Greater London · England
City of London population
8,072people · latest estimate
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City of London has a population of 8,072, making it the 237th largest place in Greater London.
#237
of 255 in Greater London
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: City of London population trends, 2001–2024.
City of London is one of the UK's 76 official cities, ranked 74 of 76 by population.
City of London in context
1 km
north-east to Spitalfields, the nearest larger town
11,856,784
people live within 10 km
#1,438
largest of 6,358 UK places
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of City of London sits in postcode district EC4N.
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Population since 2001
City of London, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district EC4N
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Greater London
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont | 9,000 |
| 2 | Clapham Junction | 8,916 |
| 3 | Newbury Park | 8,617 |
| 4 | Poplar | 8,069 |
| 5 | Hainault | 7,071 |
| 6 | High Barnet | 7,062 |