Lewisham

Borough in London

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21
Lewisham	Borough	248,922	275,885	300,553
Lewisham	Borough	248,923	275,885	300,582	→
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 (C 2021)
Males	142,730
Females	157,820

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	64,740
18-64 years	207,169
65+ years	28,641

Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years	7,507
70-79 years	12,129
60-69 years	22,509
50-59 years	38,579
40-49 years	44,530
30-39 years	58,355
20-29 years	46,393
10-19 years	33,249
0-9 years	37,299

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	193,483
EU	33,189
Europe (other)	5,671
Middle East & Asia	18,898
Africa	25,122
Other country	24,190

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	154,749
Asian	26,927
Black	80,473
Arab	1,671
Mixed/multiple	24,253
Other ethnic group	12,480

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	131,706
Muslim	22,264
Hindu	6,459
Sikh	720
Buddhist	3,270
Jewish	826
Other religion	2,269
No religion	110,379

Located in:

Greater London administrative area