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Population in United Kingdom
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
5 of 9 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
69,281,437
+1.5%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
5 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+7.2%
+0.6% a year on average
share of World
0.84%
World: 8,215,424,893 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+7.2% since 2014
0
20M
40M
60M
80M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population · people
United Kingdom 69M
World 8.2B · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
69,281,437 · 2024
First value
57,156,972 · 1990
Highest
69,281,437 · 2024
Lowest
57,156,972 · 1990
Average change
+0.6% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69,281,437 | +1.5% | 8.1B |
| 2023 | 68,265,209 | +1.0% | 8.1B |
| 2022 | 67,603,461 | +0.9% | 8B |
| 2021 | 66,983,488 | +0.4% | 7.9B |
| 2020 | 66,744,067 | +0.2% | 7.9B |
| 2019 | 66,630,707 | +0.5% | 7.8B |
| 2018 | 66,288,927 | +0.5% | 7.7B |
| 2017 | 65,965,992 | +0.5% | 7.6B |
| 2016 | 65,607,141 | +0.8% | 7.5B |
| 2015 | 65,088,058 | +0.7% | 7.4B |
| 2014 | 64,619,493 | +0.7% | 7.4B |
| 2013 | 64,138,721 | +0.7% | 7.3B |
| 2012 | 63,710,843 | +0.7% | 7.2B |
| 2011 | 63,285,145 | +0.8% | 7.1B |
| 2010 | 62,759,456 | +0.8% | 7B |
| 2009 | 62,260,486 | +0.7% | 6.9B |
| 2008 | 61,823,772 | +0.8% | 6.8B |
| 2007 | 61,319,075 | +0.8% | 6.7B |
| 2006 | 60,826,967 | +0.7% | 6.7B |
| 2005 | 60,413,276 | +0.8% | 6.6B |
| 2004 | 59,950,364 | +0.5% | 6.5B |
| 2003 | 59,636,662 | +0.5% | 6.4B |
| 2002 | 59,365,677 | +0.4% | 6.3B |
| 2001 | 59,113,016 | +0.4% | 6.2B |
| 2000 | 58,886,065 | +0.3% | 6.2B |
| 1999 | 58,684,427 | +0.4% | 6.1B |
| 1998 | 58,474,943 | +0.3% | 6B |
| 1997 | 58,314,600 | +0.3% | 5.9B |
| 1996 | 58,164,400 | +0.2% | 5.8B |
| 1995 | 58,024,800 | +0.3% | 5.7B |
| 1994 | 57,862,100 | +0.3% | 5.7B |
| 1993 | 57,714,000 | +0.2% | 5.6B |
| 1992 | 57,584,400 | +0.4% | 5.5B |
| 1991 | 57,338,199 | +0.3% | 5.4B |
| 1990 | 57,156,972 | 5.3B |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chile | 18M | |
| 11 | Canada | 36M | |
| 10 | Argentina | 44M | |
| 9 | Colombia | 47M | |
| 8 | South Korea | 52M | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 66M | |
| 6 | Mexico | 123M | |
| 5 | Russia | 146M | |
| 4 | Brazil | 206M | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 258M | |
| 2 | United States | 323M | |
| 1 | China | 1.4B |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016
What it means
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
How it is calculated
Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.
People
United Kingdom in numbers
Population growth
0.30%
2025
Population density
285
2024
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