List of settlements in Cumbria by population

Cumbria's 15 largest settlements. The main administrative centre is in bold and district centres in yellow.

This is a list of settlements in Cumbria by population based on the results of the 2021 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2031. In 2021, there were 15 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cumbria, shown in the table below.

Population ranking

#SettlementUnitary AuthorityPopulation[1][2][3]
200120112021Change (2011–2021) (%)
1CarlisleCumberland70,65675,98577,730+2.3%
2Barrow-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness58,94356,51655,255−2.2%
3KendalWestmorland and Furness26,54827,68928,940+4.5%
4WhitehavenCumberland23,92423,92622,945−4.1%
5WorkingtonCumberland20,87021,64621,275−1.7%
6PenrithWestmorland and Furness14,47115,18116,700+10.0%
7UlverstonWestmorland and Furness10,92711,03711,720+6.2%
8CockermouthCumberland8,1218,5628,860+3.5%
9MaryportCumberland9,0438,9488,525−4.7%
10Dalton-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness8,0577,8277,555−3.5%
11Cleator MoorCumberland6,9396,9366,670−3.8%
12EgremontCumberland5,9966,2225,795−6.9%
13MillomCumberland6,1035,9805,690−4.8%
14WigtonCumberland5,0115,3915,395+0.1%
15SeatonCumberland4,8615,0225,050+0.6%

See also

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