List of settlements in Suffolk by population

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{{Location map+|Suffolk|width=450|float=right|caption=The largest settlements of the county of Suffolk, with the county town in bold, and district centres in yellow.|places=

{{Location map~|Suffolk |label = Ipswich|lat=52.0594446|long=1.155556 |position=bottom|label_size=105 |background = yellow }}

{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Lowestoft

| long = 1.75

| lat = 52.48

|label_width=15

|position=bottom

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Bury St Edmunds

|lat = 52.2474

|long = 0.7183

|background = yellow

|position=top

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Haverhill

|lat = 52.08

|long = 0.44

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Felixstowe

|lat = 51.9639

|long = 1.3515

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Sudbury

|lat = 52.0417

|long= 0.72816

|position=bottom

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Newmarket

|lat = 52.2459

|long= 0.4105

|position=right

|label_size=80

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Stowmarket

|lat= 52.19

|long= 1.00

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Kesgrave

|long = 1.2379

|lat = 52.0629

|label_size=80

|position=right

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Beccles

|lat= 52.4512

|long= 1.5744

|position=bottom

|background =white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Mildenhall

|lat= 52.34461

|long= 0.50890

|position=top

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Woodbridge

|lat= 52.0935

|long= 1.3179

|position=right

|background = yellow

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{{Location map~|Suffolk

|label = Brandon

| lat= 52.4474

| long= 0.6242

|position=bottom

|background = white

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{{Location map~|Suffolk |label = Hadleigh|lat= 52.044|long= 0.961 |position=top |label_size=100 |background = white}}

{{Location map~|Suffolk |label=Leiston|lat= 52.206|long= 1.579|position= left|background=white}}

{{Location map~|Suffolk|label=Trimley St. Mary| lat= 51.978| long= 1.323|position=left|label_width=15|background=white}}

{{Location map~|Suffolk |label = Halesworth|lat= 52.342|long= 1.506|position = left|background = white}}

{{Location map~|Suffolk |label = Bungay|lat= 52.4496|long= 1.4477 |position=left|background = white}}

{{Location map~|Suffolk |label = Needham Market|lat= 52.1518|long= 1.0561|position = right|background = white|label_width=80}}

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This is a list of settlements in Suffolk by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Suffolk, shown in the table below.

This not a list of parishes or their populations, but of settlements as defined by the ONS.

Population ranking

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! rowspan="2" |#

! rowspan="2" |Settlement

! rowspan="2" |Borough/District

! colspan="2" |Population{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-eastofengland.php?adm2id=E10000029|title=Suffolk (County, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=24 November 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew|title=KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk|access-date=24 November 2016}}

2001

!2011

1

|Ipswich

|Ipswich

|127,790

|144,957

2

|Lowestoft

|East Suffolk

|68,850

|70,945

3

|Bury St Edmunds

|West Suffolk

|35,470

|41,113

4

|Haverhill

|West Suffolk

|22,010

|27,041

5

|Felixstowe

|East Suffolk

|23,921

|23,564

6

|Sudbury

|Babergh

|20,190

|22,213

7

|Newmarket

|West Suffolk

|18,600

|20,384

8

|Stowmarket

|Mid Suffolk

|15,240

|19,280

9

|Kesgrave

|East Suffolk

|14,000

|18,975

10

|Beccles

|East Suffolk

|13,040

|13,868

11

|Mildenhall

|West Suffolk

|13,080

|13,388

12

|Woodbridge

|East Suffolk

|10,956

|11,341

13

|Brandon

|West Suffolk

|8,256

|9,145

14

|Hadleigh

|Babergh

|7,120

|8,150

15

|Leiston

|East Suffolk

|5,416

|5,643

16

|Trimley St Mary

|East Suffolk

|5,617

|5,607

17

|Halesworth

|East Suffolk

|5,454

|5,558

18

|Bungay

|East Suffolk

|4,895

|5,127

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19

|Needham Market

|Mid Suffolk

|4,574

|4,528

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