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]

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

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

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 (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)
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