The population of Paris's 18th arrondissement peaked in 1931 with 288,810 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 200,631 inhabitants as of the most recent census (2009).
Historical population Immigration In 2012, John Henley of
The Guardian said the 18th arrondissement was "an area comparable in many ways to
London's
Tower Hamlets." ==Cityscape==