U.K. Population (2023) - Worldometer (2023)

The current population of the United Kingdom is 68,843,815 as of Monday, March 13, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
the United Kingdom 2020 population is estimated at 67,886,011 people at mid year according to UN data.
the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% 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 281 per Km² (727 people per mi²).
The total land area is 241,930 Km2 (93,410 sq. miles)
83.2 % of the population is urban (56,495,180 people in 2020)
The median age in the United Kingdom is 40.5 years.

Population of the United Kingdom (2020 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
2020	67,886,011	0.53 %	355,839	260,650	40.5	1.75	281	83.2 %	56,495,180	0.87 %	7,794,798,739	21
2019	67,530,172	0.58 %	388,488	260,650	40.1	1.84	279	82.9 %	56,012,276	0.88 %	7,713,468,100	21
2018	67,141,684	0.62 %	414,223	260,650	40.1	1.84	278	82.7 %	55,521,226	0.88 %	7,631,091,040	21
2017	66,727,461	0.65 %	429,517	260,650	40.1	1.84	276	82.5 %	55,025,421	0.88 %	7,547,858,925	21
2016	66,297,944	0.66 %	437,798	260,650	40.1	1.84	274	82.2 %	54,529,375	0.89 %	7,464,022,049	21
2015	65,860,146	0.75 %	480,068	260,046	40.0	1.87	272	82.0 %	54,035,311	0.89 %	7,379,797,139	21
2010	63,459,808	1.03 %	634,371	437,881	39.5	1.86	262	81.1 %	51,469,697	0.91 %	6,956,823,603	21
2005	60,287,954	0.46 %	272,929	198,445	38.7	1.66	249	79.9 %	48,178,255	0.92 %	6,541,907,027	21
2000	58,923,309	0.34 %	198,171	102,672	37.6	1.74	244	78.7 %	46,365,434	0.96 %	6,143,493,823	21
1995	57,932,453	0.28 %	159,612	41,089	36.5	1.78	239	78.4 %	45,427,516	1.01 %	5,744,212,979	19
1990	57,134,391	0.25 %	144,168	19,752	35.8	1.84	236	78.2 %	44,683,287	1.07 %	5,327,231,061	15
1985	56,413,553	0.07 %	40,876	-19,499	35.4	1.78	233	78.5 %	44,263,815	1.16 %	4,870,921,740	15
1980	56,209,171	0.02 %	11,368	7,824	34.4	1.73	232	78.6 %	44,157,482	1.26 %	4,458,003,514	14
1975	56,152,333	0.21 %	115,776	21,283	34.0	2.01	232	77.8 %	43,667,185	1.38 %	4,079,480,606	13
1970	55,573,453	0.49 %	266,521	-16,971	34.2	2.57	230	77.2 %	42,903,762	1.50 %	3,700,437,046	12
1965	54,240,850	0.70 %	374,050	28,614	35.1	2.81	224	77.9 %	42,259,485	1.62 %	3,339,583,597	9
1960	52,370,602	0.51 %	261,340	13,993	35.6	2.49	216	78.5 %	41,130,617	1.73 %	3,034,949,748	9
1955	51,063,902	0.18 %	89,578	-83,006	35.1	2.18	211	78.8 %	40,241,373	1.84 %	2,773,019,936	9

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

United Kingdom Population Forecast

165,836

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
2020	67,886,011	0.61 %	405,173	260,650	40.5	1.75	281	83.2 %	56,495,180	0.87 %	7,794,798,739	21
2025	69,273,640	0.41 %	277,526	153,644	41.4	1.75	286	84.9 %	58,798,650	0.85 %	8,184,437,460	21
2030	70,485,490	0.35 %	242,370	158,528	42.4	1.75	291	86.4 %	60,898,532	0.82 %	8,548,487,400	22
2035	71,548,760	0.30 %	212,654	165,236	43.3	1.75	296	87.8 %	62,822,134	0.81 %	8,887,524,213	22
2040	72,486,891	0.26 %	187,626	165,190	44.1	1.75	300	89.2 %	64,639,304	0.79 %	9,198,847,240	23
2045	73,346,427	0.24 %	171,907	165,457	44.5	1.75	303	90.5 %	66,381,393	0.77 %	9,481,803,274	24
2050	74,081,981	0.20 %	147,111		44.5	1.75	306	91.8 %	68,007,652	0.76 %	9,735,033,990	26

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

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 - 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2019. 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 2019 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2019: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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 2019: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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.