City profile · United Kingdom · Europe
Barking
City population
218,534
#35
in United Kingdom
#30
in England
#2,639
worldwide
51.533, 0.083 · 15 km from London
About Barking
Barking is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 218,534. It is the 35th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 2,639th largest worldwide. It lies 15 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#30of 679
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.533, 0.083
Record updated
2026-04-03
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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