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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

London's diverse population
Greater London Authority
Updated over 1 year ago
A number of characteristics of individuals are protected under the 2010 Equality Act, in order to limit the discrimination and disadvantage of groups with one or several shared characteristics. This table brings together a range of sources to present estimates of London's population by gender, age, ethnicity, religion, disability status, country of birth and sexual identity. It also shows population…

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Greater London Authority

Estimates of London’s population, broken down by individual characteristics including age, ethnicity and socio-economic position.

Census Information Scheme

Greater London Authority

The Census Information Scheme, working within the Greater London Authority, provides London-specific analysis of census statistics.

London Output Area Classification

London output area classification
Census Information Scheme
Updated over 2 years ago
The page gives access to the 2021 London Output Area Classification (2021 LOAC), a new free and open source geodemographic classification for London. Based on 2021 census data it uses nearly 70 measures to classify each of more than 26,000 output areas in London within a hierarchical structure. Here we present a lookup table of the LOAC, descriptions of the…

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Greater London Authority

An open source geospatial classification, the London Output Area Classification uses a combination of nearly 70 Census variables to classify every single small area in London.

Indices of Deprivation 2019

Indices of Deprivation
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Updated about 6 years ago
This page contains all the English Indices of Deprivation (ID) data for London at LSOA and borough level for the latest release (ID2019) as published by central government back to 2010. Also posted here are some ward level summary data for London for the latest release (ID2019) and from 2007.Accompanying notes are included in the files. Please take the time…

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Greater London Authority

A GLA Intelligence briefing giving information about the components of the Indices of Deprivation, how they are constructed and an analysis of the results for London.

Indices of Deprivation 2019 Initial Analysis

Greater London Authority

Analysis blog presenting key findings for London from the 2019 edition of the Indices of Deprivation.

How many undocumented children live in London?

University of Wolverhampton

This summary report aims to provide robust, evidence-based estimates of the size of the undocumented population in London and the UK. This research was commissioned through the Mayor of London’s Citizenship and Integration Initiative and undertaken by the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton.

Demographic impact of Covid-19 briefing

Briefing: Demographic impact of Covid-19
Greater London Authority
Updated over 4 years ago
This briefing brings together a range of data published on the demographic impact of Covid19 to understand how the city has been affected, covering what is known about Covid-19 cases, before looking at mortality. It provides comparisons with other cities and explains some of the issues which affect the accuracy of such comparisons. And it summarises the emerging evidence of…

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pdf file iconThe demographic impact of Covid in London 100720.pdfpdf file iconThe demographic impact of Covid in London 190620.pdfpdf file iconThe demographic impact of Covid in London 030620.pdf + 2 more…

Greater London Authority

This briefing brings together a range of data published on the demographic impact of Covid-19, to understand how the city has been affected, covering what is known about Covid-19 cases and mortality.