List of settlements in Cambridgeshire by population
# List of settlements in Cambridgeshire by population

This is a list of settlements in Cambridgeshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 22 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cambridgeshire, shown in the table below.

## Population ranking

| # | Settlement | Borough/District | Population (2001) | Population (2011) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peterborough | Peterborough | 137,200 | 161,707 |
| 2 | Cambridge / Milton | Cambridge | 127,290 | 145,818 |
| 3 | Wisbech | Fenland | 27,957 | 31,573 |
| 4 | St Neots | Huntingdonshire | 27,480 | 30,252 |
| 5 | Huntingdon | Huntingdonshire | 20,760 | 23,937 |
| 6 | March | Fenland | 18,040 | 21,051 |
| 7 | Ely | East Cambridgeshire | 13,950 | 19,090 |
| 8 | St Ives | Huntingdonshire | 16,000 | 16,384 |
| 9 | Whittlesey | Fenland | 12,442 | 12,745 |
| 10 | Chatteris | Fenland | 8,649 | 10,298 |
| 11 | Yaxley | Huntingdonshire | 7,410 | 9,174 |
| 12 | Soham | East Cambridgeshire | 7,480 | 9,165 |
| 13 | Cambourne | South Cambridgeshire | 1,200 | 8,186 |
| 14 | Littleport | East Cambridgeshire | 6,730 | 7,935 |
| 15 | Histon | South Cambridgeshire | 7,427 | 7,866 |
| 16 | Ramsey | Huntingdonshire | 7,667 | 7,829 |
| 17 | Sawston | South Cambridgeshire | 7,281 | 7,275 |
| 18 | Godmanchester | Huntingdonshire | 5,835 | 6,506 |
| 19 | Burwell | East Cambridgeshire | 5,833 | 6,309 |
| 20 | Cottenham | South Cambridgeshire | 5,478 | 5,903 |
| 21 | Sawtry | Huntingdonshire | 5,568 | 5,252 |
| 22 | Waterbeach | South Cambridgeshire | 4,476 | 5,210 |
| 23 | Brampton | Huntingdonshire | 5,030 | 4,862 |
| 24 | Melbourn | South Cambridgeshire | 4,414 | 4,689 |
| 25 | Linton | South Cambridgeshire | 4,298 | 4,525 |
