United Kingdom Population

Population now

68,116,960

World: 22nd
Europe: 4th

Male:	33,718,049	(49.50 %)
Female:	34,398,696	(50.50 %)

Births in 2024:	897,471
Deaths in 2024:	801,608

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	80.33 years
Female:	83.41 years
Total:	81.84 years
Median Age:	40.16 years

Birth Rate:	10.86
Death Rate:	9.70
Growth Rate:	0.12 %
Fertility Rate:	1.72

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

United Kingdom Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	52M	25M	27M	0.93	0.52%	17.50	11.50	2.69	71.13	68.20	74.20	34.55	78.44%	214.03
1961	53M	26M	27M	0.94	0.49%	17.90	12.00	2.78	70.88	68.00	73.90	34.47	78.37%	215.67
1962	53M	26M	27M	0.94	0.54%	18.30	11.90	2.86	70.93	68.00	74.00	34.38	78.24%	217.51
1963	54M	26M	28M	0.94	0.52%	18.50	12.20	2.88	70.83	67.90	73.90	34.29	78.10%	219.14
1964	54M	26M	28M	0.94	0.66%	18.80	11.30	2.93	71.62	68.60	74.80	34.18	77.96%	220.57
1965	54M	26M	28M	0.94	0.58%	18.30	11.60	2.86	71.62	68.60	74.80	34.06	77.82%	221.99
1966	55M	27M	28M	0.94	0.52%	17.90	11.80	2.78	71.57	68.50	74.80	33.85	77.68%	223.22
1967	55M	27M	28M	0.94	0.56%	17.50	11.20	2.68	72.12	69.10	75.30	33.67	77.54%	224.42
1968	55M	27M	28M	0.94	0.45%	17.20	11.90	2.60	71.72	68.70	74.90	33.51	77.40%	225.52
1969	55M	27M	29M	0.94	0.39%	16.60	11.90	2.51	71.72	68.60	75.00	33.35	77.26%	226.46
1970	56M	27M	29M	0.94	0.37%	16.20	11.80	2.44	71.97	68.90	75.20	33.20	77.12%	227.36
1971	56M	27M	29M	0.94	0.40%	16.10	11.50	2.41	72.27	69.20	75.50	33.11	77.03%	228.32
1972	56M	27M	29M	0.94	0.24%	14.90	12.00	2.20	72.12	69.10	75.30	33.03	77.20%	229.09
1973	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.17%	13.90	11.90	2.04	72.32	69.30	75.50	32.97	77.36%	229.53
1974	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.10%	13.10	11.90	1.92	72.52	69.50	75.70	32.95	77.52%	229.68
1975	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.05%	12.40	11.80	1.81	72.72	69.70	75.90	32.96	77.68%	229.66
1976	56M	27M	29M	0.95	-0.01%	12.00	12.10	1.74	72.78	69.80	75.90	33.02	77.84%	229.61
1977	56M	27M	29M	0.95	?	11.70	11.70	1.69	73.22	70.20	76.40	33.08	78.01%	229.53
1978	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.03%	12.20	11.90	1.75	73.18	70.20	76.30	33.16	78.16%	229.54
1979	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.09%	13.10	12.00	1.86	73.28	70.30	76.40	33.27	78.32%	229.75
1980	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.15%	13.40	11.70	1.90	73.68	70.70	76.80	33.41	78.48%	230.02
1981	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.11%	13.00	11.70	1.82	74.03	71.10	77.10	33.58	78.59%	230.10
1982	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.08%	12.80	11.80	1.78	74.18	71.30	77.20	33.79	78.54%	230.02
1983	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.09%	12.80	11.70	1.77	74.38	71.50	77.40	34.02	78.49%	230.10
1984	56M	27M	29M	0.95	0.13%	12.90	11.40	1.77	74.78	71.90	77.80	34.24	78.44%	230.46
1985	57M	27M	29M	0.95	0.12%	13.30	11.90	1.79	74.63	71.80	77.60	34.40	78.39%	230.99
1986	57M	28M	29M	0.95	0.14%	13.30	11.70	1.78	74.93	72.10	77.90	34.48	78.34%	231.52
1987	57M	28M	29M	0.95	0.21%	13.70	11.30	1.81	75.28	72.50	78.20	34.56	78.29%	232.02
1988	57M	28M	29M	0.95	0.21%	13.80	11.40	1.82	75.38	72.60	78.30	34.63	78.24%	232.53
