List of settlements in Essex by population
# List of settlements in Essex by population

This is a list of settlements in Essex by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 44 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Essex, shown in the table below.

## Population ranking

| # | Settlement | Population | Population | Borough/District |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Settlement | 2001 | 2011 | Borough/District |
| 1 | Southend-on-Sea | 162,050 | 175,547 | Southend-on-Sea |
| 2 | Colchester | 105,130 | 119,441 | Colchester |
| 3 | Chelmsford | 100,660 | 110,507 | Chelmsford |
| 4 | Basildon | 100,950 | 107,123 | Basildon |
| 5 | Rayleigh/South Benfleet/Thundersley | 92,040 | 95,580 | Rochford |
| 6 | Harlow | 78,890 | 82,059 | Harlow |
| 7 | Grays | 54,820 | 66,843 | Thurrock |
| 8 | Brentwood | 47,920 | 52,586 | Brentwood |
| 9 | Clacton-on-Sea | 51,284 | 50,548 | Tendring |
| 10 | Braintree | 35,620 | 41,634 | Braintree |
| 11 | Canvey Island | 37,480 | 38,170 | Castle Point |
| 12 | Billericay | 33,674 | 34,274 | Basildon |
| 13 | Wickford | 31,480 | 33,486 | Basildon |
| 14 | Loughton | 30,340 | 31,106 | Epping Forest |
| 15 | Stanford-le-Hope | 30,102 | 28,725 | Thurrock |
| 16 | Witham | 22,470 | 25,353 | Braintree |
| 17 | Maldon | 20,731 | 21,462 | Maldon |
| 18 | Harwich | 19,260 | 19,738 | Tendring |
| 19 | South Ockendon | 17,670 | 19,460 | Thurrock |
| 20 | Waltham Abbey | 17,940 | 18,743 | Epping Forest |
| 21 | Rochford | 16,220 | 17,739 | Rochford |
| 22 | South Woodham Ferrers | 16,630 | 16,453 | Chelmsford |
| 23 | Saffron Walden | 14,310 | 15,210 | Uttlesford |
| 24 | Tilbury | 11,462 | 12,450 | Thurrock |
| 25 | Walton-on-the-Naze | 11,993 | 12,054 | Tendring |
| 26 | Halstead | 11,053 | 11,906 | Braintree |
| 27 | Chigwell | 9,931 | 10,365 | Epping Forest |
| 28 | Epping | 9,890 | 10,289 | Epping Forest |
| 29 | Chadwell St Mary | 9,463 | 9,864 | Thurrock |
| 30 | Tiptree | 8,300 | 9,182 | Colchester |
| 31 | Brightlingsea | 8,146 | 8,076 | Tendring |
| 32 | Aveley | 7,486 | 7,986 | Thurrock |
| 33 | Great Dunmow | 5,940 | 7,749 | Uttlesford |
| 34 | Great Notley | 5,660 | 7,749 | Braintree |
| 35 | Wivenhoe | 7,220 | 7,637 | Colchester |
| 36 | West Mersea | 6,792 | 7,057 | Colchester |
| 37 | Burnham-on-Crouch | 6,973 | 6,905 | Maldon |
| 38 | Danbury | 6,560 | 6,673 | Chelmsford |
| 39 | Stansted Mountfitchet | 5,860 | 6,669 | Uttlesford |
| 40 | Hullbridge | 6,050 | 6,097 | Rochford |
| 41 | Chipping Ongar | 5,923 | 6,093 | Epping Forest |
| 42 | Manningtree | 5,720 | 5,696 | Tendring |
| 43 | Great Wakering | 5,248 | 5,400 | Rochford |
| 44 | Ingatestone | 4,975 | 5,365 | Brentwood |
| 45 | Writtle | 5,011 | 4,840 | Chelmsford |
| 46 | Jaywick | 4,665 | 4,799 | Tendring |
| 47 | Coggeshall | 4,327 | 4,727 | Braintree |
| 48 | Kelvedon | 4,593 | 4,717 | Braintree |
| 49 | Frinton-on-Sea | 4,814 | 4,687 | Tendring |
| 50 | East Tilbury | 4,726 | 4,622 | Thurrock |
