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Population by world region in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Population by world region was 74.31 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
74.31 million people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
34th
of 238 countries
All-time high
76.07 million people
in 2072
All-time low
1.70 million people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in United Kingdom, 1000–2100

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2100, population by world region in United Kingdom stood at 74.31 million people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in United Kingdom peaked at 76.07 million people in 2072 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million people, in 1000.

That places United Kingdom 34th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.70 million people 1.70 million people 1.70 million people 1
1100s 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 1
1200s 4.53 million people 4.53 million people 4.53 million people 1
1300s 6.33 million people 6.33 million people 6.33 million people 1
1400s 2.90 million people 2.90 million people 2.90 million people 1
1500s 4.21 million people 4.21 million people 4.21 million people 1
1600s 5.01 million people 5.01 million people 5.01 million people 1
1700s 6.76 million people 6.76 million people 6.76 million people 1
1710s 7.25 million people 7.25 million people 7.25 million people 1
1720s 7.75 million people 7.75 million people 7.75 million people 1
1730s 8.25 million people 8.25 million people 8.25 million people 1
1740s 8.76 million people 8.76 million people 8.76 million people 1
1750s 9.29 million people 9.29 million people 9.29 million people 1
1760s 9.82 million people 9.82 million people 9.82 million people 1
1770s 10.37 million people 10.37 million people 10.37 million people 1
1780s 10.94 million people 10.94 million people 10.94 million people 1
1790s 11.52 million people 11.52 million people 11.52 million people 1
1800s 11.29 million people 10.75 million people 11.84 million people 10
1810s 15.78 million people 12.33 million people 19.93 million people 10
1820s 22.44 million people 20.71 million people 23.82 million people 10
1830s 25.28 million people 24.11 million people 26.43 million people 10
1840s 26.92 million people 26.61 million people 27.16 million people 10
1850s 27.95 million people 27.25 million people 28.72 million people 10
1860s 30.00 million people 28.92 million people 31.14 million people 10
1870s 32.81 million people 31.41 million people 34.25 million people 10
1880s 35.86 million people 34.56 million people 37.16 million people 10
1890s 39.07 million people 37.48 million people 40.72 million people 10
1900s 42.76 million people 41.09 million people 44.42 million people 10
1910s 45.67 million people 44.72 million people 46.49 million people 10
1920s 46.29 million people 45.94 million people 46.58 million people 10
1930s 46.86 million people 45.98 million people 47.89 million people 10
1940s 48.99 million people 48.11 million people 49.85 million people 10
1950s 51.10 million people 50.12 million people 52.23 million people 10
1960s 54.11 million people 52.54 million people 55.46 million people 10
1970s 56.10 million people 55.66 million people 56.22 million people 10
1980s 56.61 million people 56.28 million people 57.18 million people 10
1990s 58.09 million people 57.37 million people 58.84 million people 10
2000s 60.56 million people 59.06 million people 62.51 million people 10
2010s 65.12 million people 63.01 million people 67.11 million people 10
2020s 69.24 million people 67.35 million people 70.97 million people 10
2030s 72.49 million people 71.29 million people 73.56 million people 10
2040s 74.63 million people 73.77 million people 75.38 million people 10
2050s 75.84 million people 75.50 million people 76.01 million people 10
2060s 76.02 million people 76.01 million people 76.04 million people 10
2070s 76.04 million people 75.99 million people 76.07 million people 10
2080s 75.75 million people 75.46 million people 75.96 million people 10
2090s 74.94 million people 74.44 million people 75.38 million people 10
2100s 74.31 million people 74.31 million people 74.31 million people 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 31 Mali 79.35 million people compare
  2. 32 Japan 76.85 million people compare
  3. 33 Uzbekistan 74.35 million people compare
  4. 35 Saudi Arabia 71.01 million people compare
  5. 36 Germany 70.90 million people compare
  6. 37 Chad 69.55 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in United Kingdom?
Population by world region in United Kingdom was 74.31 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 76.07 million people in 2072.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million people in 1000.
How does United Kingdom rank for population by world region?
United Kingdom ranks 34th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.