Towns and cities in Derbyshire by population

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

All 91 populated places in Derbyshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Chesterfield, with 113,057 people.

Every place in Derbyshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Derbyshire'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.

0.74M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Chesterfield

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Chesterfield	113,057
2	High Peak	92,666
3	Long Eaton	47,898
4	Ilkeston	40,953
5	Swadlincote	34,576
6	Staveley	25,719
7	Belper	23,417
8	Heanor	23,122
9	Alfreton	22,550
10	Dronfield	21,124
11	Ripley	21,097
12	Buxton	20,048
13	New Mills	17,968
14	Glossop	17,825
15	Matlock	14,956
16	Pinxton	14,357
17	Bolsover	11,754
18	Shirebrook	10,885
19	Killamarsh	9,625
20	Ashbourne	8,377
21	Clowne	7,590
22	Chapel en le Frith	6,598
23	Wingerworth	6,430
24	West Hallam	6,314
25	Borrowash	5,746
26	Kilburn	5,552
27	Creswell	5,417
28	Whaley Bridge	5,140
29	Wirksworth	5,038
30	Duffield	4,687
31	Melbourne	4,404
32	Bakewell	3,949
33	Whitwell	3,846
34	Tibshelf	3,787
35	Shirland	3,447
36	Pilsley	3,183
37	Blackwell	3,037
38	Barlborough	2,975
39	Upper Langwith	2,955
40	Heage	2,698
41	Repton	2,629
42	Etwall	2,572
43	Walton	2,500
44	Smalley	2,202
45	Glapwell	2,202
46	Aston-on-Trent	2,160
47	Cromford	2,073
48	Little Eaton	2,060
49	Hathersage	2,018
50	Hayfield	1,940
51	Findern	1,669
52	Tideswell	1,647
53	Doveridge	1,622
54	Chinley	1,614
55	Tansley	1,197
56	Baslow	1,178
57	Dove Holes	1,113
58	South Wingfield	1,088
59	Youlgreave	1,018
60	Hope Valley	1,001
61	Charlesworth	990
62	Eyam	969
63	Quarndon	933
64	Hope	900
65	Coton in the Elms	896
66	Walton upon Trent	872
67	Bamford	859
68	Great Longstone	843
69	Bonsall	803
70	Breadsall	792
71	Weston upon Trent	761
72	Brailsford	756
73	Holmesfield	753
74	Netherseal	694
75	Newton Solney	659
76	Ashover	659
77	Ticknall	642
78	Shardlow	637
79	Winster	600
80	Egginton	574
81	Brassington	573
82	Kirk Ireton	518
83	Parwich	472
84	Taddington	457
85	Kniveton	392
86	Scropton	354
87	Turnditch	301
88	Whatstandwell	270
89	Morley	244
90	Shirley	240
91	Froggatt	204

Common questions

What is the largest town in Derbyshire?

Chesterfield, with 113,057 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 91 recorded places in Derbyshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.