Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the London, UK metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
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| Other Cities in UK | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| London | 9,748,000 |
| Manchester | 2,812,000 |
| West Midlands | 2,685,000 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,942,000 |
| Glasgow | 1,708,000 |
| South Hampshire | 959,000 |
| Liverpool | 923,000 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 829,000 |
| Nottingham | 813,000 |
| Sheffield | 751,000 |
| Bristol | 714,000 |
| Belfast | 647,000 |
| Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton | 628,000 |
| Leicester | 571,000 |
| Edinburgh | 559,000 |
| Bournemouth/Poole | 523,000 |
| Cardiff | 492,000 |
| Coventry-Bedworth | 450,000 |
| Middlesbrough | 395,000 |
| The Potteries | 394,000 |
| Reading-Wokingham | 353,000 |
| Sunderland | 347,000 |
| Preston | 336,000 |
| Birkenhead | 334,000 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 327,000 |
| Newport | 323,000 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 321,000 |
| Swansea | 318,000 |
| London - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 9,748,000 | 1.04% |
| 2023 | 9,648,000 | 1.12% |
| 2022 | 9,541,000 | 1.22% |
| 2021 | 9,426,000 | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 9,304,000 | 1.38% |
| 2019 | 9,177,000 | 1.45% |
| 2018 | 9,046,000 | 1.46% |
| 2017 | 8,916,000 | 1.46% |
| 2016 | 8,788,000 | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 8,661,000 | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 8,537,000 | 1.46% |
| 2013 | 8,414,000 | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 8,293,000 | 1.46% |
| 2011 | 8,174,000 | 1.62% |
| 2010 | 8,044,000 | 1.60% |
| 2009 | 7,917,000 | 1.60% |
| 2008 | 7,792,000 | 1.62% |
| 2007 | 7,668,000 | 1.60% |
| 2006 | 7,547,000 | 0.61% |
| 2005 | 7,501,000 | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 7,456,000 | 0.61% |
| 2003 | 7,411,000 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | 7,367,000 | 0.61% |
| 2001 | 7,322,000 | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 7,273,000 | 0.69% |
| 1999 | 7,223,000 | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 7,174,000 | 0.67% |
| 1997 | 7,126,000 | 0.68% |
| 1996 | 7,078,000 | 0.68% |
| 1995 | 7,030,000 | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 6,982,000 | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 6,935,000 | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 6,888,000 | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 6,841,000 | 0.69% |
| 1990 | 6,794,000 | 0.15% |
| 1989 | 6,784,000 | 0.16% |
| 1988 | 6,773,000 | 0.16% |
| 1987 | 6,762,000 | 0.15% |
| 1986 | 6,752,000 | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 6,741,000 | 0.16% |
| 1984 | 6,730,000 | 0.15% |
| 1983 | 6,720,000 | 0.16% |
| 1982 | 6,709,000 | 0.15% |
| 1981 | 6,699,000 | -0.77% |
| 1980 | 6,751,000 | -1.07% |
| 1979 | 6,824,000 | -1.07% |
| 1978 | 6,898,000 | -1.08% |
| 1977 | 6,973,000 | -1.06% |
| 1976 | 7,048,000 | -1.07% |
| 1975 | 7,124,000 | -1.07% |
| 1974 | 7,201,000 | -1.07% |
| 1973 | 7,279,000 | -1.07% |
| 1972 | 7,358,000 | -1.08% |
| 1971 | 7,438,000 | -0.95% |
| 1970 | 7,509,000 | -0.94% |
| 1969 | 7,580,000 | -0.93% |
| 1968 | 7,651,000 | -0.93% |
| 1967 | 7,723,000 | -0.92% |
| 1966 | 7,795,000 | -0.94% |
| 1965 | 7,869,000 | -0.92% |
| 1964 | 7,942,000 | -0.94% |
| 1963 | 8,017,000 | -0.93% |
| 1962 | 8,092,000 | -0.93% |
| 1961 | 8,168,000 | -0.34% |
| 1960 | 8,196,000 | -0.19% |
| 1959 | 8,212,000 | -0.21% |
| 1958 | 8,229,000 | -0.19% |
| 1957 | 8,245,000 | -0.19% |
| 1956 | 8,261,000 | -0.21% |
| 1955 | 8,278,000 | -0.19% |
| 1954 | 8,294,000 | -0.20% |
| 1953 | 8,311,000 | -0.20% |
| 1952 | 8,328,000 | -0.19% |
| 1951 | 8,344,000 | -0.20% |
| 1950 | 8,361,000 | 0.00% |
