London's Population Density Could Match Rio's, Report Finds
- Assembly's Planning Committee sets out options to cope
- City is on course to have 10 million residents by 2031
London currently has 5,206 people per square kilometer.
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London could match the population density of Rio de Janeiro or Bangkok unless the city begins development outside its boundaries, a cross-party report warned.
The London Assembly’s Planning Committee set out options for future development in a report written for whoever wins May’s mayoral election. It said London, which last year exceeded its 1939 peak population of 8.6 million, is on course to expand to 10 million people by 2031.