U.K. Population (LIVE)

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United Kingdom Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the United Kingdom is 69,340,199 as of Friday, December 27, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • the United Kingdom 2024 population is estimated at 69,138,192 people at mid year.
  • the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.85% of the total world population.
  • the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in the United Kingdom is 286 per Km2 (740 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 241,930 Km2 (93,410 sq. miles).
  • 84.4 % of the population is urban (58,353,588 people in 2024).
  • The median age in the United Kingdom is 40.0 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of the United Kingdom (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationU.K.
Global Rank
2024 69,138,192 0.66 % 455,230 417,114 40.0 1.55 286 84.4 % 58,353,588 0.85 % 8,161,972,572 21
2023 68,682,962 0.74 % 503,647 445,523 39.8 1.56 284 84.3 % 57,900,076 0.85 % 8,091,734,930 21
2022 68,179,315 0.75 % 510,523 487,029 39.5 1.56 282 84.2 % 57,438,662 0.85 % 8,021,407,192 21
2020 67,351,861 0.36 % 240,903 144,221 39.2 1.57 278 83.9 % 56,495,180 0.85 % 7,887,001,292 21
2015 65,382,110 0.74 % 475,125 347,839 38.8 1.80 270 82.6 % 54,035,311 0.88 % 7,470,491,872 21
2010 63,006,483 0.78 % 482,075 274,811 38.2 1.92 260 81.7 % 51,469,697 0.90 % 7,021,732,148 22
2005 60,596,108 0.52 % 307,754 308,279 37.5 1.76 250 79.5 % 48,178,255 0.92 % 6,586,970,132 21
2000 59,057,338 0.31 % 180,541153,917 36.6 1.64 244 78.5 % 46,365,434 0.96 % 6,171,702,993 21
1995 58,154,635 0.27 % 157,355 61,385 35.6 1.71 240 78.1 % 45,427,516 1.01 % 5,758,878,982 20
1990 57,367,862 0.27 % 152,290 57,132 34.9 1.83 237 77.9 % 44,683,287 1.08 % 5,327,803,110 17
1985 56,606,414 0.11 % 64,862 83,164 34.3 1.79 234 78.2 % 44,263,815 1.16 % 4,868,943,465 15
1980 56,282,103 0.02 % 12,392 -25,187 33.3 1.89 233 78.5 % 44,157,482 1.27 % 4,447,606,236 14
1975 56,220,143 0.20 % 111,268 -40,241 32.9 1.81 232 77.7 % 43,667,185 1.38 % 4,070,735,277 13
1970 55,663,801 0.48 % 260,956 -15,254 33.2 2.42 230 77.1 % 42,903,762 1.51 % 3,694,683,794 12
1965 54,359,020 0.68 % 364,094 -24,955 34.1 2.87 225 77.7 % 42,259,485 1.63 % 3,334,533,703 9
1960 52,538,548 0.53 % 272,360 19,953 34.5 2.70 217 78.3 % 41,130,617 1.74 % 3,015,470,894 9
1955 51,176,747 0.42 % 211,146 9,403 34.1 2.28 212 78.6 % 40,241,373 1.87 % 2,740,213,792 9
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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United Kingdom Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationU.K.
Global Rank
2025 69,551,332 0.64 % 439,894 389,911 40.1 1.54 287 84.5 % 58,798,650 0.84 % 8,231,613,070 22
2030 71,286,992 0.49 % 347,132 330,856 40.7 1.53 295 85.4 % 60,898,532 0.83 % 8,569,124,911 21
2035 72,656,815 0.38 % 273,965 280,500 41.5 1.53 300 86.5 % 62,822,134 0.82 % 8,885,210,181 21
2040 73,774,626 0.31 % 223,562 236,786 42.1 1.53 305 87.6 % 64,639,304 0.80 % 9,177,190,203 23
2045 74,753,658 0.26 % 195,806 214,341 42.5 1.54 309 88.8 % 66,381,393 0.79 % 9,439,639,668 25
2050 75,504,681 0.20 % 150,205   42.9 1.55 312 90.1 % 68,007,652 0.78 % 9,664,378,587 26
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

United Kingdom Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of the United Kingdom
Life Expectancy
81.45 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
3.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
4.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in the U.K.

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 London 8,961,989
2 Birmingham 1,144,919
3 Liverpool 864,122
4 Glasgow 626,410
5 Sheffield 556,500
6 Leeds 516,298
7 Edinburgh 506,520
8 Bristol 465,866
9 Cardiff 447,287
10 Manchester 395,515
11 Leicester 368,600
12 Bradford 366,187
13 Belfast 345,418
14 Coventry 345,324
15 Brent 329,100
16 Birkenhead 325,264
17 Nottingham 323,632
18 Islington 319,143
19 Reading 318,014
20 Kingston upon Hull 314,018
21 Preston 313,332
22 Newport 306,844
23 Swansea 300,352
24 Newcastle upon Tyne 300,125
25 Southend-on-Sea 295,310
26 Brighton 277,103
27 Derby 270,468
28 Southampton 269,781
29 Wolverhampton 263,700
30 Plymouth 260,203
31 Stoke-on-Trent 258,366
32 Milton Keynes 256,385
33 City of Westminster 247,614
34 Northampton 245,899
35 Oldham 237,110
36 Bexley 228,000
37 Luton 225,262
38 Archway 215,667
39 Portsmouth 208,100
40 Swindon 201,669
41 Dudley 199,059
42 Aberdeen 198,590
43 Sutton 187,600
44 St Helens 183,200
45 Crawley 180,508
46 Ipswich 178,835
47 Wigan 175,405
48 Croydon 173,314
49 Warrington 172,330
50 Walsall 172,141
51 Mansfield 171,958
52 Sunderland 170,134
53 Ilford 168,168
54 Slough 164,793
55 Bournemouth 163,600
56 Peterborough 163,379
57 Oxford 162,100
58 Enfield Town 156,858
59 York 156,135
60 Telford 155,570
61 Poole 150,092
62 Burnley 149,422
63 Harrow 149,246
64 Huddersfield 149,017
65 Dundee 148,210
66 Blackburn 146,521
67 Cambridge 145,674
68 Blackpool 145,007
69 Basildon 144,859
70 Norwich 143,135

See also

Notes

The United Kingdom Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the United Kingdom delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of the United Kingdom (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by the U.K. in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.