Towns and cities in Wiltshire by population

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

All 123 populated places in Wiltshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Salisbury, with 44,748 people.

Every place in Wiltshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Wiltshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds: 417,655 against an official 523,700. The ONS figure above is the one to quote. Why figures differ.

523,700

population of Wiltshire (ONS, mid-2024)

123

towns & places

Salisbury

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Salisbury	44,748
2	Trowbridge	40,952
3	Chippenham	35,800
4	Melksham	19,357
5	Warminster	17,490
6	Calne	17,274
7	Westbury	16,989
8	Devizes	16,834
9	Neston	15,352
10	Corsham	13,369
11	Tidworth	12,089
12	Royal Wootton Bassett	11,265
13	Amesbury	10,116
14	Bulford	9,519
15	Bradford-on-Avon	9,274
16	Marlborough	8,395
17	Malmesbury	6,318
18	Lyneham	5,437
19	Ludgershall	4,427
20	Cricklade	4,030
21	Pewsey	3,634
22	Wilton	3,579
23	Purton	3,554
24	Boreham	3,259
25	Downton	2,731
26	Mere	2,686
27	Colerne	2,564
28	Market Lavington	2,482
29	Whitley	2,436
30	Lark Hill	2,358
31	Alderbury	2,223
32	Tisbury	2,178
33	Atworth	1,920
34	Burbage	1,772
35	Holt	1,757
36	Southwick	1,754
37	Shrewton	1,723
38	Aldbourne	1,652
39	Potterne	1,622
40	Middle Winterslow	1,579
41	Ramsbury	1,574
42	Sherston	1,449
43	Ashton Keynes	1,400
44	Netheravon	1,321
45	Bratton	1,248
46	Rowde	1,223
47	Great Bedwyn	1,175
48	Westwood	1,162
49	Whiteparish	1,130
50	Limpley Stoke	1,092
51	Sutton Benger	1,045
52	Lydiard Millicent	1,029
53	Old Sarum	987
54	Collingbourne Ducis	957
55	Steeple Ashton	935
56	Urchfont	885
57	Hullavington	880
58	Minety	854
59	Broughton Gifford	851
60	Kington Langley	841
61	Yatton Keynell	825
62	Semington	786
63	Edington	734
64	Sutton Veny	734
65	Dinton	696
66	Broad Chalke	680
67	Fovant	669
68	Baydon	664
69	Zeals	658
70	Broad Hinton	650
71	Chapmanslade	643
72	Luckington	630
73	Crudwell	630
74	Worton	624
75	Great Somerford	593
76	Cherhill	572
77	Hindon	560
78	Shalbourne	558
79	Lea	553
80	Barford St Martin	548
81	Latton	548
82	Heytesbury	540
83	Christian Malford	540
84	Oaksey	530
85	Chilmark	525
86	Collingbourne Kingston	511
87	Pitton	510
88	Biddestone	498
89	Brinkworth	489
90	Mildenhall	477
91	Great Cheverell	475
92	Upavon	474
93	West Ashton	467
94	South Newton	462
95	Coombe Bissett	450
96	Keevil	441
97	Wylye	412
98	Newton Tony	381
99	Poulshot	370
100	Chilton Foliat	363
101	Tilshead	358
102	Orcheston	339
103	Lye's Green	338
104	East Knoyle	335
105	Maiden Bradley	331
106	Lacock	320
107	Beanacre	314
108	East Grimstead	311
109	Chitterne	307
110	Countess	301
111	Upton Scudamore	295
112	Woodborough	292
113	Upper Seagry	285
114	Bulkington	285
115	Corston	275
116	Seend	267
117	Oare	266
118	Donhead St Mary	253
119	West Dean	252
120	Teffont Magna	248
121	Corton	244
122	West Grimstead	223
123	Ham	210

Common questions

What is the population of Wiltshire?

523,700, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire?

Salisbury, with 44,748 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 123 recorded places in Wiltshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.