Population in Urban Area, now
560,991
- World: 1097th
- Europe: 129th
- United Kingdom: 14th
Population in City Area, 2021-07-25
508,916
- World: 745th
- Europe: 102nd
- United Kingdom: 7th
Leicester Urban Area Population Graph
Leicester Urban Area Population History
1950 384,000
1951 387,000
1952 390,000
1953 394,000
1954 397,000
1955 401,000
1956 404,000
1957 408,000
1958 411,000
1959 415,000
1960 418,000
1961 421,000
1962 421,000
1963 420,000
1964 420,000
1965 419,000
1966 418,000
1967 418,000
1968 417,000
1969 417,000
1970 416,000
1971 416,000
1972 415,000
1973 414,000
1974 414,000
1975 413,000
1976 412,000
1977 412,000
1978 411,000
1979 410,000
1980 410,000
1981 410,000
1982 411,000
1983 413,000
1984 415,000
1985 416,000
1986 418,000
1987 420,000
1988 422,000
1989 423,000
1990 425,000
1991 427,000
1992 429,000
1993 432,000
1994 434,000
1995 437,000
1996 440,000
1997 442,000
1998 445,000
1999 447,000
2000 450,000
2001 453,000
2002 458,000
2003 464,000
2004 470,000
2005 475,000
2006 481,000
2007 487,000
2008 493,000
2009 498,000
2010 504,000
2011 510,000
2012 515,000
2013 519,000
2014 524,000
2015 528,000
2016 533,000
2017 538,000
2018 543,000
2019 547,000
2020 552,000
2021 557,000
2022 562,000
2023 566,000
2024 571,000
Leicester Urban Area Population Projections
2025 575,000
2026 580,000
2027 584,000
2028 588,000
2029 592,000
2030 596,000
2031 600,000
2032 604,000
2033 608,000
2034 612,000
2035 616,000
Map of Leicester, 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