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Updates from the City Intelligence Unit and London Datastore. All your essential London statistics, all in one place. We believe in open data for a global city.

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#SCEWC25 Smart City Expo World Congress may be over, but we're still thinking about Wednesday's fantastic panel - Urban digital twins: what is at stake for European cities? hosted by Data Analytics & Visualization Group BSC_CNS and @eurocities.eu

#SCEWC25 #UDTs

Key points: ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Great conversations yesterday at the Coalition of Global City CIOs at the Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress.

Expertise from digital leaders like Jordi Vall, LOTI's Eddie Copeland, #DataforLondon 's Martine Wauben and so many smart city thinkers!

#SCEWC25 #TMWC25
Martine Wauben speaks to the audience Jordi Vall, Deputy Mayor Barcelona speaks to the audience Eddie Copeland from LOTI speaks Barcelona History Museum hosts the event
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The #DataforLondon team from London's Mayor @london.gov.uk arrives for the Smart City Expo World Congress!

Join us for Martine Wauben’s session along with great speakers for:

🏙️ Urban Digital Twins: What is at Stake for European Cities?

✅ bit.ly/4pa84xl

#SCEWC25 #DigitalTwins #TMWC25 #Resilience
Barcelona's active travel infrastructure cycle lane.
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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London's Economy Today - August 2025 - Issue 276.
UK GDP growth beats expectations in second quarter.
The construction sector faces a shortfall of workers.
IFS says that inner London boroughs could lose out in proposed funding reforms.
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UK real quarterly GDP growth, Q2 2023 to Q2 2025
August 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Have you visited the newly launched Data for London Library to search city data in one place?

➡️5000+ #datasets
🔎Find trusted London data quickly
🏙️Find out more about the #DataforLondon programme

👉 Visit bit.ly/47EARnY

#datascience #datagovuk #DataAnalytics #data #innovation #planningdata #AI
Graphics and words describing the Data for London Library - search London Datastore, Fingertips by DHSC, ONS, TFL, UK Power Networks, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Redbridge borough datasets.
August 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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London's Economy Today - July 2025 - Issue 275.
UK GDP contracts for a second month in a row in May.
IMF turns slightly more upbeat on global growth.
London business confidence falls amid rising economic pressures.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Fantastic launch today with @howarddawber.bsky.social ‬
of A Field Guide for Action!

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From Bloomberg Associates, GLA, @knowledgequarter.bsky.social, QEOP.

Howard's speech also mentioned the Data for London Library!

✅https://dfl.london.gov.uk/library
Howard Dawber making a speech to a crowded room of listeners
July 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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During #LondonDataWeek, the response from London's data community to the launch of the new #DataforLondon Library to search city data in one place has been incredible! Thank you for your support!

✅Visit dfl.london.gov.uk/library

📢Tell us what you think dfl.london.gov.uk/c/user-resea...

#data
Infographic with key features of the new Data for London Library with 5000 plus datasets, many sources of data, saving you time and resource.
July 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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State of London - Health.
In London, healthy life expectancy (HLE) has decreased for females, and there is no significant change for males. However, these values mask significant variation in HLE between and within London’s boroughs.
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A line chart showing a three-year rolling average for healthy life expectancy (in years) for Males and Females in London and England. The data runs from 2011-13, to 2021-23. In both London and England Females consistently have a slightly higher HLE than males. Since 2018-20, HLE has fallen more in England than in London. London’s Female HLE has ranged from 63.8 to 64.8 and most recently 64. Males have ranged from 63.5 to 63.9 most recently.
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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London's Economy Today - June 2025 - Issue 274.
Chancellor announces additional capital allocation but with tight departmental spending increases in the Spending Review.
London productivity drops below pre-pandemic levels.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2025.
London’s real GVA is forecast to grow by 1.6% in 2025. Growth is expected to strengthen modestly to 1.7% in 2026 and 1.9% in 2027.
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An infographic showing that: London’s real Gross Value Added (GVA) is forecast to grow by 1.6% in 2025, supported by moderating domestic inflation and improving household sentiment, though global trade disruptions and lingering inflationary risks remain key sources of uncertainty. Growth is expected to strengthen modestly to 1.7% in 2026 and 1.9% in 2027, with growth supported by a more stable macroeconomic environment. Workforce jobs in London are projected to increase by 0.8% in 2025, as the labour market continues to cool following the post-pandemic rebound. Job growth is expected to pick up to 1.0% in 2026 and 1.3% in 2027, supported by strengthening labour demand and a gradual return to trend employment growth. Household income is expected to rise by 2.6% in 2025, supported by falling inflation and rising wages. Growth is forecast to slow to 1.4% in 2026, with a modest rebound to 1.5% in 2027.
June 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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State of London - Children and Young People
Children’s average happiness score (out of 10) in London has remained relatively stable, although it has decreased slightly since 2017/18.
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A line chart showing the children’s mean self-reported happiness with life score (out of 10) for London and England. The data runs from 2017/18 to 2023/24. The score for London and England has decreases slightly over that time. In 2017/18 London’s score was 7.13 out of 10, and in 2023/24 is 6.95 (with a low of 6.78 in 2021/22).
June 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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State of London-Crime
During the pandemic, recorded crime levels in London reduced significantly, but was followed by year-on-year increases between 2021/22 & 2023/24.
The crime level may now have stabilised, with a 0.6% increase in the last year.
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A line chart showing number of annual recorded offences in London. The data runs from 2019/20 to 2024/25. In 2019/20 the level was approx. 912,000, it dropped to approx. 745,000 in 2020/21 and rose back up to around 936,000 in 2023/24. It has climbed only slightly in the last year (2024/25) to approx. 942,000.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The State of London - Transport
The proportion of total trips in London made by walking, cycling or public transport increased from 59.6% in 2010 to 63.6% in 2019.
Following a decline during the pandemic, the mode share increased in 2023 to 63.2%.
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A line chart showing the proportion of total trips in London made by walking, cycling or public transport. The data runs from 2010 (59.6%) to 2023 (63.2%). The highest level was 63.6% (2019) and the lowest was 57.8% (2021) during the pandemic.
June 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The State of London - Social justice
Looking at the relative poverty measure with the threshold of 50% of the national median, it can be seen that around 1 in 5 Londoners (19%) are in this deeper form of poverty, roughly 1.7 million Londoners.
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A line chart showing the percentage of people in relative poverty in London vs the UK. The data runs from 2008/09 to 2023/24. London consistently has a higher rate of relative poverty than the UK (approx. 5 percentage points higher). London’s highest rate was 22% in 2010/11, and its lowest was 17.3% in 2022/23. The UK’s highest rate was 15.5% in 2008/09
June 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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The State of London - Economy
London’s economic growth recovered strongly post-COVID, with growth rates of 7.7% in 2021 and 8.1% in 2022.
Growth slowed to 0.3% in 2023, with a projected increase of 1.1% in 2024, slightly above the UK's growth rate.
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A line chart of Real Gross Value Added (GVA) growth rate (percentage) for London vs UK. The data runs from 1999 to 2024. The rate for London and the UK is generally above 0 and both stay broadly in step. London’s growth drops to -5.7% in 2009 and more sharply to -12.7% in 2020 (pandemic). The rate recovered back up to 8.1% in 2022, but has fallen to a projected value of 1.1% in 2024.
June 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The latest State of London report has been released. Go to: data.london.gov.uk/dataset/stat...

