The new data also shows the capital has the youngest population in the UK compared with other regions.
London has the highest house prices and crime rates but also the highest wages and contributes more to GDP than any other UK area.
The Office for National Statistics produced the profile as part of a wider study aimed at comparing and contrasting regions.
From 2011 to 2012 the number of people in the capital leapt by 1.3 per cent to 8.3 million, while the rest of the population grew just 0.7 per cent."
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