London population by gender 2023

There were approximately 4.6 million women and 4.34 million men living in London in 2023, a total population of around 8.9 million people.

Population of London from 1981 to 2023, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
2023	4,343,245	4,602,064
2022	4,305,154	4,563,889
2021	4,268,654	4,536,115
2020	4,307,383	4,559,625
2019	4,326,553	4,563,190
2018	4,302,949	4,530,386
2017	4,282,329	4,493,900
2016	4,274,177	4,469,474
2015	4,245,657	4,413,888
2014	4,194,439	4,352,753
2013	4,145,539	4,293,448
2012	4,099,990	4,220,777
2011	4,053,962	4,150,445
2010	3,975,939	4,085,556
2009	3,912,839	4,029,755
2008	3,847,617	3,964,544
2007	3,786,045	3,907,428
2006	3,735,945	3,861,880
2005	3,697,740	3,821,269
2004	3,659,646	3,773,084
2003	3,642,470	3,752,347
2002	3,632,228	3,744,443
2001	3,597,120	3,725,283
2000	3,536,591	3,700,121
1999	3,479,270	3,674,642
1998	3,421,547	3,643,950
1997	3,391,856	3,622,982
1996	3,369,193	3,605,214
1995	3,333,407	3,579,716
1994	3,310,653	3,562,874
1993	3,298,329	3,546,162
1992	3,294,036	3,535,372
1991	3,296,417	3,532,897
1990	3,282,257	3,516,529
1989	3,254,158	3,497,404
1988	3,241,639	3,487,697
1987	3,257,367	3,508,190
1986	3,260,367	3,513,835
1985	3,259,881	3,507,116
1984	3,253,080	3,501,637
1983	3,248,528	3,504,461
1982	3,256,045	3,509,039
1981	3,277,271	3,527,729

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

1981 to 2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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