United Kingdom

Population in United Kingdom

Population in United Kingdom: 50.1 million people in 1950 and 68.7 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
68.7 million people
Since 1950
+18.6 million people
Rank, 2023
21 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
74.3 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in United KingdomPopulation in United Kingdom: 50.1 million people in 1950 and 68.7 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 74.3 million people in 2100, between 37.6 million people and 162 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 74.3 million people in 2100, between 37.6 million people and 162 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 10.8 million people.

Every year

people · UN

YearUnited KingdomWorld
202368.7 million8.09 billion
202268.2 million8.02 billion
202167.7 million7.95 billion
202067.4 million7.89 billion
201967.1 million7.81 billion
201866.8 million7.73 billion
201766.4 million7.65 billion
201665.9 million7.56 billion
201565.4 million7.47 billion
201464.9 million7.38 billion
201364.4 million7.29 billion
201264 million7.2 billion
201163.5 million7.11 billion
201063 million7.02 billion
200962.5 million6.93 billion
200862 million6.84 billion
200761.5 million6.76 billion
200661.1 million6.67 billion
200560.6 million6.59 billion
200460.2 million6.5 billion
200359.8 million6.42 billion
200259.5 million6.34 billion
200159.3 million6.26 billion
200059.1 million6.17 billion
199958.8 million6.09 billion
199858.6 million6.01 billion
199758.5 million5.93 billion
199658.3 million5.84 billion
199558.2 million5.76 billion
199458 million5.68 billion
199357.9 million5.59 billion
199257.7 million5.51 billion
199157.6 million5.42 billion
199057.4 million5.33 billion
198957.2 million5.23 billion
198857 million5.14 billion
198756.9 million5.05 billion
198656.8 million4.96 billion
198556.6 million4.87 billion
198456.5 million4.78 billion
198356.3 million4.7 billion
198256.3 million4.61 billion
198156.3 million4.53 billion
198056.3 million4.45 billion
197956.2 million4.37 billion
197856.2 million4.29 billion
197756.2 million4.22 billion
197656.2 million4.14 billion
197556.2 million4.07 billion
197456.2 million4 billion
197356.2 million3.92 billion
197256.1 million3.85 billion
197155.9 million3.77 billion
197055.7 million3.7 billion
196955.5 million3.62 billion
196855.2 million3.55 billion
196755 million3.47 billion
196654.7 million3.4 billion
196554.4 million3.34 billion
196454 million3.26 billion
196353.7 million3.19 billion
196253.3 million3.12 billion
196152.9 million3.07 billion
196052.5 million3.02 billion
195952.2 million2.97 billion
195851.9 million2.91 billion
195751.7 million2.85 billion
195651.4 million2.8 billion
195551.2 million2.74 billion
195451 million2.69 billion
195350.7 million2.63 billion
195250.5 million2.58 billion
195150.4 million2.54 billion
195050.1 million2.49 billion
194949.9 million–
194849.7 million–
194749.5 million–
194649.3 million–
194549.1 million–
194448.9 million–
194348.7 million–
194248.5 million–
194148.3 million–
194048.1 million–
193947.9 million–
193847.7 million–
193747.4 million–
193647.2 million–
193547 million–
193446.7 million–
193346.5 million–
193246.3 million–
193146.1 million–
193046 million–
192945.9 million–
192846 million–
192746.1 million–
192646.2 million–
192546.3 million–
192446.4 million–
192346.5 million–
192246.6 million–
192146.6 million–
192046.6 million–
191946.5 million–
191846.4 million–
191746.2 million–
191646 million–
191545.8 million–
191445.6 million–
191345.4 million–
191245.2 million–
191145 million–
191044.7 million–
190944.4 million–
190844.1 million–
190743.7 million–
190643.3 million–
190542.9 million–
190442.6 million–
190342.2 million–
190241.8 million–
190141.5 million–
190041.1 million–
189940.7 million–
189840.4 million–
189740 million–
189639.6 million–
189539.2 million–
189438.9 million–
189338.5 million–
189238.2 million–
189137.8 million–
189037.5 million–
188937.2 million–
188836.9 million–
188736.6 million–
188636.3 million–
188536 million–
188435.7 million–
188335.4 million–
188235.2 million–
188134.9 million–
188034.6 million–
187934.3 million–
187833.9 million–
187733.6 million–
187633.3 million–
187533 million–
187432.6 million–
187332.3 million–
187232 million–
187131.7 million–
187031.4 million–
186931.1 million–
186830.9 million–
186730.6 million–
186630.4 million–
186530.1 million–
186429.9 million–
186329.6 million–
186229.4 million–
186129.1 million–
186028.9 million–
185928.7 million–
185828.5 million–
185728.4 million–
185628.2 million–
185528 million–
185427.9 million–
185327.7 million–
185227.5 million–
185127.4 million–
185027.3 million–
184927.2 million–
184827.1 million–
184727.1 million–
184627 million–
184527 million–
184426.9 million–
184326.9 million–
184226.8 million–
184126.7 million–
184026.6 million–
183926.4 million–
