West Yorkshire's 2025 population is now estimated at 1,956,470. In 1950, the population of West Yorkshire was 1,691,850. West Yorkshire has grown by 14,000 in the last year, which represents a 0.72% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects . These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of West Yorkshire, which typically includes West Yorkshire's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| London | 9,840,740 | 0.95% |
| Manchester | 2,832,580 | 0.74% |
| Birmingham | 2,704,620 | 0.74% |
| Glasgow | 1,718,940 | 0.63% |
| Southampton | 966,741 | 0.79% |
| Liverpool | 928,997 | 0.66% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 834,242 | 0.67% |
| Nottingham | 819,334 | 0.77% |
| Sheffield | 756,783 | 0.73% |
| Bristol | 720,052 | 0.86% |
| Belfast | 651,982 | 0.7% |
| Brighton | 632,475 | 0.79% |
| Leicester | 575,352 | 0.79% |
| Edinburgh | 563,534 | 0.87% |
| Bournemouth | 526,845 | 0.79% |
| Leeds | 516,298 | 1.01% |
| Cardiff | 495,378 | 0.74% |
| Coventry | 454,584 | 1.06% |
| Middlesbrough | 397,527 | 0.62% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 396,812 | 0.64% |
| Bradford | 368,485 | 1.01% |
| Reading | 355,596 | 0.76% |
| Sunderland | 349,162 | 0.58% |
| Preston | 338,446 | 0.68% |
| Birkenhead | 335,971 | 0.57% |
| Kingston upon Hull | 328,518 | 0.6% |
| Newport | 324,815 | 0.63% |
| Newport | 324,815 | 0.63% |
| Newport | 324,815 | 0.63% |
| Swansea | 320,236 | 0.64% |
| Derby | 264,430 | 1% |
| Portsmouth | 248,748 | 1% |
| Plymouth | 240,297 | 1% |
| Wolverhampton | 221,754 | 1.01% |
| Aberdeen | 212,300 | 1% |
| York | 210,620 | 1.01% |
| Norwich | 199,245 | 1.01% |
| Peterborough | 179,349 | 1.01% |
| Gloucester | 163,212 | 1.01% |
| Oxford | 161,662 | 1% |
| Cambridge | 149,155 | 1% |
| Blackpool | 145,007 | 1% |
| Exeter | 127,709 | 1.01% |
| Chelmsford | 119,468 | 1.01% |
| Lincoln | 107,434 | 1.01% |
| Bath | 106,009 | 1.01% |
| St Albans | 88,448 | 1.01% |
| Chester | 87,881 | 1% |
| Paisley | 77,250 | 1% |
| Carlisle | 74,536 | 1% |
| Canterbury | 64,495 | 1.02% |
| Scarborough | 61,866 | 1% |
| Dunfermline | 54,640 | 1.01% |
| Torquay | 51,320 | 1% |
| Winchester | 48,818 | 1.01% |
| Inverness | 47,060 | 1% |
| Salisbury | 46,332 | 1% |
| Stirling | 37,670 | 1% |
| Dumfries | 33,290 | 1% |
| Chichester | 31,881 | 1.01% |
| Elgin | 24,080 | 0.99% |
| Sudbury | 23,835 | 1.01% |