List of settlements in Norfolk by population

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The largest district centres of Norfolk, with its city in bold, and in yellow.
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The other largest settlements of Norfolk.

This is a list of settlements in Norfolk by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The following United Kingdom census took place in 2021. In 2011, there were 23 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Norfolk, shown in the table below.

Population ranking

Rank Settlement Borough/District Population[1][2]
2001 2011
1 Norwich/Thorpe St Andrew Norwich/Broadland 173,870 186,682
2 King's Lynn King's Lynn and West Norfolk 40,920 46,093
3 Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth 34,830 38,693
4 Thetford Breckland 22,030 24,833
5 Gorleston-on-Sea Great Yarmouth 23,200 24,741
6 Dereham Breckland 17,780 20,651
7 Taverham Broadland 15,383 15,631
8 Wymondham South Norfolk 11,750 13,587
9 North Walsham North Norfolk 11,845 12,463
10 Downham Market King's Lynn and West Norfolk 7,580 10,884
11 Attleborough Breckland 9,600 10,549
12 Diss South Norfolk 8,870 9,829
13 Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth 8,756 8,901
14 Hunstanton King's Lynn and West Norfolk 8,886 8,704
15 Watton Breckland 7,360 8,417
16 Fakenham North Norfolk 8,019 8,285
17 Cromer North Norfolk 8,000 7,949
18 Sheringham North Norfolk 7,143 7,367
19 Swaffham Breckland 6,935 7,258
20 Aylsham Broadland 5,504 6,016
21 Hemsby Great Yarmouth 5,325 5,522
22 Hethersett South Norfolk 5,266 5,520
23 Poringland South Norfolk 4,570 5,132
24 Dersingham King's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,502 4,640
25 Belton Great Yarmouth 4,620 4,520

See also

References

  1. ^ "Norfolk (County, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.