UK Cities

Population estimates of selected UK cities
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Glasgow’s population is the third highest of the selected UK cities. Glasgow’s population has dropped substantially in the last 60 years, while other cities have expanded.  In the last 10 years the populations of all these UK cities started to increase, although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to reductions in population in some cities as people have moved out into surrounding areas.  .

Notes

The city populations detailed here are those for local authorities rather than for the wider conurbation surrounding a city.  For example, the Greater Glasgow and Clyde population is 1.2 million, and using a wider definition of the Glasgow conurbation, encompassing the West of Scotland and including Lanarkshire and parts of Ayrshire, would bring the population to above 2 million.