Bournemouth

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#649

Global Rank

3.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.7%


Share

United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power

Population
553K
GDP
$19B
GDP per capita
$33,701
Land area
3,125 km² (1,207 mi²)
Density
177/km² (458/mi²)

Primary city Bournemouth

State / province Dorset

Language English

Bournemouth metro area

50.72, -1.88
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • England🥇

AFC Bournemouth

Bournemouth • Level: 1

Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Vitality Stadium

Bournemouth

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • England

Poole Town

Poole • Level: 7

Football/Soccer • England

Wimborne Town

Wimborne • Level: 7

Against expectation how Bournemouth’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • English top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 7.2 match points across 342 club-matches since 1888.

How this is measured →

Languages of Bournemouth

English first in Dorset; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
English reach, Dorset
98%
Tier 3 country

Dorset on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Bournemouth

#216 by artist origin · combined 1 (US 0.3 / UK 0) · signature decade 1970s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Al Stewart

Screen of Bournemouth

#127 by film pedigree · score 29.7 · 5 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jeremy Irons, Stephen Daldry, Frances Fisher, Charles Gray, Ben Hardy

Art of Bournemouth

#134 for celebrated art · 4 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Kingston Lacy, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1220

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Bournemouth Airport

Hurn • 4 - Regional