City profile · United Kingdom · Europe
Brighton
City population
283,870
#24
in United Kingdom
#19
in England
#2,011
worldwide
50.828, -0.139 · 76 km from London
About Brighton
Brighton is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 283,870. It is the 24th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 2,011th largest worldwide. It lies 76 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#19of 679
Elevation
29 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
50.828, -0.139
Record updated
2026-04-02
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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