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Population density in United Kingdom
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
2 of 9 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
285per km²
+1.5%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
2 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+7.1%
+0.6% a year on average
vs World
+359%
World: 62.1 · 2023
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · United Kingdom · World
+7.1% since 2014
0
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200
300
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
United Kingdom
285
World
62.1 · 2023
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
285 · 2024
First value
235 · 1990
Highest
285 · 2024
Lowest
235 · 1990
Average change
+0.6% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 285 | +1.5% | — |
| 2023 | 281 | +1.0% | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 278 | +0.9% | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 276 | +0.4% | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 275 | +0.2% | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 274 | +0.5% | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 273 | +0.4% | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 272 | +0.5% | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 271 | +0.8% | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 268 | +0.7% | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 266 | +0.7% | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 264 | +0.8% | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 262 | +0.7% | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 261 | +0.8% | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 259 | +0.8% | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 256 | +0.7% | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 255 | +0.8% | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 253 | +0.8% | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 251 | +0.7% | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 249 | +0.8% | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 247 | +0.5% | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 246 | +0.5% | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 245 | +0.4% | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 244 | +0.4% | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 243 | +0.3% | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 242 | +0.4% | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 241 | +0.3% | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 240 | +0.3% | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 240 | +0.2% | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 239 | +0.3% | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 238 | +0.3% | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 238 | +0.2% | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 237 | +0.4% | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 236 | +0.3% | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 235 | 50.8 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Canada | 4.6 | |
| 8 | Brazil | 25.0 | |
| 7 | Chile | 27.0 | |
| 6 | United States | 37.1 | |
| 5 | Colombia | 46.4 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 67.2 | |
| 3 | China | 147 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 285 | |
| 1 | South Korea | 515 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
United Kingdom in numbers
Population
69M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025
Median age
39.8
2023
Children under 15
17.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.8%
2022
Life expectancy
81.4
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024
Birth rate
9.9
2024
Infant mortality
4.1
2024
Net migration
6.5
2023
Born abroad
17.1%
2024
Urban population
83.3%
2025