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People
Brent’s population is now 312,000, an increase of
18 per cent over the past ten years, caused by a
high birth rate, people living longer, and adults
moving into the borough: 29,000 people have
moved into Brent since 2007. Good transport links
into central London and strong community and
family bonds within our ethnically diverse
population make the borough a popular
destination. Brent is now the fifth largest London
borough in terms of population, and the fourteenth
most densely populated area in the country.
Our population is highly ethnically diverse with larger
Indian, other Asian, black African and black Caribbean
populations than elsewhere in London. The black and
minority ethnic population now makes up 64 per cent
of the total population, and Brent is acknowledged as
the second most diverse community in the country.
Cohesion between our communities is strong, and
people in Brent say that it is a place where people
from different backgrounds get on well together.
Our
Growing
Borough
