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Population in London

Population in London was 9.12 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.3% from 2024.

2025, persons9,122,909
Change on 2024-0.3%
Series high9,149,6462024
Series low8,204,4072011

Population in London, 2011 to 2025

8.2M8.4M8.6M8.8M9M9.2M201120142017202020252011: 8,204,407 persons2012: 8,320,767 persons2013: 8,438,987 persons2014: 8,547,192 persons2015: 8,659,545 persons2016: 8,743,651 persons2017: 8,776,229 persons2018: 8,833,335 persons2019: 8,889,743 persons2020: 8,867,008 persons2021: 8,804,769 persons2022: 8,917,360 persons2023: 9,066,906 persons2024: 9,149,646 persons2025: 9,122,909 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
20259,122,909
20249,149,646
20239,066,906
20228,917,360
20218,804,769
20208,867,008
20198,889,743
20188,833,335
20178,776,229
20168,743,651
20158,659,545
20148,547,192
20138,438,987
20128,320,767
20118,204,407

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 London?

Population in London was 9.12 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.3% 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 London?

9.15 million in 2024, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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