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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in London

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · London

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 10,408,332 +4.4% since 2020
First value · 1975 7,480,308
since 2015 +12% +0.7% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · London
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
10M
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance London · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 10,408,332 · 2025
First value 7,480,308 · 1975
Highest 10,408,332 · 2025
Lowest 7,148,157 · 1980
Average change +0.7% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearLondonChange
2025 10,408,332 +4.4%
2020 9,970,600 +7.5%
2015 9,278,819 +7.5%
2010 8,628,660 +7.9%
2005 7,999,437 +3.8%
2000 7,704,283 +3.3%
1995 7,455,227 +3.3%
1990 7,217,590 +0.9%
1985 7,151,728 +0.0%
1980 7,148,157 −4.4%
1975 7,480,308

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.