Most and least populated places in West Midlands (2021)

Birmingham was the most populated of West Midlands’s 30 councils in 2021 (population 1,144,919).

North Warwickshire was the least populated (65,035). The middle council, Nuneaton and Bedworth, had 134,197.

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Population for every council in West Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Birmingham1,144,919
2Coventry345,325
3Sandwell341,832
4Shropshire323,606
5Dudley323,486
6Walsall284,124
7Wolverhampton263,727
8Stoke-on-Trent258,366
9Solihull216,240
10Herefordshire187,034
11Telford and Wrekin185,541
12Warwick148,453
13Stafford136,867
14Stratford-on-Avon134,725
15Nuneaton and Bedworth134,197
16Wychavon132,492
17East Staffordshire124,020
18Newcastle-under-Lyme123,299
19Rugby114,363
20South Staffordshire110,472
21Lichfield106,436
22Worcester103,872
23Wyre Forest101,607
24Cannock Chase100,519
25Bromsgrove99,183
26Staffordshire Moorlands95,845
27Redditch87,036
28Malvern Hills79,486
29Tamworth78,646
30North Warwickshire65,035

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