Population in Urban Area, now
331,709
- World: 1778th
- Europe: 234th
- United Kingdom: 23rd
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
313,332
- World: 1127th
- Europe: 184th
- United Kingdom: 20th
Preston Urban Area Population Graph
Preston Urban Area Population History
1950 254,000
1951 255,000
1952 256,000
1953 257,000
1954 258,000
1955 259,000
1956 259,000
1957 260,000
1958 261,000
1959 262,000
1960 263,000
1961 264,000
1962 262,000
1963 261,000
1964 260,000
1965 259,000
1966 258,000
1967 256,000
1968 255,000
1969 254,000
1970 253,000
1971 252,000
1972 253,000
1973 255,000
1974 256,000
1975 258,000
1976 259,000
1977 261,000
1978 262,000
1979 264,000
1980 265,000
1981 267,000
1982 268,000
1983 270,000
1984 271,000
1985 273,000
1986 275,000
1987 276,000
1988 278,000
1989 279,000
1990 281,000
1991 282,000
1992 283,000
1993 284,000
1994 285,000
1995 286,000
1996 287,000
1997 288,000
1998 289,000
1999 290,000
2000 291,000
2001 292,000
2002 295,000
2003 297,000
2004 299,000
2005 301,000
2006 303,000
2007 305,000
2008 307,000
2009 309,000
2010 312,000
2011 314,000
2012 315,000
2013 317,000
2014 318,000
2015 320,000
2016 322,000
2017 323,000
2018 325,000
2019 326,000
2020 328,000
2021 330,000
2022 332,000
2023 334,000
2024 336,000
Preston Urban Area Population Projections
2025 338,000
2026 341,000
2027 343,000
2028 346,000
2029 348,000
2030 350,000
2031 353,000
2032 355,000
2033 357,000
2034 359,000
2035 361,000
Map of Preston, 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