Islington population, 2001–2024
Islington has an estimated population of 223,024 (mid-2024), up 24.3% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Islington local authority area.
223,024
population, mid-2024
+24.3%
since 2001
+3.7%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (223,024)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 223,024 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 222,333 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 219,769 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 217,050 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 221,018 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 221,994 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 221,453 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 221,535 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 220,620 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 218,255 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 214,986 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 212,604 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 208,762 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 206,285 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 200,129 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 196,704 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 192,089 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 188,636 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 185,283 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 183,477 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 180,831 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 180,899 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 180,118 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 179,387 | — |
Food businesses
Islington has 246 takeaways, 1,018 restaurants and cafés and 223 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.24 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 11.0 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Islington local authority area (code E09000019), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.