2016-Based Population Projections for London

The 2016-based population projections are the most recent set of GLA projections, produced by the Greater London Authority. These projections will form part of the evidence base for the Mayor's new London Plan and contain data for London only. Documentation reports and a methodology paper for the GLA trend model are available.

Use Cases

• Forecasting future population size for London based on the 2016-based GLA trend model.
• Informing housing policy and infrastructure planning based on projected population components of change.
• Supporting evidence for the Mayor's London Plan based on the official GLA projections.
• Analyzing demographic trends at the authority level within London.

Strengths

• Projections are the most recent set from the Greater London Authority as of the description.
• Includes detailed components of population change and is consistent with household projections.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to London only, as explicitly stated in the description.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Projections generated using the GLA trend model.

Time Range

Based on 2016 data, with projections extending into the future.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.286453; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom.