Counties of England by population (2023) (With a map)

Name the ceremonial counties of England by population

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Population	First letter	County
8,905,626	G	Greater London
2,927,900	W	West Midlands
2,822,569	G	Greater Manchester
2,325,469	W	West Yorkshire
1,854,254	K	Kent
1,851,305	H	Hampshire
1,839,042	E	Essex
1,494,631	L	Lancashire
1,429,759	M	Merseyside
1,397,427	S	South Yorkshire
1,202,695	D	Devon
1,193,052	S	Surrey
1,189,752	H	Hertfordshire
1,163,089	N	Nottinghamshire
1,162,352	N	North Yorkshire
1,141,614	T	Tyne and Wear

Population	First letter	County
1,138,629	S	Staffordshire
1,093,628	L	Lincolnshire
1,070,414	C	Cheshire
1,060,906	L	Leicestershire
1,059,212	D	Derbyshire
986,036	S	Somerset
924,950	G	Gloucestershire
920,027	B	Berkshire
897,204	N	Norfolk
874,316	D	Durham
864,211	W	West Sussex
863,496	C	Cambridgeshire
850,592	E	East Sussex
818,242	B	Buckinghamshire
779,506	D	Dorset
752,705	S	Suffolk

Population	First letter	County
742,406	N	Northamptonshire
725,561	W	Wiltshire
699,376	O	Oxfordshire
678,537	B	Bedfordshire
607,134	E	East Riding of Yorkshire
601,235	W	Worcestershire
578,412	W	Warwickshire
577,314	C	Cornwall
504,956	C	Cumbria
503,670	S	Shropshire
468,971	B	Bristol
327,593	N	Northumberland
205,953	H	Herefordshire
149,502	I	Isle of Wight
35,664	R	Rutland
9046	C	City of London