Greater London · England
London population
8,961,989people · latest estimate
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London has a population of 8,961,989, making it the largest place in Greater London. The 2005 World Gazetteer recorded 7,421,209 for London, but drew the settlement's boundary differently, so the two are not directly comparable.
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The other populations of London
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
8,961,989 | GeoNames |
| The agglomeration The continuous urban area, including places that have grown into it. |
12,599,561 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
7,421,209 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Westminster population trends, 2001–2025.
London in context
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 London sits in postcode district WC2N.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Westminster, the billing authority covering London, is £1,050 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
Common questions
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Nearby in Greater London
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent | 329,100 |
| 2 | Islington | 319,143 |
| 3 | City of Westminster | 247,614 |
| 4 | Bexley | 228,000 |