183826.2 million–
183725.9 million–
183625.7 million–
183525.4 million–
183425.2 million–
183324.9 million–
183224.6 million–
183124.4 million–
183024.1 million–
182923.8 million–
182823.5 million–
182723.2 million–
182622.9 million–
182522.7 million–
182422.4 million–
182322.1 million–
182221.8 million–
182121.3 million–
182020.7 million–
181919.9 million–
181819 million–
181717.9 million–
181616.9 million–
181516 million–
181415.1 million–
181314.3 million–
181213.5 million–
181112.8 million–
181012.3 million–
180911.8 million–
180811.7 million–
180711.6 million–
180611.5 million–
180511.3 million–
180411.2 million–
180311.1 million–
180211 million–
180110.9 million–
180010.8 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearUnited KingdomWorld
202469.1 million69 million–69.3 million8.16 billion
202569.6 million69.2 million–69.9 million8.23 billion
202669.9 million69.4 million–70.5 million8.3 billion
202770.3 million69.5 million–71.2 million8.37 billion
202870.6 million69.5 million–71.9 million8.44 billion
202971 million69.5 million–72.5 million8.5 billion
203071.3 million69.5 million–73.2 million8.57 billion
203171.6 million69.4 million–74 million8.63 billion
203271.9 million69.4 million–74.7 million8.7 billion
203372.1 million69.3 million–75.4 million8.76 billion
203472.4 million69.2 million–76.1 million8.82 billion
203572.7 million69 million–76.8 million8.89 billion
203672.9 million68.8 million–77.6 million8.95 billion
203773.1 million68.6 million–78.4 million9.01 billion
203873.4 million68.4 million–79.2 million9.06 billion
203973.6 million68.1 million–80 million9.12 billion
204073.8 million67.9 million–80.8 million9.18 billion
204174 million67.6 million–81.7 million9.23 billion
204274.2 million67.3 million–82.6 million9.29 billion
204374.4 million67.1 million–83.7 million9.34 billion
204474.6 million66.9 million–84.8 million9.39 billion
204574.8 million66.6 million–85.7 million9.44 billion
204674.9 million66.3 million–86.4 million9.49 billion
204775.1 million66 million–87.2 million9.54 billion
204875.2 million65.7 million–88 million9.58 billion
204975.4 million65.4 million–89 million9.62 billion
205075.5 million65 million–90.1 million9.66 billion
205175.6 million64.6 million–91.2 million9.7 billion
205275.7 million64.1 million–92.4 million9.74 billion
205375.8 million63.7 million–93.6 million9.78 billion
205475.9 million63.4 million–94.8 million9.81 billion
205575.9 million63 million–96 million9.85 billion
205676 million62.5 million–97.1 million9.88 billion
205776 million61.9 million–98.3 million9.91 billion
205876 million61.3 million–99.4 million9.94 billion
205976 million60.8 million–101 million9.96 billion
206076 million60.3 million–102 million9.99 billion
206176 million59.7 million–103 million10 billion
206276 million59.2 million–104 million10 billion
206376 million58.7 million–105 million10.1 billion
206476 million58.1 million–107 million10.1 billion
206576 million57.6 million–108 million10.1 billion
206676 million57.1 million–109 million10.1 billion
206776 million56.5 million–111 million10.1 billion
206876 million56 million–112 million10.2 billion
206976 million55.6 million–113 million10.2 billion
207076.1 million55.1 million–114 million10.2 billion
207176.1 million54.6 million–115 million10.2 billion
207276.1 million54.1 million–117 million10.2 billion
207376.1 million53.7 million–118 million10.2 billion
207476.1 million53.2 million–119 million10.2 billion
207576.1 million52.6 million–120 million10.3 billion
207676 million52.1 million–122 million10.3 billion
207776 million51.5 million–123 million10.3 billion
207876 million50.9 million–125 million10.3 billion
207976 million50.4 million–126 million10.3 billion
208076 million49.8 million–127 million10.3 billion
208175.9 million49.4 million–128 million10.3 billion
208275.9 million48.8 million–130 million10.3 billion
208375.9 million48.3 million–131 million10.3 billion
208475.8 million47.7 million–133 million10.3 billion
208575.7 million47 million–134 million10.3 billion
208675.7 million46.3 million–136 million10.3 billion
208775.6 million45.7 million–138 million10.3 billion
208875.5 million45.1 million–140 million10.3 billion
208975.5 million44.4 million–142 million10.3 billion
209075.4 million43.6 million–144 million10.3 billion
209175.3 million42.9 million–145 million10.3 billion
209275.2 million42.2 million–147 million10.3 billion
209375.1 million41.5 million–149 million10.3 billion
209475 million40.9 million–152 million10.2 billion
209574.9 million40.3 million–154 million10.2 billion
209674.8 million39.7 million–155 million10.2 billion
209774.7 million39.2 million–157 million10.2 billion
209874.6 million38.8 million–159 million10.2 billion
209974.4 million38.2 million–161 million10.2 billion
210074.3 million37.6 million–162 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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