Towns and cities in Gloucestershire by population

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

All 95 populated places in Gloucestershire, ranked by current population. The largest is Gloucester, with 132,416 people.

Every place in Gloucestershire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Gloucestershire'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.

0.57M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Gloucester

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Gloucester	132,416
2	Cheltenham	118,836
3	Stroud	60,155
4	Tewkesbury	20,360
5	Cirencester	20,229
6	Dursley	14,992
7	Bishops Cleeve	14,231
8	Churchdown	13,287
9	Cinderford	12,942
10	Charlton Kings	11,700
11	Coleford	9,273
12	Lydney	8,776
13	Stonehouse	7,481
14	Chalford	6,776
15	Wotton-under-Edge	5,627
16	Tetbury	5,472
17	Nailsworth	5,394
18	Winchcombe	4,538
19	Donnington	4,477
20	Newent	4,322
21	Moreton in Marsh	3,493
22	Bourton on the Water	3,296
23	Fairford	3,236
24	Bream	3,047
25	Mitcheldean	2,783
26	South Cerney	2,632
27	Stratton	2,570
28	Minchinhampton	2,500
29	Barnwood	2,500
30	Lechlade	2,469
31	Chipping Campden	2,288
32	Coates	2,148
33	Stow on the Wold	2,042
34	Berkeley	2,034
35	Lydbrook	1,894
36	Northleach	1,854
37	Ruardean	1,849
38	Shurdington	1,798
39	Painswick	1,762
40	Drybrook	1,647
41	Mickleton	1,554
42	Brimscombe	1,554
43	Frampton on Severn	1,432
44	Kingswood	1,252
45	Corse	1,178
46	Eastington	1,108
47	Huntley	1,105
48	Blockley	1,104
49	Longhope	1,092
50	Avening	1,031
51	Sharpness	1,029
52	Uley	998
53	Gotherington	995
54	Bisley	936
55	Woolaston	820
56	Chedworth	802
57	Kemble	779
58	Slimbridge	742
59	Twigworth	728
60	Aylburton	711
61	Hartpury	699
62	Down Ampney	644
63	Ampney Crucis	636
64	Arlington	627
65	Quenington	603
66	Dymock	592
67	Dumbleton	576
68	Andoversford	555
69	Apperley	550
70	Ashleworth	540
71	Bledington	506
72	Alvington	506
73	Somerford Keynes	479
74	Longborough	471
75	Stone	469
76	Arlingham	459
77	Maisemore	458
78	North Nibley	444
79	Meysey Hampton	438
80	Didmarton	415
81	Poulton	408
82	Cambridge	394
83	Nympsfield	382
84	Great Rissington	367
85	Redmarley D’Abitot	366
86	Naunton	352
87	Hillesley	350
88	Clearwell	350
89	Eastleach Martin	306
90	Ebrington	304
91	Teddington	299
92	Ewen	257
93	Southrop	245
94	Edge	245
95	Little Haresfield	152

Common questions

What is the largest town in Gloucestershire?

Gloucester, with 132,416 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 95 recorded places in Gloucestershire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.