Area type
London Borough
Land area
36 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.85
Birth rate
15.5
Death rate
4.8
internal migration
-2.4%
international migration
1.9%
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The population of Newham is 355,266 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2022 population of Newham to be 359,569. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in Newham grew by an estimated 2,132 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2020, the population grew by 44,806. Compare population by area.
Newham's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.6%, which is 0.9% lower than the average population growth rate in Newham for the ten years prior to mid-2020 (1.5%).
Newham covers an area of 36 square kilometres (14 square miles) and has a population density of 9,814 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 1,238 people per km2 over the past decade.
Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration out of Newham was 8,407, and net international migration into Newham was 6,674.
Newham's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Newham if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.85, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 15.5, led to population increases of 5,484 during the year, and Newham's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 4.8 resulted in a 1,684 population decrease. In total, a net 3,800 person natural increase.
During the past decade, internal migration has fallen from a net outflow of 7,428 in 2011 to a net 8,407 outflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 12,201 in 2011 to an inflow of 6,674 in 2020.
The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 5,131 people in 2011 to 3,800 in 2020.
International migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 168% of the total change in population (over 100% as other factors were net outflows).
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Newham's population, population density, and population growth rate, over the past decade.
Figures reported by the ONS in 2021.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 355,266 | 0.60% | 9,814 |
| 2019 | 353,134 | 0.32% | 9,755 |
| 2018 | 352,005 | 1.15% | 9,723 |
| 2017 | 347,996 | 1.01% | 9,613 |
| 2016 | 344,533 | 2.46% | 9,517 |
| 2015 | 336,254 | 2.50% | 9,288 |
| 2014 | 328,066 | 2.05% | 9,062 |
| 2013 | 321,465 | 1.63% | 8,880 |
| 2012 | 316,295 | 1.88% | 8,737 |
| 2011 | 310,460 | 8,576 |
Newham's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.
The population of Newham is forecast to be 368,553 in 2025 and 375,003 in 2030.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 365,900 | 0.52% | 10,107 |
| 2024 | 367,386 | 0.41% | 10,148 |
| 2025 | 368,553 | 0.32% | 10,181 |
| 2026 | 369,745 | 0.32% | 10,213 |
| 2027 | 370,974 | 0.33% | 10,247 |
| 2028 | 372,257 | 0.35% | 10,283 |
| 2029 | 373,608 | 0.36% | 10,320 |
| 2030 | 375,003 | 0.37% | 10,359 |
| 2031 | 376,410 | 0.38% | 10,398 |
| 2032 | 377,846 | 0.38% | 10,437 |
| 2033 | 379,323 | 0.39% | 10,478 |
| 2034 | 380,839 | 0.40% | 10,520 |
| 2035 | 382,374 | 0.40% | 10,562 |
| 2036 | 383,914 | 0.40% | 10,605 |
| 2037 | 385,459 | 0.40% | 10,648 |
| 2038 | 386,996 | 0.40% | 10,690 |
| 2039 | 388,507 | 0.39% | 10,732 |
| 2040 | 389,967 | 0.38% | 10,772 |
| 2041 | 391,359 | 0.36% | 10,811 |
| 2042 | 392,675 | 0.34% | 10,847 |
| 2043 | 393,916 | 0.32% | 10,881 |
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics