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Population in City of London

Population in City of London was 15,631 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.9% from 2024.

2025, persons15,631
Change on 2024+0.9%
Series high15,6312025
Series low7,4122011

Population in City of London, 2011 to 2025

6,0008,00010K12K14K16K201120142017202020252011: 7,412 persons2012: 7,514 persons2013: 7,537 persons2014: 7,567 persons2015: 7,668 persons2016: 7,737 persons2017: 7,877 persons2018: 8,165 persons2019: 8,765 persons2020: 8,331 persons2021: 8,689 persons2022: 12,020 persons2023: 14,514 persons2024: 15,497 persons2025: 15,631 persons
persons. Source: Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-07-29.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
202515,631
202415,497
202314,514
202212,020
20218,689
20208,331
20198,765
20188,165
20177,877
20167,737
20157,668
20147,567
20137,537
20127,514
20117,412

Compared with London

Place2025
City of London15,631
London9,122,909

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the population in City of London?

Population in City of London was 15,631 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.9% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population in City of London?

15,631 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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