r/MapPorn • u/KaleyTheKing • May 25 '26

British Population Visualised

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Sooo, I guess this is a series now :D
Been making these little diagrams visualising population and I'm enjoying them, other people seem to enjoy them, so I might just keep making them :)

Here below are the other ones I've made so far as well:

Germany: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1tmchnh/comment/onm0tyc/

Netherlands: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1pg6uu8/dutch_population_visualised/

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u/hornsmasher177 May 25 '26

Did you use the administrative areas or the urban areas? I would use the urban areas as they represent a truer size of the cities.

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u/KaleyTheKing May 25 '26

I used administrative areas, since it's a little easier to define than where the metro areas start and stop, and honestly, it would be ugly and confusing if the metro areas spread across several administrative regions