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]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs of Greater London.

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

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

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 (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 (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 (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