1989	57M	28M	29M	0.95	0.18%	13.60	11.50	1.79	75.58	72.90	78.40	34.70	78.19%	233.14
1990	57M	28M	29M	0.95	0.24%	13.90	11.20	1.83	75.88	73.10	78.80	34.78	78.14%	233.84
1991	57M	28M	30M	0.95	0.22%	13.80	11.30	1.82	76.08	73.40	78.90	34.89	78.11%	234.56
1992	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.24%	13.60	11.00	1.79	76.43	73.80	79.20	34.99	78.17%	235.19
1993	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.16%	13.20	11.40	1.76	76.39	73.80	79.10	35.11	78.23%	235.76
1994	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.20%	13.00	10.80	1.74	76.89	74.30	79.60	35.26	78.29%	236.36
1995	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.14%	12.60	11.10	1.71	76.84	74.30	79.50	35.45	78.35%	236.99
1996	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.16%	12.60	10.90	1.73	77.09	74.60	79.70	35.64	78.41%	237.59
1997	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.16%	12.50	10.80	1.72	77.21	74.65	79.90	35.86	78.47%	238.20
1998	58M	28M	30M	0.95	0.14%	12.30	10.80	1.71	77.19	74.80	79.70	36.10	78.53%	238.90
1999	59M	29M	30M	0.95	0.10%	11.90	10.80	1.68	77.39	75.00	79.90	36.35	78.59%	239.70
2000	59M	29M	30M	0.95	0.12%	11.50	10.30	1.64	77.74	75.40	80.20	36.60	78.65%	240.55
2001	59M	29M	30M	0.95	0.11%	11.30	10.20	1.63	77.99	75.70	80.40	36.81	78.75%	241.48
2002	59M	29M	30M	0.95	0.11%	11.30	10.20	1.63	78.14	75.90	80.50	37.04	79.05%	242.51
2003	60M	29M	31M	0.96	0.15%	11.70	10.20	1.70	78.45	76.30	80.70	37.27	79.34%	243.64
2004	60M	29M	31M	0.96	0.23%	11.90	9.70	1.75	78.75	76.60	81.00	37.50	79.63%	245.03
2005	60M	30M	31M	0.96	0.25%	12.00	9.60	1.76	79.05	77.00	81.20	37.72	79.92%	246.72
2006	61M	30M	31M	0.96	0.31%	12.30	9.40	1.82	79.25	77.20	81.40	37.93	80.20%	248.54
2007	61M	30M	31M	0.96	0.34%	12.60	9.40	1.86	79.45	77.40	81.60	38.11	80.48%	250.48
2008	62M	30M	31M	0.96	0.37%	12.90	9.40	1.91	79.60	77.60	81.70	38.27	80.76%	252.46
2009	62M	31M	32M	0.96	0.41%	12.70	9.00	1.89	80.05	78.10	82.10	38.42	81.03%	254.38
2010	63M	31M	32M	0.97	0.45%	12.90	8.90	1.92	80.40	78.50	82.40	38.55	81.30%	256.38
2011	63M	31M	32M	0.97	0.47%	12.80	8.70	1.91	80.95	79.00	83.00	38.64	81.57%	258.39
2012	64M	31M	32M	0.97	0.44%	12.80	8.90	1.92	80.90	79.10	82.80	38.74	81.84%	260.19
2013	64M	32M	33M	0.97	0.34%	12.10	9.00	1.83	81.00	79.20	82.90	38.83	82.10%	261.94
2014	65M	32M	33M	0.97	0.36%	12.00	8.80	1.81	81.30	79.50	83.20	38.92	82.37%	263.88
2015	65M	32M	33M	0.97	0.29%	11.90	9.20	1.80	80.96	79.20	82.80	39.01	82.63%	265.98
2016	66M	32M	33M	0.97	0.30%	11.80	9.10	1.79	81.16	79.40	83.00	39.09	82.89%	268.00
2017	66M	33M	33M	0.97	0.24%	11.40	9.20	1.74	81.26	79.50	83.10	39.16	83.14%	269.83
2018	66M	33M	34M	0.97	0.20%	11.00	9.20	1.68	81.26	79.50	83.10	39.25	83.40%	271.47
2019	67M	33M	34M	0.98	0.19%	10.70	9.00	1.63	81.20	79.40	83.10	39.35	83.65%	273.00
2020	67M	33M	34M	0.98	-0.02%	10.20	10.40	1.56	80.90	79.00	82.90	39.47	83.90%	274.00
2021	67M	33M	34M	0.98	-0.02%	10.20	10.40	1.56	80.90	79.00	82.90	39.64	84.15%	275.00
2022	68M	33M	34M	0.98	-0.02%	10.20	10.40	1.56	80.90	79.00	82.90	39.80	84.40%	276.06
2023	68M	34M	34M	0.98	0.08%	10.70	9.87	1.68	81.60	80.00	83.28	39.97	84.64%	277.05
2024	68M	34M	34M	0.98	0.12%	10.86	9.70	1.72	81.84	80.33	83.41	40.16	84.88%	278.02

