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.
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.
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.
London was by far the city with the highest international tourism spending in the United Kingdom in 2023. 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.
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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Towns in England and Wales: towns list, cities list, classification and population data.
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When surveyed in the fourth quarter of 2024, it was found that York was the most popular city in the United Kingdom among residents of the UK. In total, 76 percent of the UK public had a popular opinion of the city, which is famed for its historical architecture.
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m is the average slope of μ and, for readability, it is rescaled by a multiplication factor of 103.
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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.
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
In May 2021, towns and cities with the biggest average garden size were ranked in the United Kingdom. The town of Poole ranked highest on the list, with an average garden size of *** square meters.
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
This graph presents the population density of the ten leading business cities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. London has a significant lead in the ranking as there are 1078 more people per km² than in Bristol. Leeds, at *** people per km², is the least densely populated city on the list.
In 2023, the number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom totaled 38 million, representing a growth of over 20 percent from the previous year. The figure was projected to reach 38.7 million in 2024. Has the UK’s tourism industry completely recovered from the coronavirus pandemic? Like in most countries, the travel restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the UK’s tourism industry. Overseas visitor numbers dropped to 7.1 million in 2021, representing a drop of over 80 percent from 2019. While the figure reported for 2023 showed a continued recovery in terms of overseas visitors to the UK, it remained below pre-pandemic levels. However, in terms of spending among the UK’s leading inbound travel markets, most overseas visitors spent more in 2023 than in 2019, with visitors from the UK’s leading inbound travel market, the United States, spending around 50 percent more during their travels than in 2019. What are the most visited cities in the UK? Unsurprisingly, London consistently ranked as the most visited town or city in the UK among international tourists in recent years, drawing in 20.27 million visitors in 2023. This was around tenfold the number of the second-most visited city, Edinburgh, which received 2.32 million visitors during the same year. As the UK’s capital city, London’s tourist attractions are as varied as the city itself; however, one particularly strong draw for inbound visitors is Royal Family-related tourism. This is evident with the top two most visited paid tourist attractions in England being based in London and either belonging to the Royal Family or being run by a Royal-affiliated charity. Meanwhile, among UK residents, London ranks as the second most popular destination for a summer staycation, with the South West ranking first.
Among the major cities in the United Kingdom, Birmingham achieved a score of ** percent when ranked for the availability of space for walking and cycling in 2022, which was the highest among the cities included in the ranking. Following closely behind was Manchester, securing a score of ** percent.
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With over 103,000 Google searches, Edinburgh, Scotland, was the most searched for city for coffee shops in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 12 months prior to October 2021. Second in the ranking came the UK’s capital, London, England, with **** thousand Google searches for coffee shops connected with the city. What are the top cafe and coffee shop brands in the UK? Although the UK is known for its tea lovers, it is coffee shop chains that came out on top in 2021. The leading coffee shop chain in the UK in this year was Costa Coffee, which was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 2019. The chain had a total of ***** units in the UK as of Q1 2021 which was more than double that of U.S. competitor Starbucks. While large chains such as Costa Coffee, Greggs, and Starbucks were up there in a ranking of the most visited British coffee shops, local coffee shops also placed highly, being ranked third overall by the British public. Impact of COVID-19 on cafes and coffee shops in the UK The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, beginning at the start of 2020, impacted food and drink services across the globe. This included cafes and coffee shops. Due to social distancing measures many establishments were forced to close their doors to the public for long periods of time. As a result, the UK coffee shop market value dropped by seven billion British pounds in 2020, its lowest value in the last five years.
This statistic shows a ranking of the happiest cities in the United Kingdom in 2017. According to the survey, ** percent of respondents from Brighton said they were happy, making Brighton the happiest UK city.
In 2023, London recorded the highest number of visits for business travel from overseas in the United Kingdom, with **** million visits. Meanwhile, Birmingham ranked second with *******.
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.