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Economic Fairness - Employment Gaps
The employment gap presented here for London is the percentage point difference between the employment rate for one group and that for another, comparative, group of London residents. The employment gap between London’s male and female working age residents is eight percentage points, as the percentage of London’s women aged 16-64 in employment is 71 per cent, while the equivalent...
Population
London is home to an estimated 8.9 million people, making it the largest city in the UK. It is also a highly diverse city, with over 3.5 million residents born outside the UK. Population Projections Greater London Authority The GLA produce population projections at local authority and ward level by age and sex. These are updated annually. Diversity Greater London...
London Area Profiles
The London Area Profiles help paint a general picture of an area allowing you to explore a wealth of local data to better understand the profile of London’s communities and the neighbourhoods they live in. The data is presented in two formats. Firstly, the dashboard view (below) allows you to interact with the data via mapping, charts and data tables....
GLA poll results
Opinions of Londoners are at the heart of policy making at the Greater London Authority (GLA). City Hall conducts regular research with Londoners to provide evidence and insight into public opinion and behaviours, in order to support effective and impactful policy making and the development of strategies and programmes of work. These pages detail the opinion polling conducted by the...
Economic Fairness - Wealth Inequality
Differences in wealth are even greater than those for income. For many of the poorest households, their debts outweigh their assets. London has a higher proportion of households at the bottom and at the top of the wealth distribution compared to the rest of Great Britain. The households in London that fall into the bottom half of the wealth distribution...
Economic Fairness - Income Inequality
London has been a city of mixed fortunes for centuries, with residents from all walks of life, from the very rich to the very poor. The differences in income are much greater in London than in the rest of the UK, particularly after the high costs of housing in the capital are taken into account. The income (after basic housing...
Economic Fairness - Apprenticeships
The number of apprenticeship starts and achievements a year fell sharply during the Covid 19 pandemic, both in London and across England as a whole, which is not surprising in the context of both the restrictions and the economic circumstances. However, the number has fallen further in the latest year, when all restrictions have been removed, but with the new...
2017
The GLA undertakes regular polling of Londoners’ views. The results from the GLA polls undertaken in 2017 appear on this page. You can choose a different year from the menu. YouGov/GLA poll results December 2017 PDF topline XLS table YouGov GLA poll results November 2017 PDF topline XLS table YouGov/GLA poll results October 2017 PDF topline XLS table Communal heating...
2018
The GLA undertakes regular polling of Londoners’ views. The results from the GLA polls undertaken in 2018 appear on this page. You can choose a different year from the menu. YouGov/GLA poll results December 2018 PDF topline XLS table YouGov/GLA London Councillors poll results November 2018 PDF topline XLS table YouGov/GLA poll results October 2018 PDF topline XLS table YouGov/GLA...
Housing supply data sources
This note sets out the measures of housing supply used by the GLA, reflecting the different targets set out in the Mayor’s London Plan and the London Housing Strategy. London Plan The housing provision targets set out in the London Plan are defined in terms of total net housing supply, comprising two components: Conventional completions: self-contained homes from new build,...