Towns and cities in Leicestershire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 123 populated places in Leicestershire, ranked by current population. The largest is Loughborough, with 64,884 people.

Every place in Leicestershire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Leicestershire'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.

0.65M

sum of the places listed below

123

towns & places

Loughborough

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Loughborough	64,884
2	Hinckley	50,712
3	Coalville	37,661
4	Wigston Magna	37,260
5	Melton Mowbray	27,737
6	Market Harborough	24,779
7	Oadby	23,849
8	Earl Shilton	19,578
9	Mountsorrel	17,297
10	Evington	17,268
11	Glen Parva	17,189
12	Braunstone	16,850
13	Leicester Forest East	13,846
14	Shepshed	13,505
15	Ashby-de-la-Zouch	12,370
16	Syston	11,508
17	Glenfield	10,000
18	Lutterworth	9,907
19	Kirby Muxloe	9,712
20	Broughton Astley	8,940
21	Enderby	8,113
22	Sileby	7,261
23	Groby	6,796
24	Whetstone	6,556
25	Anstey	6,528
26	Castle Donington	6,416
27	Countesthorpe	6,377
28	Narborough	6,321
29	Blaby	6,300
30	Kibworth Harcourt	5,790
31	Ibstock	5,650
32	Measham	5,209
33	Barrow upon Soar	5,196
34	Quorndon	5,071
35	Donington le Heath	5,001
36	Markfield	4,993
37	Fleckney	4,894
38	Ratby	4,468
39	Rothley	3,897
40	Stoney Stanton	3,793
41	Cosby	3,728
42	Kegworth	3,601
43	Bottesford	3,348
44	Desford	3,179
45	Great Glen	2,977
46	Newbold Verdon	2,850
47	Barlestone	2,607
48	Moira	2,458
49	Asfordby	2,446
50	Sapcote	2,442
51	Queniborough	2,307
52	Market Bosworth	2,097
53	Littlethorpe	1,917
54	Donisthorpe	1,886
55	Hathern	1,866
56	Grimston	1,848
57	Croft	1,770
58	Huncote	1,756
59	Stoke Golding	1,684
60	Ravenstone	1,623
61	Houghton on the Hill	1,524
62	Bagworth	1,472
63	Wymeswold	1,296
64	Burton on the Wolds	1,218
65	Long Whatton	1,124
66	Long Clawson	1,066
67	Husbands Bosworth	1,027
68	Thornton	991
69	Sharnford	985
70	Gilmorton	976
71	Appleby Magna	962
72	Harby	931
73	Heather	920
74	Ullesthorpe	903
75	Billesdon	901
76	Thurcaston	877
77	Higham on the Hill	840
78	Waltham on the Wolds	836
79	Thurlaston	807
80	Lubenham	781
81	Packington	734
82	Belton	734
83	Stathern	728
84	Breedon on the Hill	686
85	Diseworth	670
86	Eaton	648
87	Edmondthorpe	632
88	Claybrooke Magna	616
89	Walton	600
90	North Kilworth	597
91	Hallaton	594
92	Swinford	586
93	Thrussington	581
94	Hose	580
95	Great Dalby	562
96	Somerby	548
97	Seagrave	546
98	Newtown Limford	537
99	Croxton Kerrial	530
100	Elmesthorpe	509
101	Wymondham	500
102	Foxton	478
103	Medbourne	473
104	Nether Broughton	453
105	Burton Overy	440
106	Burton Lazars	423
107	Kirkby Mallory	383
108	Gaddesby	381
109	Arnesby	357
110	Old Dalby	355
111	Tugby	330
112	Tur Langton	316
113	Aston Flamville	311
114	Kilby	270
115	Hoby	269
116	Swithland	217
117	Woodhouse	215
118	Cotesbach	204
119	Dadlington	200
120	Eastwell	103
121	Isley Walton	50
122	Wigston Parva	30
123	Leicester Forest West	30

Common questions

What is the largest town in Leicestershire?

Loughborough, with 64,884 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 123 recorded places in Leicestershire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.