City of London
Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.
City of London supports 655,740 workplace jobs. Productivity (GVA per job) is ranked 2nd of 391 local authorities.
Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026
Demographics & Population
Mid-year population estimates (2024) and Census 2021 age profile.
Mid-year population estimate of 15,111. Population has grown by 105.9% over five years, significantly above the England rate of 11.4%. Working-age population (86.0%) is significantly above the England average.
Source: ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates, Census 2021, 2024·Last updated March 2026
Earnings & Income
Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.Note: ASHE earnings data may be suppressed for areas with fewer than 30 survey respondents.
Earnings data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).
Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026
Industry Structure
Location quotients and shift-share analysis for City of London's economy.
The most specialised sectors are Financial & insurance (LQ 9.98) and Information & communication (LQ 3.10). Information & communication shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Administrative & support services underperforms its national sectoral trend.
Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026
Housing & Property Market
Estimated house prices for City of London vs England, 2015-2025.
House price data is not available for this area.
Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026
Benchmark to national figures
Comparing City of London to England and Great Britain averages.
The claimant rate of 1.2% is lower than the GB average of 3.5%.
Country averages computed from local authority-level data (England: 294 LAs, GB: 348 LAs). May differ slightly from official published national statistics.