Manchester — UN urban centre population
Manchester has a recorded base population of 2,535,427 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
Manchester UN urban centre: 2,535,427 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 2,535,427. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 568,996; 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 Manchester
9 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 9 of 9 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 126,490; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 2,535,427; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 21,447 | 0.85% | Not independently verified |
| Manchester City Centre | 17,861 | 0.70% | Not independently verified |
| Longsight | 16,007 | 0.63% | Not independently verified |
| Fallowfield | 14,132 | 0.56% | Not independently verified |
| Burnage | 13,706 | 0.54% | Not independently verified |
| Cheetham Hill | 12,846 | 0.51% | Not independently verified |
| Crumpsall | 11,363 | 0.45% | Not independently verified |
| Blackley | 10,196 | 0.40% | Not independently verified |
| Hulme | 8,932 | 0.35% | 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 2,535,427 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Manchester |
|---|---|---|
| Quito | 2,534,914 | −0.0% |
| Caracas | 2,576,666 | +1.6% |
| Bhopal | 2,487,205 | −1.9% |
| Curitiba | 2,475,352 | −2.4% |
| Tunis | 2,473,428 | −2.4% |
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 (+0.25% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 2,535,427, 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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