Population in London (NUTS 2021) 24 indicators covering population for London (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 8.98 million Number 2019 up 14.0% 23rd Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 8.98 million Number 2019 up 14.0% 24th Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 0 Thousand heads (animals) 2019 — 403rd Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 120,672 Number 2018 down 5.5% 9th Population density by NUTS 3 region 5,691 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 14.5% 27th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 8.98 million Number 2019 up 14.0% 24th Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 120,672 Number 2018 down 5.5% 9th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.6 Number 2018 down 13.5% 83rd Population in private households by educational attainment level and 6,715 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.0% 19th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.7% 2019 down 37.4% 336th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 12,157 2018 down 74.3% 169th Population in private households by educational attainment level 14.2% 2019 down 33.0% 386th Population in private households by educational attainment level 14.2% 2019 down 33.0% 386th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 3,931 Thousand households 2019 up 10.8% 20th Households with access to the internet at home 99.0% 2020 up 13.2% 23rd Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 8.98 million Number 2019 up 5.9% 23rd Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 100.0% 2019 up 6.4% 1st Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 120,672 Number 2018 down 6.0% 9th Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at 100.0% 2019 up 6.6% 1st Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of 1.2 Rate 2019 unchanged 42nd Households with broadband access 97.8% 2019 up 28.5% 23rd Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 560.27 Rate 2017 down 1.6% 380th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 859.89 Rate 2017 down 5.2% 300th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 556.85 Rate 2018 down 2.2% 384th