Towns and cities in Suffolk by population

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

All 155 populated places in Suffolk, ranked by current population. The largest is Ipswich, with 178,835 people.

Every place in Suffolk, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Suffolk'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.

0.63M

sum of the places listed below

155

towns & places

Ipswich

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Ipswich	178,835
2	Lowestoft	71,327
3	Bury St Edmunds	41,280
4	Haverhill	27,041
5	Felixstowe	24,521
6	Sudbury	23,912
7	Stowmarket	21,028
8	Newmarket	20,384
9	Mildenhall	14,382
10	Beccles	13,868
11	Woodbridge	11,200
12	Kesgrave	11,020
13	Hadleigh	8,150
14	Leiston	6,495
15	Halesworth	5,558
16	Bungay	5,127
17	Needham Market	4,528
18	Claydon	4,488
19	Lakenheath	4,369
20	Kessingland	4,327
21	Saxmundham	4,225
22	Elmswell	3,950
23	Southwold	3,680
24	Glemsford	3,382
25	Framlingham	3,086
26	Rendlesham	3,013
27	Thurston	2,952
28	Capel Saint Mary	2,940
29	Long Melford	2,898
30	Ixworth	2,365
31	Aldeburgh	2,341
32	East Bergholt	2,252
33	Eye	2,210
34	Debenham	2,210
35	Wickham Market	2,156
36	Rickinghall	2,073
37	Clare	2,028
38	Bramford	1,899
39	Kedington	1,849
40	Woolpit	1,753
41	Botesdale	1,742
42	Exning	1,688
43	Cookley	1,637
44	Great Barton	1,600
45	Wattisham	1,539
46	Shotley Gate	1,511
47	Bures Saint Mary	1,433
48	Lavenham	1,413
49	Grundisburgh	1,375
50	Bacton	1,324
51	Haughley	1,285
52	Great Waldingfield	1,256
53	Holbrook	1,090
54	Stradbroke	1,089
55	Bildeston	1,054
56	Moulton	1,033
57	Boxford	996
58	Barningham	956
59	Nayland	938
60	Chelmondiston	938
61	Barnby	928
62	Laxfield	910
63	Mendlesham	884
64	Cavendish	875
65	Barton Mills	867
66	Risby	866
67	Shotley	831
68	Wrentham	830
69	Old Newton	828
70	Great Finborough	808
71	Worlingworth	802
72	Fressingfield	790
73	Horringer	780
74	Hitcham	774
75	Sproughton	772
76	Badwell Ash	770
77	Hundon	757
78	Yoxford	726
79	Orford	713
80	Beyton	713
81	Gazeley	686
82	Otley	676
83	Lawshall	669
84	Gislingham	669
85	Hopton	653
86	Thorndon	648
87	Bardwell	643
88	Coddenham	620
89	Stutton	599
90	Chedburgh	597
91	Pakenham	592
92	Hollesley	583
93	Henley	573
94	Wickhambrook	554
95	Hepworth	536
96	Worlington	526
97	Bucklesham	526
98	Occold	519
99	Mellis	519
100	Peasenhall	517
101	Stoke by Clare	512
102	Monks Eleigh	505
103	Bramfield	487
104	Finningham	480
105	Wenhaston	475
106	Wattisfield	475
107	Wangford	466
108	Waldringfield	464
109	Hessett	464
110	Brampton	460
111	Redgrave	459
112	Earl Soham	455
113	Felsham	448
114	Hartest	446
115	Barking	446
116	Westerfield	442
117	Tuddenham St Mary	423
118	Icklingham	423
119	Nacton	414
120	Assington	402
121	Stoke-by-Nayland	400
122	Coney Weston	394
123	Wortham	389
124	Metfield	388
125	Walberswick	380
126	Eyke	362
127	Crowfield	361
128	Ashbocking	356
129	Charsfield	355
130	Westleton	349
131	Freckenham	344
132	Troston	335
133	Wetheringsett	334
134	Fornham St. Genevieve	324
135	Honington	323
136	Rattlesden	320
137	Bromeswell	314
138	Witnesham	309
139	Horham	305
140	Newbourne	304
141	Chevington	301
142	Tunstall	293
143	Dennington	289
144	Lackford	255
145	Market Weston	245
146	Lidgate	241
147	Stonham Aspal	237
148	Thorpeness	231
149	Great Livermere	226
150	Badingham	220
151	Raydon	210
152	Burstall	198
153	Great Wratting	196
154	Stuston	194
155	Cavenham	136

Common questions

What is the largest town in Suffolk?

Ipswich, with 178,835 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 155 recorded places in Suffolk by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.