Liverpool — UN urban centre population
Liverpool has a recorded base population of 1,227,470 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Liverpool UN urban centre: 1,227,470 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,227,470. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 496,770; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Liverpool
8 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 8 of 8 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 120,396; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,227,470; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Green | 19,610 | 1.60% | Not independently verified |
| Kirkdale | 18,657 | 1.52% | Not independently verified |
| Kensington | 16,522 | 1.35% | Not independently verified |
| Hunts Cross | 15,740 | 1.28% | Not independently verified |
| Belle Vale | 15,613 | 1.27% | Not independently verified |
| Croxteth | 14,432 | 1.18% | Not independently verified |
| Wavertree | 14,262 | 1.16% | Not independently verified |
| Aigburth | 5,560 | 0.45% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,227,470 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Torreón | 1,227,850 | +0.0% |
| Vitória | 1,226,500 | −0.1% |
| Copenhagen | 1,229,370 | +0.2% |
| Maiduguri | 1,225,505 | −0.2% |
| Kota | 1,232,364 | +0.4% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.22% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,227,470, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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