Demography of London

The demography of London is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of the Greater London wards, the City of London and the 32 London boroughs, the Inner London and Outer London statistical sub-regions, each of the Parliamentary constituencies in London, and for all of Greater London as a whole. Additionally, data is produced for the Greater London Urban Area. Statistical information is produced about the size and geographical breakdown of the population, the number of people entering and leaving country and the number of people in each demographic subgroup.

Population density in the 2011 census in Greater London.
Inner London and Outer London as defined by the Office for National Statistics

Population change

The historical population for the current area of Greater London, divided into the statistical areas of Inner and Outer London is as follows:[1][2][3]

19th-century population of London
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Inner London 879,491 1,040,033 1,263,975 1,515,557 1,661,346 1,995,846 2,634,143 3,272,441 3,910,735 4,422,340
Outer London 131,666 157,640 186,147 214,392 255,667 290,763 460,248 629,737 799,225 1,143,516
Greater London 1,011,157 1,197,673 1,450,122 1,729,949 1,917,013 2,286,609 3,094,391 3,902,178 4,709,960 5,565,856
20th-century population of London
Year 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991
Inner London 4,670,177 4,997,741 4,936,803 4,887,932 4,224,135 3,680,821 3,336,557 3,030,490 2,425,534 2,625,245
Outer London 1,556,317 2,160,134 2,616,723 3,211,010 3,763,801 4,483,595 4,444,785 4,418,694 4,182,979 4,262,035
Greater London 6,226,494 7,157,875 7,553,526 8,098,942 7,987,936 8,164,416 7,781,342 7,449,184 6,608,513 6,887,280
21st-century population of London
Year 2001 2011[4]
Inner London 2,765,975 3,231,900
Outer London 4,406,061 4,942,100
Greater London 7,172,036 8,173,900
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
18011,011,157    
18111,197,673+1.71%
18211,450,122+1.93%
18311,729,949+1.78%
18411,917,013+1.03%
18512,286,609+1.78%
18613,094,391+3.07%
18713,902,178+2.35%
18814,709,960+1.90%
18915,565,856+1.68%
19016,226,494+1.13%
19117,157,875+1.40%
19217,553,526+0.54%
19318,098,942+0.70%
19417,987,936−0.14%
19518,164,416+0.22%
19617,781,342−0.48%
19717,449,184−0.44%
19816,608,513−1.19%
19916,887,280+0.41%
20017,172,036+0.41%
20118,173,941+1.32%
2019[5]8,961,989+1.16%

Race by borough

This table shows the proportion of different races by London borough, as found in the 2011 census.

Racial make-up of London boroughs (2011)
Local authority White Mixed Asian Black Other
Barnet 64.14.818.57.74.8
Barking and Dagenham 58.34.215.9201.6
Bexley 81.92.36.68.50.8
Brent 36.35.134.118.85.8
Bromley 84.33.55.260.9
Camden 66.35.616.18.23.8
City of London 78.63.912.72.62.1
Croydon 55.16.616.420.21.8
Ealing 494.529.710.96
Enfield 615.511.217.25.1
Greenwich 62.54.811.719.11.9
Hackney 54.76.410.523.15.3
Haringey 60.56.59.518.84.7
Harrow 42.2442.68.22.9
Havering 87.72.14.94.80.6
Hammersmith and Fulham 68.15.59.111.85.5
Hillingdon 60.63.825.37.33
Hounslow 51.44.134.46.63.6
Islington 68.26.59.212.83.4
Kensington and Chelsea 70.65.7106.57.2
Kingston upon Thames 74.53.916.32.52.7
Lambeth 57.17.66.925.92.4
Lewisham 53.57.49.327.22.6
Merton 64.94.718.110.41.9
Newham 294.543.519.63.5
Redbridge 42.54.141.88.92.7
Richmond upon Thames 863.67.31.51.6
Southwark 54.36.29.426.93.3
Sutton 78.63.811.64.81.3
Tower Hamlets 45.24.141.17.32.3
Waltham Forest 52.25.321.117.34.1
Wandsworth 71.4510.910.72.1
Westminster 61.75.214.57.511.1
Illustrated London Boroughs maps showing the percentage of races in each borough, according to the 2011 census
White
Asian
Black

Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2011 census in Greater London.

Ethnic make-up of Greater London
Ethnic Group 1991[6] 2001[7] 2011[8] Change 2001–2011
Number % Number % Number % %
White: British[Note 1] 4,287,86159.79%3,669,28444.89% 14.43%
White: Irish 256,4703.83%220,4883.07%175,9742.15% 20.19%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[Note 2] 8,1960.10% n/a
White: Other[Note 3] 594,8548.29%1,033,98112.65% 73.82%
White: Total 5,333,58079.80%5,103,20371.15%4,887,43559.79% 4.23%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 347,0915.19%436,9936.09%542,8576.64% 24.24%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 87,8161.31%142,7491.99%223,7972.74% 56.78%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 85,7381.28%153,8932.15%222,1272.72% 44.34%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[Note 4] 56,5790.84%80,2011.12%124,2501.52% 54.92%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 112,8071.68%133,0581.86%398,5154.88% 199.51%
Asian or Asian British: Total 690,03110.33%946,89413.20%1,511,54618.49% 59.63%
Black or Black British: African 163,6352.44%378,9335.28%573,9317.02% 51.46%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 290,9684.35%343,5674.79%344,5974.22% 0.3%
Black or Black British: Other Black 80,6131.20%60,3490.84%170,1122.08% 181.88%
Black or Black British: Total 535,2168.01%782,84910.92%1,088,64013.32% 39.06%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 70,9280.99%119,4251.46% 68.38%
Mixed: White and Black African 34,1820.48%65,4790.80% 91.56%
Mixed: White and Asian 59,9440.84%101,5001.24% 69.33%
Mixed: Other Mixed 61,0570.85%118,8751.45% 94.70%
Mixed: Total[Note 5] 226,1113.15%405,2794.96% 79.24%
Other: Arab[Note 6] 106,0201.30% n/a
Other: Any other ethnic group 113,0341.58%175,0212.14% 54.84%
Other: Total 120,8721.81%113,0341.58%281,0413.44% 148.63%
Total 6,679,699100.00%7,172,091100.00%8,173,941100.00% 13.97%
  1. New category created for the 2001 census
  2. New category created for the 2011 census
  3. New category created for the 2001 census
  4. In 2001, listed under the 'Other ethnic group' heading.
  5. New category created for the 2001 census
  6. New category created for the 2011 census

