Waltham Forest

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
Waltham Forest	Borough	218,341	258,249	278,425	279,737
Waltham Forest	Borough	218,343	258,249	278,446	279,737	→
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	136,568
Females	143,169

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	62,664
18-64 years	187,006
65+ years	30,067

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	7,524
70-79 years	12,982
60-69 years	22,757
50-59 years	32,935
40-49 years	43,571
30-39 years	54,224
20-29 years	37,263
10-19 years	32,435
0-9 years	36,046

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	171,070
EU	41,633
Europe (other)	10,611
Middle East & Asia	25,839
Africa	16,683
Other country	12,593

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	147,024
Asian	55,545
Black	41,647
Arab	2,884
Mixed/multiple	17,983
Other ethnic group	13,345

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	108,630
Muslims	60,157
Hindus	5,155
Sikhs	1,285
Buddhists	1,834
Jews	1,268
Other religion	2,810
No religion	77,739

Located in:

Greater London administrative area