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Area and population density

The Lancashire-12 area in 2025 recorded a population density of 452 people per square kilometre, while the figure for the Lancashire-14 area was higher at 527.

The Lancashire-12 and Lancashire-14 figures (452 and 527) were below the North West (551) figure but in excess of both the England and Wales average of 411 and now also the England figure (451).

The highly urbanised authority of Blackpool had by far the highest population density in the Lancashire-14 area with 4,115 people per square kilometre. Blackburn with Darwen (1,195), Hyndburn (1,191), Preston (1,156) and South Ribble (1,039) were the other four Lancashire-14 authorities with population densities in excess of 1,000. Ribble Valley, with 115 people per square kilometre, was by far the least densely populated authority in the Lancashire-14 area.

Areas, populations and densities, 2025

Area Area (km²) Population Population density (people per km²)
Burnley 111 100,946 912
Chorley 203 121,814 601
Fylde 166 86,689 523
Hyndburn 73 86,908 1,191
Lancaster 567 145,237 256
Pendle 169 100,203 592
Preston 142 164,498 1,156
Ribble Valley 583 66,938 115
Rossendale 138 73,688 534
South Ribble 113 117,554 1,039
West Lancashire 347 123,564 356
Wyre 282 120,528 427
Lancashire-12 2,894 1,308,567 452
Blackburn with Darwen 137 163,801 1,195
Blackpool 35 143,492 4,115
Lancashire-14 3,066 1,615,860 527
North West 14,108 7,772,854 551
England 130,310 58,834,812 451
England and Wales 151,047 62,009,993 411