London population set to hit record high

9th January 2015

London’s population is expected to hit an all-time high, surpassing its 1939 peak of 8.615m. The milestone could be passed as soon as today, but at the very latest at the beginning of February, says Barney Stringer, director of Quod. “Great cities rise and fall, but few in history have bounced back so strongly from losing more than two million people. London’s growth is so exceptional that it’s time to change our whole perspective on it,” explains Mr Stringer, who calls for a new approach to planning and investment within the city, one which is more ambitious and on a greater scale – such as that seen in “China’s growing megacities”. Population growth is projected to sit at a rate of roughly 100,000, meaning 10m will inhabit the city by 2030.

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