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
Tower Hamlets	Borough	196,106	254,096	310,306
Tower Hamlets	Borough	196,100	254,096	310,320	→
London	Region	7,172,091	8,173,941	8,799,728

Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web).

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2022. 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	Persons
Males	155,868
Females	154,434

Gender (C 2021)
Males	155,868
Females	154,434

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	64,190
18-64 years	228,637
65+ years	17,475

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	64,190
18-64 years	228,637
65+ years	17,475

Age Distribution	Males	Females
80+ years	1711	2584
70-79 years	3147	3985
60-69 years	7342	7150
50-59 years	13384	11369
40-49 years	21350	18830
30-39 years	35241	35237
20-29 years	36985	39480
10-19 years	17889	17873
0-9 years	18819	17926

Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years	4,295
70-79 years	7,132
60-69 years	14,492
50-59 years	24,753
40-49 years	40,180
30-39 years	70,478
20-29 years	76,465
10-19 years	35,762
0-9 years	36,745

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

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	Persons
White	122,266
Asian	137,856
Black	22,693
Arab	3,588
Mixed/multiple	15,409
Other ethnic group	8,494

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	Persons
Christian	69,223
Muslim	123,912
Hindu	6,298
Sikh	966
Buddhist	2,961
Jewish	1,341
Other religion	1,652
No religion	82,635

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	69,223
Muslim	123,912
Hindu	6,298
Sikh	966
Buddhist	2,961
Jewish	1,341
Other religion	1,652
No religion	82,635

Located in:

Greater London administrative area