Generally, throughout this article, we've used the term London for simplicity, but when we're referring to modern day London, we mean Greater London. London Metropolitan Area 10-18 million (number of residents depends on the definition used).Here are just a few of the methods of breaking down London's geography along with estimates of their population. Different definitions of LondonĮstimating London's population is made more complicated by the various ways of defining the city. It is the third largest city in Europe, behind Istanbul (14.8 million) and Moscow (10.3 million), and the 27th most populous metro area in the world, slightly larger than Lima, Peru. The second largest city in the UK - Birmingham - has a population of 1.1 million. London's population makes it by far the largest city in the United Kingdom. The next census in England and Wales is scheduled for 2021. According to this census, the population of London was 8,173,941. The Census in the United Kingdom takes place every ten years, with the most recent one completed in 2011. According to their data, the estimated population of Greater London in 2016 is 8,787,892. The latest official estimate of the population of London comes from the Office for National Statistics.
