Tower Hamlets

Borough in London

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Tower Hamlets	Borough	196,106	254,096	310,306	331,886
Tower Hamlets	Borough	196,100	254,096	310,320	331,886	→
London	Region	7,172,091	8,173,941	8,799,728	9,089,736

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2025. All population and corresponding area figures of parishes are based on assigning output areas by using population-weighted centroids. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual parish boundaries that are depicted in the map. No population figures (and the actual area) are provided for parishes smaller than output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	166,169
Females	165,717

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	63,073
18-64 years	249,254
65+ years	19,559

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	4,189
70-79 years	8,277
60-69 years	16,790
50-59 years	27,766
40-49 years	43,110
30-39 years	71,525
20-29 years	87,884
10-19 years	36,623
0-9 years	35,722

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	165,081
EU	43,117
Europe (other)	6,896
Middle East & Asia	67,881
Africa	13,161
Other country	14,170

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	122,266
Asian	137,856
Black	22,693
Arab	3,588
Mixed/multiple	15,409
Other ethnic group	8,494

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	69,223
Muslims	123,912
Hindus	6,298
Sikhs	966
Buddhists	2,961
Jews	1,341
Other religion	1,652
No religion	82,635

Located in:

Greater London administrative area