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The population stood at 334,240 in 2025. That is 0.6% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Tower Hamlets

334,240, latest 2025 (-0.6% year on year, from 336,153).

The population stood at 334,240 in 2025. That is 0.6% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 336,153 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.6% below that peak. Its low point was 166,326 in 1991; the latest reading is 101% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Tower Hamlets, every published period
PeriodValue
2025334,240
2024336,153
2023333,985
2022327,674
2021312,715
2020306,780
2019305,066
2018300,050
2017293,526
2016289,011
2015282,674
2014277,060
2013270,294
2012261,936
2011256,012
2010248,520
2009240,495
2008231,893
2007225,251
2006218,400
2005213,382
2004211,154
2003208,651
2002207,031
2001201,090
2000197,133
1999193,507
1998187,909
1997184,845
1996180,292
1995175,209
1994171,533
1993169,046
1992167,265
1991166,326

What these terms mean

Mid-year estimate
A modelled count of the population on 30 June, updated between censuses. It is an estimate, not a headcount. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Mid-year estimate, not a census count: This is a modelled mid-year (30 June) estimate, not a direct headcount. It is rebased periodically against the latest UK census results -- the current series was rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses, replacing previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022. Figures for the same year can therefore change between publications as later data becomes available.
  • Unrounded, but not precise to the individual: Figures are published unrounded to enable further calculation, but ONS is explicit that small estimates should not be read as accurate to a specific person -- they are produced using statistical models and disclosure-control methods, not a direct count.

Cite this figure:

Population estimate — Tower Hamlets
334,240 for Tower Hamlets, 2025
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 5 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/tower-hamlets/population-estimate

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