Population in Urban Area, now
484,272
- World: 1269th
- Europe: 155th
- United Kingdom: 17th
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
447,287
- World: 828th
- Europe: 122nd
- United Kingdom: 10th
Cardiff Urban Area Population Graph
Cardiff Urban Area Population History
1950 310,000
1951 311,000
1952 312,000
1953 313,000
1954 314,000
1955 315,000
1956 316,000
1957 316,000
1958 317,000
1959 318,000
1960 319,000
1961 320,000
1962 320,000
1963 319,000
1964 319,000
1965 319,000
1966 319,000
1967 318,000
1968 318,000
1969 318,000
1970 318,000
1971 318,000
1972 321,000
1973 324,000
1974 326,000
1975 329,000
1976 332,000
1977 335,000
1978 338,000
1979 341,000
1980 344,000
1981 347,000
1982 350,000
1983 354,000
1984 357,000
1985 360,000
1986 363,000
1987 366,000
1988 370,000
1989 373,000
1990 376,000
1991 379,000
1992 382,000
1993 384,000
1994 386,000
1995 388,000
1996 391,000
1997 393,000
1998 395,000
1999 398,000
2000 400,000
2001 403,000
2002 407,000
2003 412,000
2004 416,000
2005 421,000
2006 425,000
2007 430,000
2008 434,000
2009 439,000
2010 444,000
2011 448,000
2012 451,000
2013 454,000
2014 458,000
2015 461,000
2016 464,000
2017 468,000
2018 471,000
2019 474,000
2020 478,000
2021 481,000
2022 485,000
2023 488,000
2024 492,000
Cardiff Urban Area Population Projections
2025 495,000
2026 499,000
2027 503,000
2028 506,000
2029 510,000
2030 513,000
2031 517,000
2032 520,000
2033 523,000
2034 526,000
2035 530,000
Map of Cardiff, United Kingdom
All Biggest Cities in the United Kingdom
London10M
Leeds2M
Glasgow2M
Southampton944k
Liverpool912k
Nottingham800k
Sheffield741k
Bristol701k
Belfast639k
Brighton617k
Leicester562k
Edinburgh548k
Bournemouth514k
Cardiff485k
Coventry439k
Middlesbrough391k
The Potteries390k
Reading348k
Sunderland344k
Preston332k
Birkenhead331k
Newport319k
Southend-On-Sea316k
Swansea314k