414	Stroud	121K	0.3	Local City
#2440	Shrewsbury	112K	0.3	Local City
#2443	Carlisle	110K	0.3	Local City
#2453	Darlington	108K	0.3	Local City
#2460	Kettering	106K	0.3	Local City
#2466	Chesterfield	104K	0.3	Local City
#2479	Eastbourne	102K	0.3	Local City
#2481	Chippenham	101K	0.3	Local City
#2482	Cannock	101K	0.3	Local City
#2488	Lewes	100K	0.3	Local City
#2505	Gainsborough	95K	0.3	Local City
#2515	Hartlepool	92K	0.3	Local City
#2519	Buxton	91K	0.3	Local City
#2520	Dunfermline	90K	0.3	Local City
#2536	Salisbury	86K	0.3	Local City
#2549	Tiverton	83K	0.3	Local City
#2578	Weymouth	75K	0.3	Local City
#2595	Hereford	69K	0.3	Local City
#2601	Lurgan	67K	0.3	Local City
#2602	Whitehaven	67K	0.3	Local City
#2605	Greenock	65K	0.3	Local City
#2612	Goole	41K	0.3	Local City
#2635	Merthyr Tydfil	59K	0.3	Local City
#2638	Stirling	58K	0.3	Local City
#2700	Alloa	43K	0.3	Local City
#2706	Dorchester	42K	0.3	Local City
#2709	Worksop	42K	0.3	Local City
#2717	Dumfries	40K	0.3	Local City
#2738	Connah's Quay	35K	0.3	Local City
#2744	Leiston	34K	0.3	Local City
#2748	Portadown	33K	0.3	Local City
#2758	Methil	31K	0.3	Local City
#2774	Market Harborough	28K	0.3	Local City
#2775	Truro	28K	0.3	Local City
#2776	Evesham	28K	0.3	Local City
#2781	Dungannon	26K	0.3	Local City
#2782	Elgin	25K	0.3	Local City
#2784	Ballymena	24K	0.3	Local City
#2786	Coleraine	24K	0.3	Local City
#2788	Arbroath	24K	0.3	Local City
#2801	Caernarfon	21K	0.3	Local City
#2810	Peterhead	19K	0.3	Local City
#2817	Larne	18K	0.3	Local City
#2830	Llansantffraid	16K	0.3	Local City
#2833	Forfar	14K	0.3	Local City
#2834	Haverfordwest	14K	0.3	Local City
#2839	Montrose	12K	0.3	Local City
#2846	Stranraer	10K	0.3	Local City
#2851	Annan	9K	0.3	Local City
#2857	Kelty	7K	0.3	Local City
#2861	Bala	6K	0.3	Local City
#2864	Dingwall	5K	0.3	Local City
#2998	Newquay	38K	0.1	Local City
#3258	Hastings	184K	0.1	Local City
#3353	Clacton-on-Sea	148K	0.0	Local City
#3376	Margate	141K	0.0	Local City
#3393	Stafford	137K	0.0	Local City
#3430	Winchester	127K	0.0	Local City
#3451	Chichester	124K	0.0	Local City
#3593	Rutland	101K	0.0	Local City
#3609	Barnstaple	99K	0.0	Local City
#3628	Rhyl	96K	0.0	Local City
#3639	Wellingborough	94K	0.0	Local City
#3642	Cwmbran	93K	0.0	Local City
#3649	Saffron Walden	91K	0.0	Local City
#3711	Bridgwater	81K	0.0	Local City
#3783	Llangefni	69K	0.0	Local City
#3877	Bury St. Edmunds	58K	0.0	Local City
#3921	Clitheroe	53K	0.0	Local City
#4042	Buckley	39K	0.0	Local City
#4052	Glenrothes	38K	0.0	Local City
#4081	Haverhill	35K	0.0	Local City
#4094	Irvine (Scotland)	34K	0.0	Local City
#4136	Newry	28K	0.0	Local City
#4147	Pontypridd	27K	0.0	Local City
#4166	Bangor (WAL)	25K	0.0	Local City
#4205	Carmarthen	20K	0.0	Local City
#4225	Omagh	18K	0.0	Local City
#4234	Berwick	16K	0.0	Local City
#4240	Aberystwyth	15K	0.0	Local City
#4250	Porthmadog	12K	0.0	Local City
#4251	Welshpool	12K	0.0	Local City
#4253	Cowdenbeath	12K	0.0	Local City
#4260	Newtown (WAL)	11K	0.0	Local City
#4272	Brechin	7K	0.0	Local City
#4280	Gretna	3K	0.0	Local City