London was by far the largest urban agglomeration in the United Kingdom in 2025, with an estimated population of *** million people, more than three times as large as Manchester, the UK’s second-biggest urban agglomeration. The agglomerations of Birmingham and Leeds / Bradford had the third and fourth-largest populations, respectively, while the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow, was the fifth largest. Largest cities in Europe Two cities in Europe had larger urban areas than London, with Istanbul having a population of around **** million and the Russian capital Moscow having a population of over **** million. The city of Paris, located just over 200 miles away from London, was the second-largest city in Europe, with a population of more than **** million people. Paris was followed by London in terms of population size, and then by the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona, at *** million and *** million people, respectively. The Italian capital, Rome, was the next largest city at *** million, followed by Berlin at *** million. London’s population growth Throughout the 1980s, the population of London fluctuated from a high of **** million people in 1981 to a low of **** million inhabitants in 1988. During the 1990s, the population of London increased once again, growing from ****million at the start of the decade to **** million by 1999. London's population has continued to grow since the turn of the century, and despite declining between 2019 and 2021, it reached *** million people in 2023 and is forecast to reach almost *** million by 2047.
In 2022, among selected cities of the United Kingdom in the Clean Cities ranking, four out of five ranked below *** in the category of access to shared bikes and e-scooters. Greater London had a score of *** out of ten in the same category. Overall, cities in the United Kingdom ranked comparatively low among other European cities in the category of access to shared bikes and e-scooters.
Among selected cities in the United Kingdom, London received the highest score in the Clean Cities ranking for access to climate-friendly mobility at ***, followed by Edinburgh with a score of ***. The Clean Cities' score of "access to climate-friendly mobility" measures the affordability of and access to public transport as well as access to charging infrastructure with the intention of promoting shared and electric mobility for environmental well-being. Birmingham and Manchester were also ranked for their access of climate-friendly mobility and received a score of *** percent and *** percent.
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This dataset is about universities in the United Kingdom. It has 92 rows. It features 5 columns: country, city, ranking, and foundation year.
This statistic shows the ten largest cities in the United Kingdom in 2021. In 2021, around 8.78 million people lived in London, making it the largest city in the United Kingdom.
Among selected cities in the United Kingdom, Birmingham received the highest score in the Clean Cities ranking of space for walking and cycling in 2022 at a score of ** percent followed closely by Manchester with a score of ** percent. London and Edinburgh also made the list of selected European cities ranked by space for people and received a score of ** percent and ** percent, respectively. The Clean Cities' score of "space for people" measures the allocation of road space to pedestrians and cyclists as well as levels of congestion.
A list of some key resources for comparing London with other world cities.
European Union/Eurostat, Urban Audit
Arcadis, Sustainable cities index
AT Kearney, Global Cities Index
McKinsey, Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities
Knight Frank, Wealth report
OECD, Better Life Index
UNODC, Statistics on drugs, crime and criminal justice at the international level
Economist, Hot Spots
Economist, Global Liveability Ranking and Report August 2014
Mercer, Quality of Living Reports
Forbes, World's most influential cities
Mastercard, Global Destination Cities Index
London was by far the city with the highest international tourism spending in the United Kingdom in 2024. That year, inbound travel expenditure in the UK's capital amounted to ***** million British pounds. Meanwhile, ********* and ********** ranked second and third, respectively. These ranking positions were matched in the list of cities in the UK with the highest number of international visits.
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This dataset is about universities in the United Kingdom. It has 92 rows. It features 6 columns including country, city, ranking, and latitude.
City Of London 001, Essex full crime rankings and individual crime statistics updated monthly. See how safe City Of London 001, Essex is as well as all recent crimes.
Taxi Ranks in the City of Nottingham.
As of mid-2023, London was the city with the highest electric vehicle charging index score, at ** percent. This score was proportional to the ratio of available public electric vehicle charging infrastructure per 1,000 inhabitants. As of July 2023, there were around **** electric vehicle charging points available per 100,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom.
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m is the average slope of μ and, for readability, it is rescaled by a multiplication factor of 103.
Cities Of London And Westminster, Stratford On Avon full crime rankings and individual crime statistics updated monthly. See how safe Cities Of London And Westminster, Stratford On Avon is as well as all recent crimes.
Taxi Rank People and Cars CountThis data set is sourced from Dundee City Council’s Public Space Camera Surveillance System. It shows a count of people and cars within a specified area on Nethergate/Marketgait West (Camera 321). The data set shows a count of people and cars within this specified area every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday during the period 1pm-2pm.This data is experimental and subject to further refinement. Please note that due the nature of CCTV cameras at times data may not be collected as specified above. Therefore, caution should be exercised when analysing data and drawing conclusions for this data set.CCTV datasets contain information on object detections taken from a selection of the CCTV cameras throughout Dundee City. CCTV images are translated into object counts, objects counted include ‘person’, ‘car’, ‘bicycle’, ‘bus’, ‘motorcycle', 'truck, ‘pickup truck 'and ‘van’. The data is generated and owned by Dundee City Council. Copyright © Dundee City Council 2022. This dataset is available for use under the Open Government Licence.Background information about the Dundee CCTV cameras including a map showing the location of the cameras is available on the Dundee City Council website and can be accessed using the following link:https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/city-development/sustainable-transport-and-roads/dundees-public-space-camera-surveillance-system
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Gross-Profit Time Series for City Of London Investment Trust. The City of London Investment Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on factors such as strong balance sheets, good cash flows, and significant upside potential to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the AIC UK Growth & Income sector's size weighted average. It was formerly known as TR City of London Trust PLC. The City of London Investment Trust plc was formed in 1860 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.
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Grant Thornton Vibrant Economy Index - Overall Rank (Rank out of 324)
In 2022, Birmingham had the highest score among selected cities in the United Kingdom, which were included in the Clean Cities ranking of safe roads for pedestrians and cyclists. Birmingham received a score of *** out of 10, followed closely by Edinburgh at a score of ***.
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The average for 2017 based on 65 countries was 1.8 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Belgium: 10.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Croydon South, Cities Of London And Westminster full crime rankings and individual crime statistics updated monthly. See how safe Croydon South, Cities Of London And Westminster is as well as all recent crimes.
London was by far the largest urban agglomeration in the United Kingdom in 2025, with an estimated population of *** million people, more than three times as large as Manchester, the UK’s second-biggest urban agglomeration. The agglomerations of Birmingham and Leeds / Bradford had the third and fourth-largest populations, respectively, while the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow, was the fifth largest. Largest cities in Europe Two cities in Europe had larger urban areas than London, with Istanbul having a population of around **** million and the Russian capital Moscow having a population of over **** million. The city of Paris, located just over 200 miles away from London, was the second-largest city in Europe, with a population of more than **** million people. Paris was followed by London in terms of population size, and then by the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona, at *** million and *** million people, respectively. The Italian capital, Rome, was the next largest city at *** million, followed by Berlin at *** million. London’s population growth Throughout the 1980s, the population of London fluctuated from a high of **** million people in 1981 to a low of **** million inhabitants in 1988. During the 1990s, the population of London increased once again, growing from ****million at the start of the decade to **** million by 1999. London's population has continued to grow since the turn of the century, and despite declining between 2019 and 2021, it reached *** million people in 2023 and is forecast to reach almost *** million by 2047.