Towns and cities in North Yorkshire by population

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

All 155 populated places in North Yorkshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Harrogate, with 89,060 people.

Every place in North Yorkshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get North Yorkshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds: 500,247 against an official 635,270. The ONS figure above is the one to quote. Why figures differ.

635,270

population of North Yorkshire (ONS, mid-2024)

155

towns & places

Harrogate

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Harrogate	89,060
2	Scarborough	61,749
3	Selby	24,859
4	Northallerton	16,832
5	Ripon	16,363
6	Knaresborough	14,740
7	Skipton	14,623
8	Ingleby Greenhow	14,608
9	Whitby	13,213
10	Catterick Garrison	11,804
11	Cross Hills	11,731
12	Thirsk	9,953
13	Richmond	8,413
14	Glusburn	7,425
15	Norton	7,000
16	Pickering	6,936
17	Sherburn in Elmet	6,657
18	Filey	6,530
19	Tadcaster	6,480
20	Malton	5,135
21	Stokesley	4,757
22	Bedale	4,601
23	Great Ayton	4,518
24	Easingwold	4,358
25	Boroughbridge	4,163
26	Barlby	3,860
27	Settle	3,659
28	Catterick	3,155
29	Hunmanby	3,132
30	Brayton	2,913
31	Kirkbymoorside	2,751
32	East Ayton	2,559
33	Hemingbrough	2,483
34	Pannal	2,219
35	Riccall	2,216
36	Leyburn	2,183
37	Camblesforth	2,056
38	South Milford	1,995
39	Sleights	1,972
40	Brompton	1,848
41	Bilsdale	1,841
42	Grassington	1,792
43	Ingleton	1,772
44	Thornton Dale	1,759
45	Gargrave	1,755
46	Hambleton	1,749
47	Monk Fryston	1,728
48	High Bentham	1,680
49	Embsay	1,679
50	Stainburn	1,666
51	Burniston	1,523
52	Helmsley	1,515
53	Danby	1,515
54	Pateley Bridge	1,432
55	Hellifield	1,426
56	Cawood	1,409
57	Byram	1,406
58	Church Fenton	1,357
59	North Duffield	1,317
60	Low Bradley	1,244
61	Masham	1,205
62	Spofforth	1,169
63	Rillington	1,114
64	Sheriff Hutton	1,019
65	Scorton	1,012
66	Linton upon Ouse	1,008
67	Kellington	991
68	Cononley	975
69	Escrick	944
70	Great Broughton	940
71	Hampsthwaite	923
72	Kirkby Malzeard	887
73	Hawes	887
74	Nappa Scar	877
75	Hensall	852
76	Staithes	826
77	Middleham	825
78	Fairburn	819
79	Nawton	798
80	Darley	783
81	Bishop Monkton	778
82	Snainton	754
83	Barlow	753
84	Long Preston	742
85	Melsonby	735
86	Reeth	724
87	Ampleforth	705
88	Burton Leonard	690
89	Kirk Smeaton	688
90	Cloughton	687
91	Green Hammerton	675
92	Osmotherley	668
93	Slingsby	665
94	Ulleskelf	650
95	Hinderwell	618
96	Great Ouseburn	598
97	Swainby	597
98	Bagby	593
99	Saxton	592
100	Middleton Tyas	581
101	Burton in Lonsdale	579
102	Alne	569
103	Kirkby Fleetham	560
104	Sharow	556
105	Sutton on the Forest	539
106	East Cowton	533
107	Raskelf	519
108	Dalton	518
109	North Cowton	503
110	Grewelthorpe	498
111	Burn	491
112	Goldsborough	469
113	Austwick	463
114	Kirkby Overblow	462
115	Ebberston	459
116	Robin Hood's Bay	457
117	Thornton-in-Craven	431
118	Scruton	424
119	Burton Salmon	416
120	Hunton	414
121	Reighton	407
122	Husthwaite	404
123	Pickhill	401
124	Amotherby	399
125	Gristhorpe	397
126	Borrowby	386
127	Lealholm	383
128	Dishforth	382
129	Kirby Misperton	370
130	Barkston Ash	370
131	Whixley	363
132	Hovingham	362
133	Weaverthorpe	349
134	Bilbrough	348
135	Flaxton	343
136	Muston	339
137	Terrington	337
138	Cropton	321
139	Grosmont	318
140	Settrington	316
141	Newsham	306
142	Allerston	302
143	West Tanfield	293
144	Hawsker	291
145	Sinnington	287
146	Mickleby	283
147	Acklam Wold	282
148	Manfield	279
149	Goathland	265
150	Warthill	240
151	Lastingham	233
152	Oswaldkirk	230
153	Preston-under-Scar	170
154	Forcett	110
155	Felixkirk	100

Common questions

What is the population of North Yorkshire?

635,270, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for North Yorkshire. The individual towns listed on this page sum to more than that, because settlement boundaries overlap; the ONS figure is the one to quote for the area as a whole.

What is the largest town in North Yorkshire?

Harrogate, with 89,060 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 155 recorded places in North Yorkshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.