Lewisham population, 2001–2024
Lewisham has an estimated population of 301,255 (mid-2024), up 18.4% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Lewisham local authority area.
301,255
population, mid-2024
+18.4%
since 2001
+3.5%
last 10 years
2019
peak year (305,906)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 301,255 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 300,225 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 299,164 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 300,013 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 304,169 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 305,906 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 303,127 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 300,924 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 298,809 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 295,364 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 291,086 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 286,056 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 281,011 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 276,938 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 272,525 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 270,418 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 266,508 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 261,188 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 257,976 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 254,930 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 252,455 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 251,936 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 253,662 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 254,336 | — |
Food businesses
Lewisham has 378 takeaways, 650 restaurants and cafés and 86 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.58 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 12.5 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Lewisham local authority area (code E09000023), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.