List of counties of England by population in 1981

This is a list of counties of England, ordered by population as at the 1981 census.

Rank County Total population
1Greater London6,495,163
2West Midlands2,605,113
3Greater Manchester2,547,045
4West Yorkshire1,999,043
5Merseyside1,481,857
6Essex1,446,621
7Kent1,428,921
8Hampshire1,423,915
9Lancashire1,348,440
10South Yorkshire1,282,161
11Tyne and Wear1,120,100
12Staffordshire999,539
13Surrey974,479
14Nottinghamshire967,734
15Hertfordshire936,123
16Devon919,483
17Cheshire911,980
18Derbyshire895,149
19Avon891,560
20Humberside835,643
21Leicestershire827,407
22Norfolk676,688
23Berkshire662,689
24North Yorkshire643,475
25West Sussex641,071
26East Sussex633,613
27Hereford and Worcester617,671
28Durham594,788
29Suffolk583,594
30Dorset570,321
31Cambridgeshire563,773
32Cleveland558,820
33Buckinghamshire553,225
34Lincolnshire538,269
35Northamptonshire519,046
36Wiltshire504,984
37Oxfordshire500,554
38Bedfordshire497,639
39Gloucestershire487,806
40Cumbria467,355
41Warwickshire466,045
42Somerset413,048
43Cornwall & Isles of Scilly412,835
44Salop (Shropshire)365,355
45Northumberland291,175
46Isle of Wight113,008
TOTAL45,214,323

References
  • 1981 census
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