Carmarthenshire · Wales
Burry Port population
8,310people · latest estimate
Burry Port has a population of 8,310, making it the 4th largest place in Carmarthenshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 7,860, a rise of 5.7% since.
The other populations of Burry Port
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Burry Port has between 4,965 and 8,310 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
8,310 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
4,965 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
7,860 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Carmarthenshire population trends, 2001–2024.
Burry Port in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Burry Port sits in postcode district SA16.
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Nearby in Carmarthenshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanelli | 49,591 |
| 2 | Ammanford | 23,709 |
| 3 | Carmarthen | 15,854 |
| 4 | Cross Hands | 4,549 |
| 5 | Glanamman | 4,168 |
| 6 | Tumble | 4,040 |