The City of London (often just called ‘the City’) is the historic heart of the capital and is now one of the world’s leading financial centres. It is not a borough but is instead run by the historic City of London Corporation and is the smallest local authority in London, both in terms of area (just over a square mile) and resident population (8,618 according to 2021's Census). With such a small population, it is not possible to collate many accurate measures of poverty.
City of London indicator rankings
Living standards
Child poverty rate
Child poverty rate (AHC)
(Data not available)
Income deprivation
Income deprivation (relative to London overall)
Better compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)
Average compared to England (0.8)
Pay inequality
80:20 ratio of earnings
(Data not available)
Poverty rate
Poverty rate
(Data not available)
People
Infant mortality
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
(Data not available)
Premature mortality
Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000
(Data not available)
Qualifications at 19
19 year olds without level 3 qualifications
(Data not available)
Work
Benefits
Out-of-work benefits
Better compared to all London Boroughs (12.8%)
Better compared to England (13.1%)
Low pay (resident)
Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid
(Data not available)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate
(Data not available)
Unemployment rate change
Unemployment rate 1 year change
(Data not available)