Population in Urban Area, now
349,200
- World: 1718th
- Europe: 215th
- United Kingdom: 21st
Population in City Area, 2021-08-08
318,014
- World: 1115th
- Europe: 178th
- United Kingdom: 18th
Reading Urban Area Population Graph
Reading Urban Area Population History
1950 162,000
1951 164,000
1952 167,000
1953 170,000
1954 172,000
1955 175,000
1956 178,000
1957 181,000
1958 184,000
1959 187,000
1960 190,000
1961 193,000
1962 195,000
1963 197,000
1964 199,000
1965 201,000
1966 203,000
1967 205,000
1968 207,000
1969 209,000
1970 211,000
1971 213,000
1972 211,000
1973 210,000
1974 208,000
1975 207,000
1976 205,000
1977 204,000
1978 202,000
1979 201,000
1980 199,000
1981 199,000
1982 202,000
1983 205,000
1984 207,000
1985 210,000
1986 213,000
1987 216,000
1988 219,000
1989 222,000
1990 225,000
1991 229,000
1992 236,000
1993 243,000
1994 250,000
1995 257,000
1996 264,000
1997 272,000
1998 280,000
1999 288,000
2000 296,000
2001 303,000
2002 305,000
2003 306,000
2004 308,000
2005 309,000
2006 311,000
2007 312,000
2008 314,000
2009 315,000
2010 317,000
2011 319,000
2012 321,000
2013 324,000
2014 326,000
2015 329,000
2016 331,000
2017 334,000
2018 337,000
2019 339,000
2020 342,000
2021 345,000
2022 348,000
2023 350,000
2024 353,000
Reading Urban Area Population Projections
2025 356,000
2026 358,000
2027 361,000
2028 363,000
2029 366,000
2030 368,000
2031 371,000
2032 373,000
2033 376,000
2034 378,000
2035 380,000
Map of Reading, 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