HomeLondonFacts & Figures about London Facts & Figures about London Location ContinentEurope CountryUnited Kingdom RegionEngland CityLondon Coordinates 51:30:40N 0:07:31W Altitude 14m / 49ft Info Flag Year founded 47 AD as Londinium Currency Pound Sterling (GBP) Language English Timezone Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Population Visitors 21 000 000 (2019) Source: cityoflondon.gov.uk City Population 8 866 541 (2018) 8 797 330 (2017) Metro Population 14 372 596 (2019) 14 257 962 (2018) 14 115 260 (2017) 13 998 563 (2016) 13 839 040 (2015) 13 666 285 (2014) Source: Eurostat