London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris
Population, Land Area & Density
Compared by Urban Area Sector
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London (1998) |
Los Angeles (1990) |
New York (1990) |
Paris
(1999) |
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Population |
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Inner Area |
2,761,000 |
1,711,000 |
1,488,000 |
2,125,000 |
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Balance of Core |
4,427,000 |
1,774,000 |
5,835,000 |
4,039,000 |
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Total Core |
7,188,000 |
3,485,000 |
7,323,000 |
6,164,000 |
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Outside Core |
5,044,000 |
7,917,000 |
8,721,000 |
3,481,000 |
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Urbanized Area |
12,232,000 |
11,402,000 |
16,044,000 |
9,645,000 |
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Land Area: Square Miles |
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Inner Area |
124 |
128 |
22 |
41 |
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Balance of Core |
486 |
339 |
280 |
248 |
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Total Core |
610 |
467 |
302 |
289 |
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Outside Core |
990 |
1,499 |
2,665 |
762 |
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Urbanized Area |
1,600 |
1,966 |
2,967 |
1,051 |
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Land Area: Square Kilometers |
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Inner Area |
321 |
332 |
57 |
106 |
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Balance of Core |
1,260 |
879 |
726 |
643 |
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Total Core |
1,581 |
1,210 |
783 |
749 |
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Outside Core |
2,566 |
3,885 |
6,908 |
1,975 |
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Urbanized Area |
4,147 |
5,096 |
7,690 |
2,724 |
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Population per Square Mile |
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Inner Area |
22,266 |
13,367 |
67,636 |
51,829 |
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Balance of Core |
9,109 |
5,233 |
20,839 |
16,286 |
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Total Core |
11,784 |
7,463 |
24,248 |
21,329 |
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Outside Core |
5,095 |
5,282 |
3,272 |
4,568 |
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Urbanized Area |
7,645 |
5,800 |
5,407 |
9,177 |
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Population per Square Kilometer |
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Inner Area |
8,590 |
5,157 |
26,094 |
19,996 |
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Balance of Core |
3,514 |
2,019 |
8,040 |
6,283 |
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Total Core |
4,546 |
2,879 |
9,355 |
8,229 |
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Outside Core |
1,966 |
2,038 |
1,263 |
1,762 |
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Urbanized Area |
2,949 |
2,237 |
2,086 |
3,540 |
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Distribution of Population |
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Inner Area |
22.6% |
15.0% |
9.3% |
22.0% |
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Balance of Core |
36.2% |
15.6% |
36.4% |
41.9% |
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Total Core |
58.8% |
30.6% |
45.6% |
63.9% |
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Outside Core |
41.2% |
69.4% |
54.4% |
36.1% |
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Urbanized Area |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Distribution of Land Area |
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Inner Area |
7.8% |
6.5% |
0.7% |
3.9% |
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Balance of Core |
30.4% |
17.2% |
9.4% |
23.6% |
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Total Core |
38.1% |
23.8% |
10.2% |
27.5% |
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Outside Core |
61.9% |
76.2% |
89.8% |
72.5% |
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Urbanized Area |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Definitions of Inner Area |
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London: Inner boroughs (pre-1964 London County Council) |
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Los Angeles: Central planning area, city of Los Angeles |
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New York: Manhattan borough |
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Paris: Ville de Paris |
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Definitions of Core |
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London: Greater London Authority |
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Los Angeles: City of Los Angeles |
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New York: City of New York (Greater New York) |
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Paris: Ville de Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Siene-St.-Denis, Val-de-Marne |
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Sources: |
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London: Demographia estimates |
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Los Angeles: US Census Bureau data |
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New York: US Census Bureau data |
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Paris: INSEE data |
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