List of ceremonial counties of England by population

See List of non-metropolitan counties of England by population for a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.

This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2006 from the Office for National Statistics [1].

By population

Rank	County	Population	Area (in km²)	Density (people/km²)
1	Greater London	7,504,800	1,571	4,778
2	West Midlands	2,600,100	902	2,884
3	Greater Manchester	2,553,700	1,276	2,001
4	West Yorkshire	2,161,200	2,029	1,065
5	Hampshire	1,691,000	3,769	449
6	Essex	1,670,000	3,677	454
7	Kent	1,634,500	3,737	437
8	Lancashire	1,449,700	3,076	471
9	Merseyside	1,353,600	645	2,099
10	South Yorkshire	1,292,900	1,552	833
11	Devon	1,122,100	6,710	167
12	Tyne and Wear	1,087,600	540	2,014
13	Surrey	1,085,400	1,670	650
14	Staffordshire	1,062,500	2,717	391
15	North Yorkshire	1,061,300	8,611	123
16	Hertfordshire	1,058,600	1,643	644
17	Nottinghamshire	1,055,400	2,159	489
18	Lincolnshire	1,004,200	6,959	144
19	Cheshire	999,800	2,343	427
20	Derbyshire	990,400	2,629	377
21	Leicestershire	924,700	2,157	429
22	Somerset	895,700	4,178	214
23	County Durham	880,200	2,727	323
24	Gloucestershire	833,100	3,150	264
25	Norfolk	832,500	5,372	155
26	Berkshire	815,900	1,264	646
27	West Sussex	770,900	1,991	387
28	East Sussex	757,600	1,795	422
29	Cambridgeshire	752,900	3,396	222
30	Buckinghamshire	712,100	1,874	380
31	Suffolk	702,100	3,802	185
32	Dorset	701,100	2,653	264
33	Northamptonshire	669,300	2,367	283
34	Wiltshire	635,300	3,485	182
35	Oxfordshire	631,900	2,606	242
36	Bedfordshire	590,700	1,235	478
37	East Riding of Yorkshire	587,100	2,480	237
38	Worcestershire	552,900	1,741	318
39	Cornwall	526,300	3,566	148
40	Warwickshire	522,200	1,978	264
41	Cumbria	496,200	6,823	73
42	Shropshire	451,100	3,488	129
43	Bristol	410,500	109	3,750
44	Northumberland	309,900	5,026	62
45	Herefordshire	177,800	2,180	82
46	Isle of Wight	138,500	380	364
47	Rutland	38,300	394	97
48	City of London	7,800	3	2,690