As of 2019, the population of the London metropolitan area was approximately 14.37 million people, an increase of 2.3 million when compared with 2002. The London metropolitan area covers an area that is larger than Greater London, and includes areas from which it is possible to commute to London for work.
Population of the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019
(in millions)
Metropolitan regions are are a single or an aggregation of NUTS level 3 region(s) in which at least 50% of the population live in Functional Urban Areas of at least 250,000 inhabitants and is named after the principle Functional Urban Area inside its boundaries.
Source data for the metropolitan data (the 'building blocks') are existing NUTS3 indicators in the Eurostat production database for the following statistical themes: - Demography, - Economic accounts, - Labour market, - Science and technology statistics, -Business demography, -Transport and -Crimes.
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Eurostat. (July 7, 2020). Population of the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040250/population-of-london-metropolitan-area-in-the-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. "Population of the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040250/population-of-london-metropolitan-area-in-the-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. (2020). Population of the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040250/population-of-london-metropolitan-area-in-the-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. "Population of The London Metropolitan Area in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2002 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040250/population-of-london-metropolitan-area-in-the-united-kingdom/
Eurostat, Population of the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040250/population-of-london-metropolitan-area-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Population of the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], Eurostat, July 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040250/population-of-london-metropolitan-area-in-the-united-kingdom/
