The following table has been extracted from the National Statistics website. It gives population figures for Local Authority areas for 2004 (mid-year estimates). Leicester had the 22th largest population for local authority areas in England and Wales.
(Note: UA = Unitary Authority)
Rank | Local authority area | Population |
1 | Birmingham | 992,400 |
2 | Leeds | 719,600 |
3 | Sheffield | 516,100 |
4 | Bradford | 481,100 |
5 | Liverpool | 444,500 |
6 | Manchester | 437,000 |
7 | Bristol UA | 393,900 |
8 | Kirklees | 393,200 |
9 | Croydon | 340,200 |
10 | Barnet | 326,700 |
11 | East Riding of Yorkshire UA | 324,800 |
12 | Wakefield | 319,800 |
13 | Cardiff | 316,800 |
14 | Wirral | 313,100 |
15 | Wigan | 305,400 |
16 | Dudley | 304,500 |
17 | Coventry | 304,200 |
18 | Ealing | 303,200 |
19 | Bromley | 299,100 |
20 | Doncaster | 289,000 |
21 | Sandwell | 285,800 |
22 | Leicester UA | 285,100 |
23 | Sunderland | 282,700 |
24 | Stockport | 282,200 |
25 | Sefton | 281,800 |
26 | Enfield | 280,000 |
27 | Wandsworth | 276,500 |
28 | Nottingham UA | 275,100 |
29 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 269,500 |
30 | Lambeth | 268,100 |
31 | Brent | 267,700 |
32 | Bolton | 264,800 |
33 | Southwark | 254,700 |
34 | Walsall | 252,800 |
35 | Rotherham | 252,300 |
36 | Brighton and Hove UA | 251,900 |
37 | Medway UA | 251,100 |
38 | Hillingdon | 248,700 |
39 | Kingston upon Hull UA | 248,500 |
40 | Newham | 247,700 |
41 | South Gloucestershire UA | 247,500 |
42 | Redbridge | 247,300 |
43 | Lewisham | 247,000 |
44 | Plymouth UA | 244,400 |
45 | Wolverhampton | 239,100 |
46 | Stoke-on-Trent UA | 238,000 |
47 | Derby UA | 233,700 |
48 | Rhondda, Cynon, Taff | 231,800 |
49 | Westminster | 230,000 |
50 | Greenwich | 225,700 |