In January 2005, a survey of London's ethnic and religious diversity claimed that there were more than 300 languages spoken and 50 non-indigenous communities with a population of more than 10,000 in London.[9]

Country of birth

2011 United Kingdom Census[10]
Country of birth Population
United Kingdom 5,175,677
India 262,247
Poland 158,300
Ireland 129,807
Nigeria 114,718
Pakistan 112,457
Bangladesh 109,948
Jamaica 87,467
Sri Lanka 84,542
France 66,654
Somalia 65,333
Kenya 64,212
United States 63,920
Ghana 62,896
Italy 62,050
Turkey 59,596
South Africa 57,765
Germany 55,476
Australia 53,959
Romania 44,848
Philippines 44,199
Cyprus 43,428
Portugal 41,041
Lithuania 39,817
China 39,452
Afghanistan 37,680
Iran 37,339
Spain 35,880
Uganda 32,136
Brazil 31,357

The 2011 census recorded that 2,998,264 people or 36.7% of London's population are foreign-born (including 24.5% born in a non-European country) making London the city with the second largest immigrant population in absolute terms, after New York City.[11][12] The table to the right shows the most common countries of birth of London residents. Note that some of the German-born population, in 18th position, are British citizens from birth born to parents serving in the British Armed Forces in Germany.[13]

Languages

According to the 2011 Census, 6,083,420 or 77.9% of London's population aged 3 and over spoke English as a main language, with a further 1,406,912 (19.8%) speaking it as a second language or well to very well.[14] 271,693 (3.5%) could not speak English well, while 47,917 (0.6%) could not speak English at all.[14] 2,456 (<0.1%) spoke other UK minority languages, with the most common being Welsh and 2,926 (<0.1%) used British Sign Language.[15] This shows also great challenges for TfL and other government services, for example most ticket vending machines use only English, French and up to 2 other western Europe hemisphere languages, while as shown below most demand is for Indian languages, Polish etc.

The most common main languages spoken in Greater London according to the 2011 census are shown below.[16]

Languages spoken in London
Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
English 6,083,42077.90%
Polish 147,8161.90%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti and Chatgaya) 114,2671.50%
Gujarati 101,6761.30%
French 84,1911.10%
Urdu 78,6671.00%
Portuguese 71,5250.90%
Turkish 71,2420.90%
Spanish 71,1920.90%
Arabic 70,6020.90%
Tamil 70,5650.90%
Punjabi 68,5250.90%
Somali 54,8520.70%
Italian 49,4840.60%
Romanian 39,6530.50%
Persian 39,6450.50%
Lithuanian 35,3410.50%
German 31,3060.40%
Greek 26,9240.30%
Russian 26,6030.30%
Other 441,9685.66%

Religion

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Greater London.

Religious affiliation of Londoners
Religion 2001[17] 2011[18]
Number % Number %
Christian 4,176,17558.23%3,957,98448.42%
No religion 1,130,61615.76%1,694,37220.73%
Muslim 607,0838.46%1,012,82312.39%
Religion not stated 621,3668.66%692,7398.47%
Hindu 291,9774.07%411,2915.03%
Jewish 149,7892.09%148,6021.82%
Sikh 104,2301.45%126,1341.54%
Buddhist 54,2970.76%82,0261.00%
Other religion 36,5580.51%47,9700.59%
Total 7,172,091100.00%8,173,941100.00%

Eurostat NUTS

In the Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), London is a level-1 NUTS region, coded "UKI", which is subdivided as follows:

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics designations for London
NUTS 1 Code NUTS 2 Code NUTS 3 Code
London UKI Inner London UKI1 West Inner London (City of London, Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Westminster) UKI11
East Inner London (Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets) UKI12
Outer London UKI2 East and North East Outer London (Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest) UKI21
South Outer London (Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton) UKI22
West and North West Outer London (Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames) UKI23

Urban and metropolitan area

At the 2001 census, the population of the Greater London Urban Area was 8,278,251.[19] This area does not include some outliers within Greater London, but does extend into the adjacent South East England and East of England regions. In 2004 the London Plan of the Mayor of London defined a metropolitan region with a population of 18 million.[20] Eurostat has developed a harmonising standard for comparing metropolitan areas in the European Union and the population of the London Larger Urban Zone is 11,917,000; it occupies an area of 8,920 square kilometres (3,440 sq mi). Another definition gives the population of the metropolitan area as 13,709,000.[21]

See also

References

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