City profile · United Kingdom · Europe
Liverpool
City population
496,770
#8
in United Kingdom
#6
in England
#1,156
worldwide
53.411, -2.978 · 286 km from London
About Liverpool
Liverpool is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 496,770. It is the 8th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 1,156th largest worldwide. It lies 286 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 679
Elevation
30 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
53.411, -2.978
Record updated
2025-06-26
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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