Regions were built up of complete counties/unitary authorities so, although they were subject to change, they always reflected administrative boundaries as at the end of the previous year.

The Region area list contains nine areas for English Regions, and provides coverage of England only.

Please visit ONS Beginner's Guide to UK Geography for more info.

The boundaries are available as either extent of the realm (usually this is the Mean Low Water mark but in some cases boundaries extend beyond this to include off shore islands) or

clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).

The population of the United Kingdom in 2023 was estimated to be approximately 68.3 million in 2023, with almost 9.48 million people living in South East England. London had the next highest population, at over 8.9 million people, followed by the North West England at 7.6 million. With the UK's population generally concentrated in England, most English regions have larger populations than the constituent countries of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which had populations of 5.5 million, 3.16 million, and 1.92 million respectively. English counties and cities The United Kingdom is a patchwork of various regional units, within England the largest of these are the regions shown here, which show how London, along with the rest of South East England had around 18 million people living there in this year. The next significant regional units in England are the 47 metropolitan and ceremonial counties. After London, the metropolitan counties of the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, and West Yorkshire were the biggest of these counties, due to covering the large urban areas of Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds respectively. Regional divisions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The smaller countries that comprise the United Kingdom each have different local subdivisions. Within Scotland these are called council areas whereas in Wales the main regional units are called unitary authorities. Scotland's largest Council Area by population is that of Glasgow City at over 622,000, while in Wales, it was the Cardiff Unitary Authority at around 372,000. Northern Ireland, on the other hand, has eleven local government districts, the largest of which is Belfast with a population of around 348,000.

This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for regions in the United Kingdom.Government offices for the regions (GOR) were established across England in 1994. Reflecting a number of government departments, their aim was to work in partnership with local people and organisations in order to maximise prosperity and the quality of life within their area. In 1996 the GORs became the primary classification for the presentation of regional statistics. GORs were built up of complete counties/unitary authorities, so although they were subject to change, they always reflected administrative boundaries as at the end of the previous year. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were not subdivided into GORs but are listed with them as regions in UK-wide statistical comparisons. After the Comprehensive Spending Review, it was confirmed that the GORs would close on 31 March 2011, shifting focus away from regions to local areas. However, there is still a requirement to maintain a region-level geography for statistical purposes. Processors and tools are using this data.EnhancementsAdd ISO 3166-3 codes.Simplify geometries to provide better performance across the services.Add administrative hierarchy.

This file contains the names and codes for regions (former GORs) in England as at 31st December 2024. (File Size - 13 KB) Field Names - RGN24CD, RGN24NM, RGN24NMWField Types - Text, Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 24, 22

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and regions in England as at 31 December 2017. (File Size - 56 KB)

Experimental model-based estimates of quarterly regional gross value output for the nine English regions (North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West), Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

This is a lookup file between local authority districts, Public Health England Centres and Public Health England Regions in England as at 31st December 2019. (File Size - 26 KB)Field Names - LAD19CD, LAD19NM, PHEC19CD, PHEC19CDH, PHEC19NM, PHEREG19CD, PHEREG19CDH, PHEREG19NM, FID

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and regions in England as at 1st April 2021. (File Size - 56 KB)File includes the following LAD changes: File includes the following LAD changesE06000061 - North Northamptonshire, E06000062 - West Northamptonshire - new unitary authorities. (Northamptonshirecounty abolished)Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, and Wellingborough local authorities abolished) Field Names - LAD21CD, LAD21NM, RGN21CD, RGN21NM, FIDField Types - Text, Text, Text, Text, NumericField Lengths - 9, 35, 9, 24FID = The FID, or Feature ID is created by the publication process when the names and codes / lookup products are published to the Open Geography portal. REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/LAD21_RGN21_EN_LU_e39114ca0d934551b012bba304cdd11f/FeatureServer

Annual economic activity within England, Wales and the nine English regions (North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, Greater London, South East, South West).

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and regions in England as at 1st April 2023. (File Size - 56 KB)Field Names - LAD23CD, LAD23NM, RGN23CD, RGN23NMField Types - Text, Text, Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 35, 9, 24Local authorities that have changed this year: E06000063 Cumberland

331/2022 The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

E06000064 Westmorland and Furness

331/2022 The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

E06000065 North Yorkshire

328/2022 The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

E06000066 Somerset

329/2022 The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

This file is a lookup between Output Areas (OA) and Regions as at 31 December 2016 in England and Wales. (File Size - 17 MB)

Field Lengths - 9, 6, 28FID = The FID, or Feature ID is created by the publication process when the names and codes / lookup products are published to the Open Geography portal. REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Public_Health_England_Regions_Dec_2020_Names_and_Codes_in_England_2022/FeatureServer

This file contains the Public Health England Regions in England as at 31 December 2017. (File Size - 16 KB)

This file contains the Public Health England Regions in England as at 31 December 2018. (File Size - 16 KB) Field Names - PHEREG18CD, PHEREG18CDH, PHEREG18NMField Types - Text, Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 6, 28REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Public_Health_England_Regions_Dec_2018_Names_and_Codes_in_England_2022/FeatureServer

Field Names – OA21CD, LSOA21CD, LSOA21NM, MSOA21CD, MSOA21NM, LAD22CD, LAD22NM, LAD22NMWField Types – Text, Text, Text, Text,Text, Text, Text, TextField Lengths – 9, 9, 40, 9, 39, 9, 35, 35

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and regions in England as at 31st December 2022. (File Size - 56 KB)