United Kingdom Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	68M	34M	34M	0.98	0.16%	11.03	9.52	1.76	82.07	80.66	83.54	40.36	85.12%	279.00
2026	69M	34M	35M	0.98	0.15%	10.94	9.55	1.76	82.23	80.84	83.69	40.53	85.36%	279.97
2027	69M	34M	35M	0.98	0.13%	10.85	9.57	1.76	82.39	81.02	83.84	40.73	85.60%	280.92
2028	69M	34M	35M	0.98	0.12%	10.75	9.60	1.76	82.56	81.19	83.98	40.94	85.83%	281.84
2029	69M	34M	35M	0.98	0.11%	10.66	9.62	1.76	82.72	81.37	84.13	41.15	86.06%	282.72
2030	69M	34M	35M	0.98	0.10%	10.57	9.65	1.76	82.88	81.55	84.28	41.37	86.29%	283.56
2031	70M	35M	35M	0.98	0.09%	10.53	9.70	1.76	83.04	81.72	84.42	41.56	86.51%	284.36
2032	70M	35M	35M	0.99	0.08%	10.49	9.75	1.76	83.19	81.89	84.56	41.75	86.73%	285.14
2033	70M	35M	35M	0.99	0.07%	10.44	9.79	1.77	83.35	82.06	84.71	41.94	86.95%	285.90
2034	70M	35M	35M	0.99	0.06%	10.40	9.84	1.77	83.50	82.23	84.85	42.14	87.17%	286.66
2035	70M	35M	35M	0.99	0.05%	10.36	9.89	1.77	83.66	82.40	84.99	42.34	87.38%	287.40
2036	71M	35M	35M	0.99	0.04%	10.37	9.96	1.77	83.79	82.55	85.10	42.49	87.59%	288.15
2037	71M	35M	36M	0.99	0.04%	10.38	10.02	1.77	83.93	82.71	85.21	42.65	87.79%	288.89
2038	71M	35M	36M	0.99	0.03%	10.40	10.09	1.77	84.06	82.86	85.33	42.80	88.00%	289.61
2039	71M	35M	36M	0.99	0.03%	10.41	10.15	1.77	84.20	83.02	85.44	42.94	88.20%	290.33
2040	71M	35M	36M	0.99	0.02%	10.42	10.22	1.77	84.33	83.17	85.55	43.08	88.40%	291.03
2041	71M	36M	36M	0.99	0.01%	10.43	10.28	1.77	84.45	83.30	85.66	43.17	88.59%	291.72
2042	72M	36M	36M	0.99	0.01%	10.43	10.34	1.77	84.57	83.43	85.77	43.25	88.78%	292.38
2043	72M	36M	36M	0.99	?	10.44	10.39	1.77	84.70	83.56	85.89	43.32	88.97%	293.02
2044	72M	36M	36M	0.99	?	10.44	10.45	1.77	84.82	83.69	86.00	43.39	89.16%	293.64
2045	72M	36M	36M	0.99	-0.01%	10.45	10.51	1.77	84.94	83.82	86.11	43.45	89.34%	294.22
2046	72M	36M	36M	0.99	-0.01%	10.42	10.57	1.77	85.05	83.94	86.22	43.45	89.52%	294.78
2047	72M	36M	36M	1	-0.02%	10.39	10.63	1.77	85.16	84.05	86.33	43.45	89.70%	295.31
2048	72M	36M	36M	1	-0.03%	10.37	10.68	1.77	85.28	84.17	86.44	43.45	89.88%	295.81
2049	73M	36M	36M	1	-0.04%	10.34	10.74	1.77	85.39	84.28	86.55	43.47	90.05%	296.28
2050	73M	36M	36M	1	-0.05%	10.31	10.80	1.77	85.50	84.40	86.66	43.53	90.22%	296.71

Highest City Populations in United Kingdom

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	London	9,565,691	8,961,989
2	Manchester	2,774,294	395,515
3	Birmingham	2,650,294	1,141,816
4	Leeds	1,917,791	455,123
5	Glasgow	1,690,718	591,620
6	Southampton	945,718	246,201
7	Liverpool	913,288	864,122
8	Newcastle upon Tyne	818,859	192,382
9	Nottingham	801,288	321,500
10	Sheffield	742,288	685,368
11	Bristol	702,503	617,280
12	Belfast	639,859	341,877
13	Brighton	618,074	290,885
14	Leicester	563,074	508,916
15	Edinburgh	549,074	506,520
16	Bournemouth	514,859	163,600
17	Cardiff	485,859	447,287
18	Coventry	440,503	359,262
19	Middlesbrough	391,429	142,707
20	The Potteries	390,429	372,775
21	Reading	348,644	318,014
22	Sunderland	344,429	335,415
23	Preston	332,429	313,332
24	Birkenhead	331,215	325,264
25	Kingston upon Hull	323,215	314,018
26	Newport	319,215	306,844
27	Southend-On-Sea	316,429	295,310
28	Swansea	314,215	300,352

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