Population of London 1981-2022

The population of London was approximately 8.9 million in 2022, an increase of over two million people when compared with the early 1980s. Throughout the 1980s the population of the United Kingdom's capital grew at a very slow rate, before accelerating to a much faster rate in the 1990s. London is by far the largest city / urban agglomeration in the United Kingdom, more than three times larger than the next largest cities of Manchester and Birmingham.

 London to hit the 10 million mark by 2035

London’s population is expected to continue growing at much the same pace it has been growing since the mid-1990s. By 2040, the population of London will be 10.3 million after surpassing the ten million mark sometime in the mid-2030s. For the United Kingdom as a whole, the population is estimated to reach around 73 million in the same time frame.

London boroughs

As of 2022, the London borough with the highest population was Croydon, at approximately 392,224, followed by Barnet at 389,101. Overall, London is divided into 33 different boroughs, with London's historic center, the City of London having by far the smallest population, at just 10,847. Residents of the City of London however, has the highest average median weekly earnings among all of London's boroughs, at 1,138 pounds per week, compared with just 588 pounds per week in Redbridge, the lowest average weekly earnings among London boroughs.