World population growth in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: World population growth was -0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.2%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
103rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1900
All-time low
-0.2%
in 1925
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in United Kingdom, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded -0.2% for world population growth in 2100.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in United Kingdom peaked at 0.9% in 1900 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1925.
United Kingdom ranks 103rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.3% | — |
| 1800 | 0.8% | +165.0% |
| 1900 | 0.9% | +13.9% |
| 1905 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | -21.3% |
| 1915 | 0.4% | -39.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -59.7% |
| 1925 | -0.2% | -224.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -137.5% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | +548.4% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | -9.2% |
| 1945 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 1950 | 0.8% | +96.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -81.3% |
| 1952 | 0.5% | +216.9% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +13.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 1961 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -19.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -36.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -51.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1975 | -0.0% | — |
| 1976 | -0.1% | +225.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -197.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +216.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -126.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | -55.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -1276.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +76.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -22.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +37.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +37.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -59.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +251.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2027 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2028 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2031 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2033 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2034 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2035 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2036 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2037 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2038 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2040 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2041 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2042 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2043 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2044 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2045 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2046 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2047 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2048 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2051 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2052 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2053 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 2054 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2055 | 0.1% | -42.7% |
| 2056 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 2057 | 0.0% | -39.5% |
| 2058 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2059 | -0.0% | -104.2% |
| 2060 | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2061 | 0.0% | -400.0% |
| 2062 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 2063 | -0.0% | -111.1% |
| 2064 | 0.0% | -500.0% |
| 2065 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 2066 | 0.0% | +800.0% |
| 2067 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2068 | 0.0% | -90.0% |
| 2069 | 0.0% | +800.0% |
| 2070 | 0.0% | +44.4% |
| 2071 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2072 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 2073 | -0.0% | -220.0% |
| 2074 | -0.0% | +25.0% |
| 2075 | -0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2076 | -0.0% | -81.2% |
| 2077 | -0.0% | +666.7% |
| 2078 | -0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2079 | -0.0% | +58.3% |
| 2080 | -0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2081 | -0.0% | -14.3% |
| 2082 | -0.1% | +50.0% |
| 2083 | -0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2084 | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2085 | -0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2086 | -0.1% | +15.6% |
| 2087 | -0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2088 | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2089 | -0.1% | +14.7% |
| 2090 | -0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2091 | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2092 | -0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2093 | -0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2094 | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2095 | -0.1% | +14.8% |
| 2096 | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2097 | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2098 | -0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2099 | -0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2100 | -0.2% | +5.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's -0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 54% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's -0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 52% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1276.9% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2066 | +800.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2069 | +800.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2077 | -666.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1935 | +548.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2064 | +500.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in United Kingdom?
- World population growth in United Kingdom was -0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1900.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1925.
- How does United Kingdom rank for world population growth?
- United Kingdom ranks 103rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.