U.K. Population (LIVE)

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United Kingdom Population (1950 - 2024)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Population of the United Kingdom (2024 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	U.K. Global Rank
2024	67,961,439	0.33 %	224,637	165,790	40.3	1.58	281	85.9 %	58,353,588	0.84 %	8,118,835,999	22
2023	67,736,802	0.34 %	227,866	165,790	40.1	1.57	280	85.5 %	57,900,076	0.84 %	8,045,311,447	21
2022	67,508,936	0.34 %	227,897	165,790	39.8	1.57	279	85.1 %	57,438,662	0.85 %	7,975,105,156	21
2020	67,059,474	0.42 %	280,815	211,063	39.5	1.56	277	84.2 %	56,495,180	0.86 %	7,840,952,880	21
2015	65,224,364	0.77 %	492,865	254,218	39.0	1.81	270	82.8 %	54,035,311	0.88 %	7,426,597,537	21
2010	62,760,039	0.77 %	475,260	281,588	38.5	1.92	259	82.0 %	51,469,697	0.90 %	6,985,603,105	21
2005	60,383,741	0.52 %	306,740	261,300	37.7	1.76	250	79.8 %	48,178,255	0.92 %	6,558,176,119	21
2000	58,850,043	0.32 %	183,936	161,157	36.6	1.64	243	78.8 %	46,365,434	0.96 %	6,148,898,975	20
1995	57,930,364	0.25 %	143,984	48,732	35.5	1.71	239	78.4 %	45,427,516	1.01 %	5,743,219,454	19
1990	57,210,442	0.20 %	113,479	-701	34.8	1.83	236	78.1 %	44,683,287	1.08 %	5,316,175,862	16
1985	56,643,045	0.11 %	63,343	-8,661	34.3	1.79	234	78.1 %	44,263,815	1.17 %	4,861,730,613	14
1980	56,326,328	0.02 %	11,897	-12,117	33.3	1.89	233	78.4 %	44,157,482	1.27 %	4,444,007,706	14
1975	56,266,842	0.22 %	123,335	-19,790	32.8	1.81	233	77.6 %	43,667,185	1.38 %	4,069,437,231	13
1970	55,650,166	0.52 %	284,120	-26,696	33.2	2.44	230	77.1 %	42,903,762	1.51 %	3,695,390,336	11
1965	54,229,565	0.63 %	337,310	-24,045	34.0	2.90	224	77.9 %	42,259,485	1.63 %	3,337,111,983	9
1960	52,543,017	0.52 %	269,950	2,344	34.5	2.74	217	78.3 %	41,130,617	1.74 %	3,019,233,434	9
1955	51,193,266	0.45 %	227,640	14,885	34.1	2.28	212	78.6 %	40,241,373	1.86 %	2,746,072,141	9

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

United Kingdom Population Forecast

165,790

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	U.K. Global Rank
2025	68,180,606	0.33 %	224,226	165,790	40.5	1.58	282	86.2 %	58,798,650	0.83 %	8,191,988,453	22
2030	69,175,770	0.29 %	199,033	165,790	41.6	1.59	286	88.0 %	60,898,532	0.81 %	8,546,141,327	22
2035	69,993,981	0.24 %	163,642	165,790	42.8	1.61	289	89.8 %	62,822,134	0.79 %	8,879,397,401	22
2040	70,689,476	0.20 %	139,099	165,790	43.8	1.62	292	91.4 %	64,639,304	0.77 %	9,188,250,492	24
2045	71,291,518	0.17 %	120,408	165,790	44.5	1.64	295	93.1 %	66,381,393	0.75 %	9,467,543,575	25
2050	71,684,966	0.11 %	78,690		44.9	1.64	296	94.9 %	68,007,652	0.74 %	9,709,491,761	28

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

United Kingdom Demographics

Life Expectancy

82.31 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

3.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

3.6

(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	7,556,900
2	Birmingham	984,333
3	Liverpool	864,122
4	Nottingham	729,977
5	Sheffield	685,368
6	Bristol	617,280
7	Glasgow	591,620
8	Leicester	508,916
9	Edinburgh	464,990
10	Leeds	455,123
11	Cardiff	447,287
12	Manchester	395,515
13	Stoke-on-Trent	372,775
14	Coventry	359,262
15	Sunderland	335,415
16	Birkenhead	325,264
17	Islington	319,143
18	Reading	318,014
19	Kingston upon Hull	314,018
20	Preston	313,332
21	Newport	306,844
22	Swansea	300,352
23	Bradford	299,310
24	Southend-on-Sea	295,310
25	Belfast	274,770
26	Derby	270,468
27	Plymouth	260,203
28	Luton	258,018
29	Wolverhampton	252,791
30	City of Westminster	247,614
31	Southampton	246,201
32	Blackpool	239,409
33	Milton Keynes	229,941
34	Bexley	228,000
35	Northampton	215,963
36	Archway	215,667
37	Norwich	213,166
38	Dudley	199,059
39	Aberdeen	196,670
40	Portsmouth	194,150
41	Newcastle upon Tyne	192,382
42	Sutton	187,600
43	Swindon	185,609
44	Crawley	180,508
45	Ipswich	178,835
46	Wigan	175,405
47	Croydon	173,314
48	Walsall	172,141
49	Mansfield	171,958
50	Oxford	171,380
51	Warrington	165,456
52	Slough	163,777
53	Bournemouth	163,600
54	Peterborough	163,379
55	Cambridge	158,434
56	Doncaster	158,141
57	York	153,717
58	Poole	150,092
59	Gloucester	150,053
60	Burnley	149,422
61	Huddersfield	149,017
62	Telford	147,980
63	Dundee	147,710
64	Blackburn	146,521
65	Basildon	144,859
66	Middlesbrough	142,707
67	Bolton	141,331
68	Stockport	139,052
69	Brighton	139,001
70	West Bromwich	135,618

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 2022 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.