London, UK Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the London, UK metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of London in 2020 is 9,304,000, a 1.38% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of London in 2019 was 9,177,000, a 1.45% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of London in 2018 was 9,046,000, a 1.46% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of London in 2017 was 8,916,000, a 1.46% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in UK | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| London | 9,304,000 |
| Manchester | 2,730,000 |
| West Midlands | 2,607,000 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,889,000 |
| Glasgow | 1,673,000 |
| South Hampshire | 928,000 |
| Liverpool | 902,000 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 809,000 |
| Nottingham | 788,000 |
| Sheffield | 730,000 |
| Bristol | 686,000 |
| Belfast | 631,000 |
| Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton | 607,000 |
| Leicester | 552,000 |
| Edinburgh | 537,000 |
| Bournemouth/Poole | 506,000 |
| Cardiff | 478,000 |
| Coventry-Bedworth | 426,000 |
| Middlesbrough | 387,000 |
| The Potteries | 386,000 |
| Reading-Wokingham | 342,000 |
| Sunderland | 341,000 |
| Birkenhead | 329,000 |
| Preston | 328,000 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 321,000 |
| Newport | 316,000 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 312,000 |
| Swansea | 311,000 |
| London - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
