Most Populated Counties In the U.K.

Can you name the top 15 most populated counties in all of the United Kingdom?

Sources: Statista, this Wikipedia page and this Wikipedia page (there is no data for Wales, but not even the most populous Welsh county makes this list)

Includes metropolitan counties

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Population	County
8,945,309	Greater London
2,980,936	West Midlands
2,948,633	Greater Manchester
2,402,161	West Yorkshire
1,897,051	Kent
1,896,590	Essex
1,894,966	Hampshire
1,570,373	Lancashire
1,456,562	Merseyside
1,407,072	South Yorkshire
1,241,629	Devon
1,228,671	Surrey
1,173,770	Nottinghamshire
1,161,678	Staffordshire
1,153,212	Tyne and Wear