ABSTRACT
London’s population has been increasing since the 1980s and is projected to grow to 8.7 million by 2026.
Recent population growth has, however, been uneven with growth concentrated in inner East London boroughs such as Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham and Inner London boroughs such as Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark and the outer northwest London borough of Barnet. There has not been a depopulation of the central area like that found in other cities such as Paris, Berlin or Venice, nor has there been increasing suburbanization in recent years. In fact there has been some revitalization of residential use in the central areas. The population growth in both east and northwest London has been driven both by indigenous population growth and by increased international in-migration – though in some locations concentrations of new housing have also made a contribution.
