The Potteries, UK Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the The Potteries, UK metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of The Potteries in 2024 is 394,000, a 0.51% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of The Potteries in 2023 was 392,000, a 0.51% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of The Potteries in 2022 was 390,000, a 0.52% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of The Potteries in 2021 was 388,000, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in UK
City Name Population
London 9,748,000
Manchester 2,812,000
West Midlands 2,685,000
West Yorkshire 1,942,000
Glasgow 1,708,000
South Hampshire 959,000
Liverpool 923,000
Newcastle upon Tyne 829,000
Nottingham 813,000
Sheffield 751,000
Bristol 714,000
Belfast 647,000
Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton 628,000
Leicester 571,000
Edinburgh 559,000
Bournemouth/Poole 523,000
Cardiff 492,000
Coventry-Bedworth 450,000
Middlesbrough 395,000
The Potteries 394,000
Reading-Wokingham 353,000
Sunderland 347,000
Preston 336,000
Birkenhead 334,000
Kingston upon Hull 327,000
Newport 323,000
Southend-On-Sea 321,000
Swansea 318,000
The Potteries - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 394,000 0.51%
2023 392,000 0.51%
2022 390,000 0.52%
2021 388,000 0.52%
2020 386,000 0.52%
2019 384,000 0.26%
2018 383,000 0.52%
2017 381,000 0.26%
2016 380,000 0.26%
2015 379,000 0.53%
2014 377,000 0.27%
2013 376,000 0.27%
2012 375,000 0.54%
2011 373,000 0.27%
2010 372,000 0.27%
2009 371,000 0.27%
2008 370,000 0.27%
2007 369,000 0.27%
2006 368,000 0.27%
2005 367,000 0.27%
2004 366,000 0.27%
2003 365,000 0.27%
2002 364,000 0.28%
2001 363,000 0.00%
2000 363,000 0.00%
1999 363,000 -0.27%
1998 364,000 -0.27%
1997 365,000 0.00%
1996 365,000 -0.27%
1995 366,000 0.00%
1994 366,000 -0.27%
1993 367,000 0.00%
1992 367,000 -0.27%
1991 368,000 -0.27%
1990 369,000 -0.27%
1989 370,000 0.00%
1988 370,000 -0.27%
1987 371,000 -0.27%
1986 372,000 -0.27%
1985 373,000 -0.27%
1984 374,000 -0.27%
1983 375,000 -0.27%
1982 376,000 -0.27%
1981 377,000 -0.26%
1980 378,000 -0.53%
1979 380,000 -0.52%
1978 382,000 -0.52%
1977 384,000 -0.52%
1976 386,000 -0.52%
1975 388,000 -0.51%
1974 390,000 -0.51%
1973 392,000 -0.51%
1972 394,000 -0.51%
1971 396,000 -0.25%
1970 397,000 -0.50%
1969 399,000 -0.50%
1968 401,000 -0.50%
1967 403,000 -0.49%
1966 405,000 -0.25%
1965 406,000 -0.49%
1964 408,000 -0.49%
1963 410,000 -0.49%
1962 412,000 -0.48%
1961 414,000 0.24%
1960 413,000 0.24%
1959 412,000 0.49%
1958 410,000 0.24%
1957 409,000 0.25%
1956 408,000 0.49%
1955 406,000 0.25%
1954 405,000 0.25%
1953 404,000 0.50%
1952 402,000 0.25%
1951 401,000 0.25%
1950 400,000 0.00%