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ENGLAND
- top tens
Largest population
1
Birmingham
977091
2
Leeds
715404
3
Sheffield
513234
4
Bradford
467668
5
Liverpool
439476
6
Manchester
392819
7
Kirklees
388576
8
Bristol UA
380615
9
Croydon
330688
10
Wakefield
315173
Smallest population
1
Teesdale
24457
2
Berwick upon Tweed
25948
3
Alnwick
31033
4
Rutland UA
34560
5
West Somerset
35083
6
Oswestry
37318
7
South Shropshire
40389
8
Purbeck
44419
9
Christchurch
44869
10
Richmondshire
47009
Most densely populated
persons per km
2
1
Kensington and Chelsea
13244
2
Islington
11719
3
Hammersmith and Fulham
10328
4
Hackney
10141
5
Lambeth
9858
6
Tower Hamlets
9806
7
Camden
9001
8
Southwark
8444
9
City of Westminster
7539
10
Wandsworth
7440
Least densely populated
persons per km
2
1
Eden
23
2
Tynedale
27
3
Berwick upon Tweed
27
4
Alnwick
29
5
Teesdale
29
6
Ryedale
34
7
Richmondshire
36
8
South Shropshire
39
9
West Devon
42
10
Craven
45
Highest No males per female
sex ratio (m/f)
1
Richmondshire
1.07
2
Rutland UA
1.06
3
Bridgnorth
1.03
4
Rushmoor
1.02
5
Reading UA
1.02
6
Hart
1.01
7
Forest Heath
1.01
8
Kennet
1.01
9
Tower Hamlets
1.00
10
Bracknell Forest UA
1.00
Highest No females per male
sex ratio (m/f)
1
Eastbourne
0.87
2
Rother
0.88
3
Worthing
0.88
4
Arun
0.89
5
Christchurch
0.89
6
Wirral
0.89
7
East Devon
0.89
8
Sefton
0.89
9
Chichester
0.90
10
Knowsley
0.90
Highest proportion of
persons aged under 16
1
Newham
26.2%
2
Blackburn with Darwen UA
25.2%
3
Luton UA
23.5%
4
Hackney
23.5%
5
Birmingham
23.5%
6
Barking and Dagenham
23.4%
7
Bradford
23.4%
8
Oldham
23.0%
9
Knowsley
22.9%
10
Milton Keynes UA
22.9%
Highest proportion of persons aged under 1
1
Newham
1.73%
2
Hackney
1.68%
3
Tower Hamlets
1.55%
4
Lewisham
1.48%
5
Greenwich
1.48%
6
Luton UA
1.47%
7
Richmond upon Thames
1.45%
8
Kensington and Chelsea
1.44%
9
Wandsworth
1.44%
10
Southwark
1.43%
Highest proportion of persons of retirement age
1
Christchurch
33.1%
2
Rother
32.0%
3
East Devon
30.3%
4
West Somerset
29.9%
5
Tendring
29.4%
6
Arun
29.0%
7
North Norfolk
28.9%
8
East Dorset
28.7%
9
West Dorset
27.7%
10
Eastbourne
27.4%
Highest proportion of persons aged 85 and over
1
Worthing
4.6%
2
Rother
4.6%
3
Eastbourne
4.4%
4
Arun
4.2%
5
East Devon
4.1%
6
Christchurch
4.1%
7
Torbay UA
3.8%
8
West Somerset
3.8%
9
Tendring
3.7%
10
Bournemouth UA
3.6%
For the purposes of these calculations:
Isles of Scilly is aggregated with Penwith;
City of London is aggregated with City of Westminster.
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