List of settlements in Hertfordshire by population

This is a list of settlements in Hertfordshire ordered by population based on the results of the 2001 and 2011 censuses. In 2011 there were 35 settlements with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Hertfordshire. The last United Kingdom census was in 2021.

See the List of places in Hertfordshire article for an extensive list of local places and districts.

List of settlements # Settlement District Population (2001) Population (2011)1 WatfordWatford131,982†2Hemel HempsteadDacorum94,9323StevenageStevenage89,6634St AlbansSt Albans82,1465Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Hatfield48,3806CheshuntBroxbourne45,8327HoddesdonBroxbourne42,2538Bishop's StortfordEast Hertfordshire37,8389HatfieldWelwyn Hatfield37,57710BorehamwoodHertsmere35,48911HitchinNorth Hertfordshire34,26612Letchworth Garden CityNorth Hertfordshire33,24913HarpendenSt Albans30,24014HertfordEast Hertfordshire26,65815BusheyHertsmere25,32816RickmansworthThree Rivers23,97317Potters BarHertsmere22,63918BerkhamstedDacorum20,64119Abbots LangleyThree Rivers19,57420WareEast Hertfordshire18,79921RoystonNorth Hertfordshire15,78122BroxbourneBroxbourne15,30323ChorleywoodThree Rivers12,94824Croxley GreenThree Rivers12,56225South OxheyThree RiversSee notes†26TringDacorum11,92927BaldockNorth Hertfordshire10,28028Waltham CrossBroxbourne10,06929SawbridgeworthEast Hertfordshire9,80030London ColneySt Albans9,50731RadlettHertsmere8,1348,16332OaklandsWelwyn Hatfield7,3997,71133How WoodSt Albans6,6746,83434Eastbury/Moor Park/NorthwoodThree Rivers5,1885,25335RedbournSt Albans4,6805,11336BovingdonDacorum4,8804,99737BuntingfordEast Hertfordshire4,8204,948 Notes

† - Watford count includes South Oxhey

See also

List of civil parishes in Hertfordshire List of lost settlements in Hertfordshire List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire List of towns and cities in England by population

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