England, England

England: Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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Quick Facts about England

Population :	55,268,100
Country :	United Kingdom, Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
State :	England (United Kingdom)
Different from :	Kingdom of England
Head of government :	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Area :	130278.43 km²
Official name :	England
Continent :	Europe
Easternmost point :	Point(1.762833333 52.481166666)
Northernmost point :	Point(-2.033333333 55.8)
Patron saint :	Saint George
Legislative body :	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Official language :	English
Capital :	London
Time Zone :	Europe/London, Western European Time, Greenwich Mean Time
Local time :	09:48:44 (5th December 2025)

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Geography

England is located at 52°9'38"N 0°42'11"W (52.1604500, -0.7031200). It has 2 neighbors: Wales and Scotland.

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The largest city of England is London with a population of 8,908,081. Other cities include, Birmingham population 1,137,100, Sheffield population 685,368, Bristol population 567,111 and Liverpool population 513,441. See all England cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in England (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in England.

City Name	Title	County	Population
England	Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom		55,268,100
London	Capital and largest city of the United Kingdom	Greater London	8,908,081
Washington		Sunderland	7,693,612
West Midlands	One of nine official regions of England		5,934,037
East Midlands Airport	Official region of England	Leicestershire	4,835,928
Birmingham	Major city in England, United Kingdom	City and Borough of Birmingham	1,137,100
Tyne and Wear	County in England		1,136,371
Berkshire	Ceremonial but non-administrative county of England		911,403
Sheffield	City in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom	Sheffield	685,368
Bristol	City and county in South West England, United Kingdom	City of Bristol	567,111
Manchester	Major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK	Manchester	547,627
Liverpool	City in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom	Liverpool	513,441
Leicester	City in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England	City of Leicester	464,395
Leeds	City in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom	City and Borough of Leeds	455,123
Halifax	Minster town in West Yorkshire, England	Calderdale	424,931
Stoke-on-Trent	City in Staffordshire, England	Stoke-on-Trent	372,775

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Official website of England

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England has 2 neighbours.

Wales country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Scotland country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

South East England
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
North West England
East Midlands
London
South West England
East of England
North East England

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1801	8,331,434	-	census
1811	9,538,827	12.66%	census
1821	11,281,957	15.45%	census
1831	13,090,615	13.82%	census
1841	15,002,250	12.74%	census
1851	16,921,972	11.34%	census
1901	32,544,685	48%	census
1971	43,460,525	25.12%	census
1981	45,978,080	5.48%	census
1991	48,197,672	4.61%	census
2001	49,138,831	1.92%	census
2011	53,012,456	7.31%	census
2015	54,786,300	3.24%	estimation process
2016	55,268,100	0.87%	estimation process

Map of countries with a smaller population than England

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England Counties (more)

Greater London

Greater London, administrative area, ceremonial county in England (excluding City of London)

Hampshire

Hampshire, ceremonial county of England (use Q21694653 for administrative non-metropolitan county)

County Durham

County Durham, ceremonial county in North East England, United Kingdom

County Name	Population
Greater London	8,308,369
Hampshire	1,844,245
County Durham	883,269
City and Borough of Leeds	789,194
City of Bristol	463,405
London Borough of Barnet	392,140
City of Leicester	355,218
City and Borough of Wakefield	345,038
London Borough of Ealing	341,982
London Borough of Bromley	331,096
Nottingham	331,069
Borough of Wigan	326,088
London Borough of Lambeth	325,917
Borough of Doncaster	310,542
London Borough of Hillingdon	304,824
London Borough of Lewisham	303,536