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Population in Lewisham

Every population series published for Lewisham, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Net internal migration by local authority

In Lewisham, net internal migration by local authority fell from -1,601 in Year to mid-2012 to -4,276 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,675 or 167.1% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-8k-5k-3k0201520202025Year to mid-2012: -1,601 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -723 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -1,037 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -1,431 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -2,151 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -2,909 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -3,113 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -2,339 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -5,314 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -8,672 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -6,017 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -5,697 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -4,122 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -4,276 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -4,276 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Lewisham, international migration into a local authority fell from 6,326 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,384 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 942 or 14.9% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k6k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 6,326 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 6,251 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 7,010 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 6,647 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 6,883 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 5,999 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 6,440 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 6,812 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 5,280 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 5,328 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 6,453 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 7,971 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 7,110 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 5,384 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 5,384 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Lewisham, international migration out of a local authority rose from 4,601 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,662 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 61 or 1.3% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 4,601 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 4,302 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 4,708 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 4,590 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 4,971 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 4,616 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 4,513 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 5,051 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 4,627 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 3,543 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,658 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,219 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,938 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 4,662 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 4,662 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Lewisham, net international migration by local authority fell from 1,725 in Year to mid-2012 to 722 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,003 or 58.1% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,725 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,949 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 2,302 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 2,057 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,912 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,383 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,927 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,761 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 653 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,785 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 2,795 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 4,752 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,172 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 722 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 722 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Lewisham, births by local authority fell from 4,940 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,719 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,221 or 24.7% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 4,940 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 4,951 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 4,753 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 4,763 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 4,803 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 4,731 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 4,662 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 4,419 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 4,318 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 3,912 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 3,939 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,723 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 3,633 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 3,719 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 3,719 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Lewisham, deaths by local authority rose from 1,507 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,553 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 46 or 3.1% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,507 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,605 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,498 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,540 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,548 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,504 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,669 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,514 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,883 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,756 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,565 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,701 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,649 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,553 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,553 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Lewisham, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 3,433 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,166 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,267 or 36.9% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 3,433 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 3,346 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 3,255 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 3,223 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 3,255 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 3,227 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 2,993 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 2,905 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 2,435 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 2,156 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 2,374 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,022 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,984 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 2,166 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 2,166 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Lewisham, other population change by local authority fell from 516 in Year to mid-2012 to -7 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 523 or 101.4% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200400201520202025Year to mid-2012: 516 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 473 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 510 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 429 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 429 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 414 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 396 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 452 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 489 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 575 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -1 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -16 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -4 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -7 people · published 29 July 2026

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ONS. Earlier years come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -7 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Lewisham, population by local authority rose from 276,938 in Mid-2011 to 301,255 in Mid-2024, a change of 24,317 or 8.8% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative0100k200k300k20152020Mid-2011: 276,938 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 281,011 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 286,056 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 291,086 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 295,364 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 298,809 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 300,924 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 303,127 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 305,906 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 304,169 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 300,013 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 299,164 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 300,225 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 301,255 people · published 26 September 2025

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ONS. Latest: 301,255 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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