Population Density in WiganWards Ranked
Wigan has 335,000 people, about 1,780 per km².
All 25 wards in Wigan, ranked by residents per km². Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Ward | Residents per km² | Residents | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan WestWigan | 5,008 per km² | 13,517 | 2.7 km² |
| 2 | DouglasWigan | 3,535 per km² | 13,350 | 3.78 km² |
| 3 | Atherton NorthWigan | 3,499 per km² | 14,427 | 4.12 km² |
| 4 | Wigan CentralWigan | 3,472 per km² | 12,209 | 3.52 km² |
| 5 | Leigh Central & Higher FoldsWigan | 3,310 per km² | 15,532 | 4.69 km² |
| 6 | Hindley GreenWigan | 3,236 per km² | 12,525 | 3.87 km² |
| 7 | Ashton-in-Makerfield SouthWigan | 3,118 per km² | 11,853 | 3.8 km² |
| 8 | InceWigan | 2,914 per km² | 14,097 | 4.84 km² |
| 9 | HindleyWigan | 2,734 per km² | 13,870 | 5.07 km² |
| 10 | PembertonWigan | 2,324 per km² | 14,421 | 6.2 km² |
| 11 | Atherton South & LilfordWigan | 2,113 per km² | 13,816 | 6.54 km² |
| 12 | Leigh SouthWigan | 2,032 per km² | 12,829 | 6.31 km² |
| 13 | Leigh WestWigan | 2,017 per km² | 15,919 | 7.89 km² |
| 14 | Worsley MesnesWigan | 1,992 per km² | 12,165 | 6.11 km² |
| 15 | Tyldesley & Mosley CommonWigan | 1,973 per km² | 12,866 | 6.52 km² |
| 16 | WinstanleyWigan | 1,955 per km² | 11,689 | 5.98 km² |
| 17 | Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield NorthWigan | 1,602 per km² | 11,585 | 7.23 km² |
| 18 | Standish with LangtreeWigan | 1,468 per km² | 14,764 | 10.1 km² |
| 19 | OrrellWigan | 1,371 per km² | 12,170 | 8.88 km² |
| 20 | Lowton EastWigan | 1,296 per km² | 14,482 | 11.2 km² |
| 21 | Golborne & Lowton WestWigan | 1,277 per km² | 12,318 | 9.65 km² |
| 22 | Shevington with Lower Ground & MoorWigan | 1,243 per km² | 12,341 | 9.93 km² |
| 23 | AbramWigan | 1,152 per km² | 15,137 | 13.1 km² |
| 24 | AstleyWigan | 877 per km² | 14,222 | 16.2 km² |
| 25 | Aspull, New Springs & WhelleyWigan | 622 per km² | 12,006 | 19.3 km² |