Towns and cities in Cumbria by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 92 populated places in Cumbria, ranked by current population. The largest is Carlisle, with 78,470 people.

Every place in Cumbria, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Cumbria's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

0.39M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Carlisle

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Carlisle	78,470
2	Barrow in Furness	55,489
3	Kendal	29,147
4	Whitehaven	22,945
5	Workington	21,275
6	Penrith	16,700
7	Ulverston	11,356
8	Maryport	9,555
9	Cockermouth	9,146
10	Dalton in Furness	7,827
11	Windermere	7,765
12	Cleator Moor	6,936
13	Denton Holme	6,500
14	Egremont	6,222
15	Millom	5,980
16	Wigton	5,831
17	Grange-over-Sands	4,788
18	Keswick	4,658
19	Brampton	4,627
20	Askam in Furness	3,274
21	Appleby-in-Westmorland	3,048
22	Longtown	3,000
23	Silloth	2,906
24	Ambleside	2,529
25	Aspatria	2,454
26	Scotby	2,366
27	Arnside	2,334
28	Milnthorpe	2,199
29	Sedbergh	2,171
30	Great Corby	2,157
31	Haverigg	1,849
32	Kirkby Lonsdale	1,843
33	Dearham	1,799
34	Seascale	1,754
35	Frizington	1,737
36	Flimby	1,707
37	Saint Bees	1,644
38	Wetheral	1,605
39	Kirkby Stephen	1,522
40	Distington	1,445
41	Staveley	1,384
42	Flookburgh	1,305
43	Dalston	1,285
44	Shap	1,264
45	Burgh by Sands	1,176
46	Alston	1,105
47	Swarthmoor	1,076
48	Burneside	1,017
49	Gosforth	961
50	Lowca	888
51	Thursby	846
52	Levens	843
53	Lazonby	787
54	Moor Row	787
55	Broughton Moor	783
56	Stainton	770
57	Kirkby Thore	758
58	Arlecdon	757
59	Brigham	756
60	Lindal in Furness	755
61	Beckermet	704
62	Heversham	699
63	Greystoke	654
64	Langwathby	643
65	Coniston	641
66	Lindale	579
67	Portinscale	560
68	Kirkby-in-Furness	554
69	Broughton in Furness	529
70	Temple Sowerby	528
71	Backbarrow	512
72	Kirkbride	489
73	Bothel	483
74	Aikton	467
75	Allonby	444
76	Casterton	425
77	Threlkeld	423
78	Bassenthwaite	412
79	Tebay	393
80	Culgaith	391
81	Kirklinton	384
82	Morland	374
83	Cumwhinton	364
84	Braithwaite	342
85	Newton Arlosh	318
86	Caldbeck	311
87	Great Urswick	281
88	Helsington	276
89	Cliburn	274
90	Orton	235
91	Garsdale Head	200
92	Colby	120

Common questions

What is the largest town in Cumbria?

Carlisle, with 78,470 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 92 recorded places in Cumbria by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.