U.K. Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of U.K. population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of U.K. in 2024 is 67,961,439, a 0.33% increase from 2023.
- The population of U.K. in 2023 was 67,736,802, a 0.34% increase from 2022.
- The population of U.K. in 2022 was 67,508,936, a 0.34% increase from 2021.
- The population of U.K. in 2021 was 67,281,039, a 0.33% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| United States |
341,814,420 |
| Japan |
122,631,432 |
| Germany |
83,252,474 |
| United Kingdom |
67,961,439 |
| France |
64,881,830 |
| Italy |
58,697,744 |
| South Korea |
51,741,963 |
| Spain |
47,473,373 |
| Argentina |
46,057,866 |
| Poland |
40,221,726 |
| Canada |
39,107,046 |
| Saudi Arabia |
37,473,929 |
| Australia |
26,699,482 |
| Taiwan |
23,950,214 |
| Chile |
19,658,839 |
| Netherlands |
17,671,125 |
| Belgium |
11,715,774 |
| Sweden |
10,673,669 |
| Greece |
10,302,720 |
| Portugal |
10,223,349 |
| Hungary |
9,994,993 |
| UAE |
9,591,853 |
| Israel |
9,311,652 |
| Austria |
8,977,139 |
| Switzerland |
8,851,431 |
| Hong Kong |
7,496,681 |
| Singapore |
6,052,709 |
| Denmark |
5,939,695 |
| Finland |
5,549,886 |
| Norway |
5,514,477 |
| New Zealand |
5,269,939 |
| Ireland |
5,089,478 |
| Oman |
4,713,553 |
| Panama |
4,527,961 |
| Kuwait |
4,349,380 |
| Croatia |
3,986,627 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,316 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,268,802 |
| Qatar |
2,737,061 |
| Lithuania |
2,692,798 |
| Slovenia |
2,118,965 |
| Latvia |
1,810,240 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,538,200 |
| Bahrain |
1,498,712 |
| Estonia |
1,319,041 |
| Cyprus |
1,268,467 |
| Macao |
713,082 |
| Luxembourg |
661,594 |
| Malta |
536,740 |
| Bahamas |
415,223 |
| Iceland |
377,689 |
| French Polynesia |
311,383 |
| New Caledonia |
295,966 |
| Barbados |
282,309 |
| Curacao |
192,965 |
| Guam |
174,114 |
| Seychelles |
108,263 |
| Aruba |
106,177 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,816 |
| Isle of Man |
84,904 |
| Andorra |
80,341 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,885 |
| Bermuda |
63,935 |
| Greenland |
56,789 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,444 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
50,025 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,431 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,309 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,822 |
| Monaco |
36,157 |
| San Marino |
33,614 |
| Gibraltar |
32,718 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,763 |
| Palau |
18,051 |
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United Kingdom - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
67,961,439 |
0.33% |
| 2023 |
67,736,802 |
0.34% |
| 2022 |
67,508,936 |
0.34% |
| 2021 |
67,281,039 |
0.33% |
| 2020 |
67,059,474 |
0.42% |
| 2019 |
66,778,659 |
0.52% |
| 2018 |
66,432,993 |
0.56% |
| 2017 |
66,064,804 |
0.62% |
| 2016 |
65,655,203 |
0.66% |
| 2015 |
65,224,364 |
0.70% |
| 2014 |
64,773,504 |
0.73% |
| 2013 |
64,302,297 |
0.77% |
| 2012 |
63,808,727 |
0.83% |
| 2011 |
63,286,362 |
0.84% |
| 2010 |
62,760,039 |
0.83% |
| 2009 |
62,243,378 |
0.81% |
| 2008 |
61,742,151 |
0.79% |
| 2007 |
61,260,676 |
0.75% |
| 2006 |
60,803,700 |
0.70% |
| 2005 |
60,383,741 |
0.65% |
| 2004 |
59,995,851 |
0.58% |
| 2003 |
59,649,799 |
0.50% |
| 2002 |
59,355,690 |
0.45% |
| 2001 |
59,092,016 |
0.41% |
| 2000 |
58,850,043 |
0.37% |
| 1999 |
58,635,202 |
0.34% |
| 1998 |
58,438,321 |
0.32% |
| 1997 |
58,250,198 |
0.30% |
| 1996 |
58,078,586 |
0.26% |
| 1995 |
57,930,364 |
0.25% |
| 1994 |
57,785,900 |
0.24% |
| 1993 |
57,647,463 |
0.24% |
| 1992 |
57,509,240 |
0.26% |
| 1991 |
57,359,454 |
0.26% |
| 1990 |
57,210,442 |
0.24% |
| 1989 |
57,076,099 |
0.22% |
| 1988 |
56,952,648 |
0.22% |
| 1987 |
56,826,322 |
0.18% |
| 1986 |
56,721,909 |
0.14% |
| 1985 |
56,643,045 |
0.13% |
| 1984 |
56,568,253 |
0.12% |
| 1983 |
56,501,612 |
0.09% |
| 1982 |
56,450,133 |
0.10% |
| 1981 |
56,395,846 |
0.12% |
| 1980 |
56,326,328 |
0.11% |
| 1979 |
56,265,154 |
0.04% |
| 1978 |
56,240,768 |
-0.01% |
| 1977 |
56,244,840 |
-0.03% |
| 1976 |
56,263,232 |
-0.01% |
| 1975 |
56,266,842 |
0.06% |
| 1974 |
56,233,776 |
0.12% |
| 1973 |
56,166,630 |
0.20% |
| 1972 |
56,057,315 |
0.32% |
| 1971 |
55,875,903 |
0.41% |
| 1970 |
55,650,166 |
0.41% |
| 1969 |
55,420,519 |
0.46% |
| 1968 |
55,169,244 |
0.53% |
| 1967 |
54,876,365 |
0.58% |
| 1966 |
54,560,502 |
0.61% |
| 1965 |
54,229,565 |
0.68% |
| 1964 |
53,861,500 |
0.66% |
| 1963 |
53,508,514 |
0.61% |
| 1962 |
53,183,630 |
0.61% |
| 1961 |
52,861,251 |
0.61% |
| 1960 |
52,543,017 |
0.58% |
| 1959 |
52,241,647 |
0.54% |
| 1958 |
51,960,813 |
0.54% |
| 1957 |
51,682,399 |
0.51% |
| 1956 |
51,421,613 |
0.45% |
| 1955 |
51,193,266 |
0.44% |
| 1954 |
50,969,939 |
0.48% |
| 1953 |
50,728,620 |
0.48% |
| 1952 |
50,484,813 |
0.42% |
| 1951 |
50,271,904 |
0.43% |
| 1950 |
50,055,065 |
0.00% |
