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Population in United Kingdom

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 5 of 9 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
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

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

YearUnited KingdomChange 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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
13 Chile 19M
12 Canada 38M
11 Argentina 45M
10 Colombia 50M
9 South Korea 52M
8 United Kingdom 67M
7 Mexico 128M
6 Russia 147M
5 Brazil 212M
4 Indonesia 270M
3 United States 332M
2 India 1.3B
1 China 1.4B

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

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.