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United Kingdom: Greater London

Contents: Greater London

Administrative Area

8,804,769 Population [2021] – estimate

8,945,309 Population [2023] – estimate

1,572km² Area

5,690/km² Density [2023]

0.80% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2023]

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 2023-06-30
Barking and Dagenham	Borough	161,300	155,500	165,700	187,029	218,714	222,308	→
Barnet	Borough	295,200	297,700	319,500	357,538	388,955	395,007	→
Bexley	Borough	217,400	218,100	218,800	232,774	246,637	250,853	→
Brent	Borough	248,300	240,800	269,600	312,245	339,248	344,521	→
Bromley	Borough	299,200	293,500	296,200	310,554	329,899	331,162	→
Camden	Borough	179,100	180,700	202,600	220,087	210,968	220,903	→
City of London	City	6,700	5,400	7,400	7,412	8,689	13,462	→
City of Westminster	Borough	188,400	185,000	203,300	219,582	205,759	211,508	→
Croydon	Borough	320,700	315,900	335,100	364,815	390,691	397,741	→
Ealing	Borough	285,300	283,800	307,300	339,314	366,762	375,340	→
Enfield	Borough	260,900	260,100	277,300	313,935	329,876	327,429	→
Greenwich	Borough	214,100	210,900	217,500	255,483	289,537	294,113	→
Hackney	Borough	185,200	185,000	207,200	247,182	260,082	263,282	→
Hammersmith and Fulham	Borough	150,200	153,800	169,400	182,445	183,310	186,176	→
Haringey	Borough	206,900	207,000	221,300	255,540	264,317	262,895	→
Harrow	Borough	199,900	203,000	210,000	240,499	261,159	263,448	→
Havering	Borough	242,000	230,900	224,700	237,927	262,086	268,145	→
Hillingdon	Borough	233,600	234,400	245,600	275,499	305,107	319,018	→
Hounslow	Borough	201,000	203,900	216,000	254,927	288,164	295,706	→
Islington	Borough	165,400	171,800	179,400	206,285	217,050	220,584	→
Kensington and Chelsea	Borough	141,200	143,600	162,200	158,251	144,266	147,460	→
Kingston upon Thames	Borough	134,400	136,100	149,000	160,436	167,992	170,454	→
Lambeth	Borough	251,700	255,000	273,400	304,481	317,691	315,706	→
Lewisham	Borough	237,500	240,200	254,300	276,938	300,013	298,708	→
Merton	Borough	167,600	170,900	191,100	200,543	215,426	215,219	→
Newham	Borough	211,900	216,300	249,400	310,460	351,256	362,552	→
Redbridge	Borough	221,800	222,000	241,900	281,395	310,130	313,392	→
Richmond upon Thames	Borough	164,800	166,600	174,300	187,527	195,315	195,513	→
Southwark	Borough	218,800	227,200	256,700	288,717	306,762	315,519	→
Sutton	Borough	170,200	170,100	181,500	191,123	209,617	211,123	→
Tower Hamlets	Borough	144,700	166,300	201,100	256,012	312,715	328,626	→
Waltham Forest	Borough	217,200	215,900	222,000	259,742	278,147	275,980	→
Wandsworth	Borough	262,400	262,000	271,700	307,710	328,429	331,456	→
Greater London	Administrative Area	6,805,000	6,829,300	7,322,400	8,204,407	8,804,769	8,945,309

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	4,343,245
Females	4,602,064

Gender (E 2023)
Males	4,343,245
Females	4,602,064

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	1,899,880
18-64 years	5,954,974
65+ years	1,090,455

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	1,899,880
18-64 years	5,954,974
65+ years	1,090,455

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	17674	35531
80-89 years	95837	135841
70-79 years	217696	259885
60-69 years	367167	395571
50-59 years	530411	560416
40-49 years	609934	654581
30-39 years	728387	788065
20-29 years	700997	743051
10-19 years	540660	517112
0-9 years	534482	512011

Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years	53,205
80-89 years	231,678
70-79 years	477,581
60-69 years	762,738
50-59 years	1,090,827
40-49 years	1,264,515
30-39 years	1,516,452
20-29 years	1,444,048
10-19 years	1,057,772
0-9 years	1,046,493

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
Christian	3,577,681
Muslim	1,318,754
Hindu	453,034
Sikh	144,543
Buddhist	77,425
Jewish	145,466
Other religion	86,759
No religion	2,380,404

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	3,577,681
Muslim	1,318,754
Hindu	453,034
Sikh	144,543
Buddhist	77,425
Jewish	145,466
Other religion	86,759
No religion	2,380,404