The '''GreaterLeicester Urban Area''' or '''Leicester Built Up Area''' (2011 onwards) is an [[urban agglomeration]],centreddefined uponby the city[[Office for National Statistics|Office of National Statistics]] (ONS), centred on the [[Leicester|City of Leicester]], is in England'sthe English [[The Midlands|Midlands]]. ItWith a population of 559,017 at the time of the 2021 census,<ref>{{cite web |title=UNITED KINGDOM: Urban Areas in England |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref> increased from 508,916 at the time of the 2011 census, the Built Up Area is the eleventh largest in England and [[List of urban areas in the United Kingdom|thirteenth largest]] in the United Kingdom. It comprises Leicester itself and its suburbs, all of which are contiguous with, or situated in close proximity to, the city.
Known as the '''Leicester Urban Area''' (2001 census) or '''Leicester Built Up Area''' (2011 census) by the [[Office for National Statistics|Office of National Statistics]] (ONS), the German site "City Population" recorded a population of 559,017 at the time of the 2021 census,<ref>{{cite web |title=UNITED KINGDOM: Urban Areas in England |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref> and increased from 508,916 at the time of the 2011 census.
As at 2011 the Leicester Urban Area was home to 51.8% of the total population of [[Leicestershire]]<ref>Combined city and county</ref> (2001: 48.5%). A 2017 quote from the [[Leicester City Council]] website states that "The Greater Leicester urban area is one of the fastest growing in the country, with a population of about 650,000, of which 350,000 live within the city council area"<ref>[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/news/news-story-details/?nId=89345 'Exhibitions give information about Local Plan' (Published on 11 September 2017)]</ref>.<br>
