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United Kingdom: Greater London

Contents: Greater London

Administrative Area

8,804,769 Population [2021] – estimate

9,089,736 Population [2024] – estimate

1,572km² Area

5,782/km² Density [2024]

1.1% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2024]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs of Greater London.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1981-06-30	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Barking and Dagenham	Borough	161,300	155,500	165,700	187,029	218,714	232,747	→
Barnet	Borough	295,200	297,700	319,500	357,538	388,955	405,050	→
Bexley	Borough	217,400	218,100	218,800	232,774	246,637	256,434	→
Brent	Borough	248,300	240,800	269,600	312,245	339,248	352,976	→
Bromley	Borough	299,200	293,500	296,200	310,554	329,899	335,319	→
Camden	Borough	179,100	180,700	202,600	220,087	210,968	216,943	→
City of London	City	6,700	5,400	7,400	7,412	8,689	15,111	→
City of Westminster	Borough	188,400	185,000	203,300	219,582	205,759	209,996	→
Croydon	Borough	320,700	315,900	335,100	364,815	390,691	409,342	→
Ealing	Borough	285,300	283,800	307,300	339,314	366,762	385,985	→
Enfield	Borough	260,900	260,100	277,300	313,935	329,876	327,434	→
Greenwich	Borough	214,100	210,900	217,500	255,483	289,537	299,528	→
Hackney	Borough	185,200	185,000	207,200	247,182	260,082	266,758	→
Hammersmith and Fulham	Borough	150,200	153,800	169,400	182,445	183,310	188,687	→
Haringey	Borough	206,900	207,000	221,300	255,540	264,317	263,850	→
Harrow	Borough	199,900	203,000	210,000	240,499	261,159	270,724	→
Havering	Borough	242,000	230,900	224,700	237,927	262,086	276,274	→
Hillingdon	Borough	233,600	234,400	245,600	275,499	305,107	329,185	→
Hounslow	Borough	201,000	203,900	216,000	254,927	288,164	299,424	→
Islington	Borough	165,400	171,800	179,400	206,285	217,050	223,024	→
Kensington and Chelsea	Borough	141,200	143,600	162,200	158,251	144,266	144,518	→
Kingston upon Thames	Borough	134,400	136,100	149,000	160,436	167,992	172,692	→
Lambeth	Borough	251,700	255,000	273,400	304,481	317,691	316,920	→
Lewisham	Borough	237,500	240,200	254,300	276,938	300,013	301,255	→
Merton	Borough	167,600	170,900	191,100	200,543	215,426	218,539	→
Newham	Borough	211,900	216,300	249,400	310,460	351,256	374,523	→
Redbridge	Borough	221,800	222,000	241,900	281,395	310,130	321,231	→
Richmond upon Thames	Borough	164,800	166,600	174,300	187,527	195,315	196,678	→
Southwark	Borough	218,800	227,200	256,700	288,717	306,762	314,786	→
Sutton	Borough	170,200	170,100	181,500	191,123	209,617	214,525	→
Tower Hamlets	Borough	144,700	166,300	201,100	256,012	312,715	331,886	→
Waltham Forest	Borough	217,200	215,900	222,000	259,742	278,147	279,737	→
Wandsworth	Borough	262,400	262,000	271,700	307,710	328,429	337,655	→
Greater London	Administrative Area	6,805,000	6,829,300	7,322,400	8,204,407	8,804,769	9,089,736

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	4,409,526
Females	4,680,210

Gender (E 2024)
Males	4,409,526
Females	4,680,210

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	1,916,086
18-64 years	6,058,153
65+ years	1,115,497

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	1,916,086
18-64 years	6,058,153
65+ years	1,115,497

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	18447	35851
80-89 years	98169	138892
70-79 years	220518	264539
60-69 years	377470	410196
50-59 years	525872	561646
40-49 years	606060	662913
30-39 years	740935	796437
20-29 years	735975	772632
10-19 years	547144	521547
0-9 years	538936	515557

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	54,298
80-89 years	237,061
70-79 years	485,057
60-69 years	787,666
50-59 years	1,087,518
40-49 years	1,268,973
30-39 years	1,537,372
20-29 years	1,508,607
10-19 years	1,068,691
0-9 years	1,054,493

Country of Birth	Persons
UK	5,223,986
EU	1,122,663
Europe (other)	243,873
Middle East & Asia	1,146,247
Africa	625,071
Other country	437,886

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	5,223,986
EU	1,122,663
Europe (other)	243,873
Middle East & Asia	1,146,247
Africa	625,071
Other country	437,886

Ethnic Group	Persons
White	4,731,172
Asian	1,817,640
Black	1,188,370
Arab	139,791
Mixed/multiple	505,775
Other ethnic group	416,977

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	4,731,172
Asian	1,817,640
Black	1,188,370
Arab	139,791
Mixed/multiple	505,775
Other ethnic group	416,977

Religion	Persons
Christians	3,577,681
Muslims	1,318,754
Hindus	453,034
Sikhs	144,543
Buddhists	77,425
Jews	145,466
Other religion	86,759
No religion	2,380,404

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	3,577,681
Muslims	1,318,754
Hindus	453,034
Sikhs	144,543
Buddhists	77,425
Jews	145,466
Other religion	86,759
No religion	2,380,404