2001 to 2011 Population Change in London
Following on from my previous post I thought I would look at London in some more detail. In the ten years between 2001 and 2011 every borough’s population has increased – with the exception of Kensington and Chelsea. The breakdowns of the figures are shown below but here are some of the ‘headlines’:
(note: the data released today is rounded to the nearest hundred so some of the figures have a +/-100 error margin attached to them)
• The greatest population increase has been in Tower Hamlets (which also happens to have the greatest increase anywhere in England and Wales) with a 29.56% increase in population, or 57,981 people, now living there in 2011 compared to 2001.
• The City of London had the smallest rate of increase – only 3.05% (or put another way an extra 219 people lived there in 2011 compared to 2001).
• Kensington and Chelsea was the only borough to show a reduction in population. The population decreased by 0.14% between 2001 and 2011. This 0.14% reduction equates to 221 fewer people.
• Newham had the greatest in population in terms of counts. An extra 64,095 people lived there in 2011 compared to 2001.
Male and Female – All Ages – 2001 to 2011 Percentage Population Change in London
Male – All Ages – 2001 to 2011 Percentage Population Change in London
Female – All Ages – 2001 to 2011 Percentage Population Change in London
Breakdown of the percentage population change in London between 2001 and 2011
| MALE AND FEMALE | All Ages (%) | 0 to 14 (%) | 15 to 29 (%) | 30 to 44 (%) | 45 to 64 (%) | 65 and Over (%) |
| Barking and Dagenham | +13.40 | +26.83 | +21.89 | +12.52 | +15.62 | -19.55 |
| Barnet | +13.30 | +16.26 | +13.20 | +11.90 | +18.51 | +4.19 |
| Bexley | +6.27 | +2.73 | +16.28 | -7.66 | +14.43 | +7.79 |
| Brent | +18.12 | +20.55 | +18.29 | +13.94 | +26.64 | +8.47 |
| Bromley | +4.69 | +2.45 | +5.31 | -3.38 | +14.48 | +4.41 |
| Camden | +11.25 | +7.80 | +7.86 | +12.14 | +17.27 | +12.66 |
| City of London | +3.05 | -6.69 | +1.43 | +1.57 | +8.58 | +4.28 |
| Croydon | +9.93 | +8.73 | +16.46 | -0.83 | +20.95 | +4.23 |
| Ealing | +12.45 | +15.71 | +8.38 | +12.33 | +19.09 | +4.39 |
| Enfield | +14.23 | +20.77 | +21.41 | +4.16 | +20.06 | +2.89 |
| Greenwich | +18.76 | +18.95 | +22.93 | +23.40 | +24.35 | -6.02 |
| Hackney | +21.44 | +7.78 | +40.11 | +23.51 | +25.84 | -8.63 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | +10.43 | +8.62 | +9.92 | +15.06 | +15.01 | -5.49 |
| Haringey | +17.73 | +16.77 | +12.19 | +19.31 | +30.61 | +5.77 |
| Harrow | +15.60 | +15.71 | +19.56 | +10.17 | +19.23 | +12.24 |
| Havering | +5.78 | -0.81 | +17.51 | -6.31 | +13.34 | +6.63 |
| Hillingdon | +12.72 | +10.26 | +26.00 | +3.90 | +17.90 | +3.94 |
| Hounslow | +19.63 | +18.14 | +20.42 | +19.61 | +25.12 | +10.38 |
| Islington | +17.24 | +1.40 | +33.27 | +14.72 | +23.48 | +0.07 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | -0.14 | -1.63 | -2.96 | +1.56 | +2.62 | -1.13 |
| Kingston upon Thames | +8.71 | +8.55 | +7.33 | +7.96 | +14.90 | +3.15 |
| Lambeth | +13.88 | +7.42 | +15.00 | +12.44 | +33.43 | -6.13 |
| Lewisham | +10.84 | +8.88 | +11.73 | +6.39 | +28.50 | -4.23 |
| Merton | +6.27 | +6.09 | +3.72 | +8.81 | +12.93 | -4.88 |
| Newham | +26.28 | +10.01 | +49.45 | +28.14 | +28.76 | -5.15 |
| Redbridge | +16.91 | +23.49 | +24.28 | +15.29 | +16.79 | -0.01 |
| Richmond upon Thames | +8.51 | +13.32 | -0.10 | +4.83 | +15.94 | +6.45 |
| Southwark | +17.74 | +7.22 | +27.52 | +16.06 | +36.16 | -12.04 |
| Sutton | +5.75 | +0.34 | +4.12 | -0.20 | +20.01 | +4.08 |
| Tower Hamlets | +29.56 | +12.19 | +41.01 | +51.47 | +23.69 | -15.59 |
| Waltham Forest | +18.25 | +17.98 | +22.90 | +16.62 | +26.08 | +0.67 |
| Wandsworth | +17.90 | +19.95 | +8.20 | +27.00 | +29.74 | -1.31 |
| Westminster | +21.03 | +32.72 | +11.23 | +30.24 | +21.58 | +9.30 |
Breakdown of the Greatest Population Increases and Decreases / Lowest Population Increases in London Boroughs between 2001 and 2011
| MALE AND FEMALE | All Ages | 0 to 14 | 15 to 29 | 30 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65 and Over |
| Greatest Population Increase | Tower Hamlets: +29.56% | Westminster: +32.72% | Newham: +49.45% | Tower Hamlets: +51.47% | Southwark: +36.16% | Camden: +12.66% |
| Greatest Population Decrease / Lowest Population Increase | Kensington and Chelsea: -0.14% | City of London: -6.69% | Kensington and Chelsea: -2.96% | Bexley: -7.66% | Kensington and Chelsea: +2.62% | Barking and Dagenham: -19.55% |
| MALE | All Ages | 0 to 14 | 15 to 29 | 30 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65 and Over |
| Greatest Population Increase | Newham: +33.72% | Westminster: +34.30% | Newham: +68.01% | Tower Hamlets: +54.44% | Southwark: +38.28% | Harrow: +20.47% |
| Greatest Population Decrease / Lowest Population Increase | Kensington and Chelsea: +2.94% | City of London: -9.37% | Richmond upon Thames: -0.28% | Bexley: -10.79% | Kensington and Chelsea: +3.24% | Barking and Dagenham: -17.72% |
| FEMALE | All Ages | 0 to 14 | 15 to 29 | 30 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65 and Over |
| Greatest Population Increase | Tower Hamlets: +25.79% | Westminster: +31.97% | Tower Hamlets: +37.10% | Tower Hamlets: +48.01% | Southwark: +33.23% | Camden: +11.57% |
| Greatest Population Decrease / Lowest Population Increase | Kensington and Chelsea: -2.96% | City of London: -3.85% | Kensington and Chelsea: -9.74% | City of London: -6.32% | City of London: -2.79% | Barking and Dagenham: -22.13% |