The report covers a range of topics including: Demography, Economy, Global City & Culture, Skills, Social Justice, Housing, Environment, Crime, Transport, Children & Young People and Health. #StateOfLDN
A collection of charts from the latest State of London report, covering the economy, health, crime, rough sleeping, the environment and tourism.
June 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This working paper provides new data & novel analysis of in-work poverty in London between 1996 and 2023.
Poverty has changed. There are now more people in poverty in London who are in a working family than in a workless family. The reverse was true 30 years ago.
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Scales. Equal weight. Uneven on one side.
March 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🎈We're celebrating the 1️⃣5️⃣ year anniversary of the London Datastore with a series of blogs on what we've learned. We've served millions of Londoners, telling the story of what's really happening for people in London.

See the first three blogs in the following posts.

#LondonsDataStory #data
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March 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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London's Economy Today. Feb 2025. Issue 270.
UK sees slow growth at the end of 2024.
UK inflation hits a 10-month high.
London’s international tourist numbers almost back to pre-pandemic levels.
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UK real GDP, Quarter 1 2023 to Quarter 4 2024. Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.1% in Q4 2024, after not growing at all in Q3 2024
February 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Long-term sickness and the London labour market.
London faces a long-term sickness challenge. 920,000, or 15%, of working-age Londoners, have a long-term health condition limiting the type or amount of work they can do.
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Types of health conditions. In 2014, about 147,000 working-age Londoners reported a work-limiting mental health condition, less than any other broad types of illnesses. In 2022 (the latest available year of data regarding illness type), around 236,000 of them did, more than any other broad type of illnesses, and an increase of nearly 62%, or 90,000 people, on the period.
February 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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London's Economy Today - Jan 2025.
UK inflation slows marginally in December.
Chancellor backs third runway at Heathrow.
New research highlights the importance of London’s exports to the UK.
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CPI inflation rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to December 2024, down from 2.6% in the 12 months to November
January 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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London's Economy Today - Dec 2024. Issue 268.
UK GDP falls unexpectedly in October.
Inflation picks up further in November.
Workforce Jobs Revised Down for London and the UK.
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Contributions to monthly UK GD) growth, October 2023 to October 2024
December 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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London's Economic Outlook - Autumn 2024.
Our latest forecast suggests:
London’s GVA growth rate will be 1.2% in 2024. Growth is expected to pick up in 2025 to 1.9%, with a further acceleration to 2.2% in 2026.
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GLA Economics’ 45th London forecast suggests that: London’s real Gross Value Added (GVA) growth rate is forecast to be 1.2% in 2024, as the ongoing fallout from high interest rates and the cost-of-living crisis constrains economic activity. Growth is expected to pick up in 2025 to 1.9%, with a further acceleration to 2.2% in 2026. The number of workforce jobs in London is forecast to rise by 1.3% in 2024, with further moderate increases in 2025 and 2026, reaching 1.5% and 1.6% respectively. Household income is expected to grow by 2.7% in 2024, with growth of 3.1% in 2025 and then easing to 2.0% in 2026.
December 18, 2024 at 1:25 PM