Urban agglomeration
9M
Growth (20 yrs)
+26%
City fertility
1.35
Foreign-born / foreign
40.6%
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| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,360,847 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 8,195,769 | -2% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 7,509,405 | -8% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
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Ages 0–14
18.1%
Ages 15–64
69.3%
Ages 65+
12.6%
Foreign-born / foreign
40.6%
Age structure source: ONS Census 2021 — age structure, Greater London.
Non-UK born residents as % of usual residents (Greater London). Source: ONS Census 2021 — country of birth, London region.
Resident population by district · 2021 · 33 areas
Source: ONS Census 2021 · borough boundaries
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| 6,751,196 |
| -10% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 6,740,954 | -0% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 6,794,400 | +1% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 7,272,819 | +7% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 8,044,433 | +11% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 8,661,381 | +8% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 9,046,485 | +4% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 9,840,742 | +9% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 10,556,486 | +7% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, London’s urban agglomeration grew from 6.8M to 9M (+33%). The UN projects 10.6M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
