See also: Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population. This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022.[1]
| Rank | County | Total population | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater London | 8,901,000 | London | |
| 2 | West Midlands | 2,910,000 | West Midlands | |
| 3 | Greater Manchester | 2,824,000 | North West | |
| 4 | West Yorkshire | 2,314,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| 5 | Hampshire | 1,852,000 | South East | |
| 6 | Kent | 1,845,000 | South East | |
| 7 | Essex | 1,825,000 | East of England | |
| 8 | Lancashire | 1,505,000 | North West | |
| 9 | Merseyside | 1,496,000 | North West | |
| 10 | South Yorkshire | 1,396,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| 11 | Surrey | 1,195,000 | South East | |
| 12 | Devon | 1,186,000 | South West | |
| 13 | Hertfordshire | 1,174,000 | East of England | |
| 14 | Nottinghamshire | 1,167,000 | East Midlands | |
| 15 | North Yorkshire | 1,164,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber North East | |
| 16 | Tyne & Wear | 1,128,000 | North East | |
| 17 | Staffordshire | 1,125,000 | West Midlands | |
| 18 | Lincolnshire | 1,079,000 | East Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| 19 | Cheshire | 1,064,000 | North West | |
| 20 | Derbyshire | 1,060,000 | East Midlands | |
| 21 | Leicestershire | 1,058,000 | East Midlands | |
| 22 | Somerset | 983,000 | South West | |
| 23 | Berkshire | 916,000 | South East | |
| 24 | Gloucestershire | 907,000 | South West | |
| 25 | Norfolk | 894,000 | East of England | |
| 26 | County Durham | 860,000 | North East | |
| 27 | West Sussex | 863,000 | South East | |
| 28 | Cambridgeshire | 846,000 | East of England | |
| 29 | East Sussex | 843,000 | South East | |
| 30 | Buckinghamshire | 800,000 | South East | |
| 31 | Suffolk | 767,000 | East of England | |
| 32 | Dorset | 764,000 | South West | |
| 33 | Northamptonshire | 741,000 | East Midlands | |
| 34 | Wiltshire | 713,000 | South West | |
| 35 | Oxfordshire | 695,000 | South East | |
| 36 | Bedfordshire | 653,000 | East of England | |
| 37 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 594,000 | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| 38 | Worcestershire | 590,000 | West Midlands | |
| 39 | Warwickshire | 581,000 | West Midlands | |
| 40 | Cornwall | 564,000 | South West | |
| 41 | Cumbria | 501,000 | North West | |
| 42 | Shropshire | 492,000 | West Midlands | |
| 43 | Bristol | 470,000 | South West | |
| 44 | Northumberland | 314,000 | North East | |
| 45 | Herefordshire | 203,000 | West Midlands | |
| 46 | Isle of Wight | 130,000 | South East | |
| 47 | Rutland | 42,000 | East Midlands |