Births and deaths in London (2012-2023)
Last updated: February 2025
Next estimated update: August 2025
What's this indicator?
This indicator shows the number of births and deaths in London every year. It helps us to understand how London's population is changing.
What does it tell us?
Each year, more people are born in London than die. Approximately 105,000 babies were born in 2023 and nearly 54,000 people died.
Pre-COVID, deaths of Londoners were at a fairly stable level around 50,000 per year. This jumped to 59,000 in the pandemic year of 2020. In 2021 and 2022 it looked like the numbers were gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, however a small uptick in 2023 to 54,000 could suggest it is finding a new slightly higher post-pandemic level.
This isn't the case for births, which have consistently decreased in London in this time. In 2012, 134,000 babies were born in London - meaning the number of births in London decreased by 22% between 2012 and 2023.
These population trends mean that overall natural change (the net of births and deaths) of Londoners is around 60% fewer than it used to be a decade ago. 2013 saw a net increase of 82,000, compared to 52,000 in 2023. Note these changes to London’s population do not take into account migration trends. Overall population trends can be seen here.
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