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Population in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Population was 68.68 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.68 million people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
68.68 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.70 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in United Kingdom, 1000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in United Kingdom stood at 68.68 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in United Kingdom peaked at 68.68 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million people, in 1000.

That places United Kingdom 22nd out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Population in United Kingdom, year by year

Year people Change
1000 1.70 million people —
1100 2.56 million people +50.5%
1200 4.53 million people +76.9%
1300 6.33 million people +39.6%
1400 2.90 million people -54.1%
1500 4.21 million people +44.8%
1600 5.01 million people +19.0%
1700 6.76 million people +35.1%
1710 7.25 million people +7.2%
1720 7.75 million people +6.8%
1730 8.25 million people +6.5%
1740 8.76 million people +6.2%
1750 9.29 million people +6.0%
1760 9.82 million people +5.8%
1770 10.37 million people +5.6%
1780 10.94 million people +5.4%
1790 11.52 million people +5.3%
1800 10.75 million people -6.7%
1801 10.87 million people +1.1%
1802 10.98 million people +1.1%
1803 11.10 million people +1.1%
1804 11.22 million people +1.1%
1805 11.34 million people +1.1%
1806 11.47 million people +1.1%
1807 11.59 million people +1.1%
1808 11.72 million people +1.1%
1809 11.84 million people +1.1%
1810 12.33 million people +4.1%
1811 12.83 million people +4.1%
1812 13.47 million people +5.0%
1813 14.26 million people +5.9%
1814 15.11 million people +5.9%
1815 16.00 million people +5.9%
1816 16.94 million people +5.9%
1817 17.94 million people +5.9%
1818 19.00 million people +5.9%
1819 19.93 million people +4.9%
1820 20.71 million people +3.9%
1821 21.33 million people +3.0%
1822 21.79 million people +2.2%
1823 22.07 million people +1.3%
1824 22.36 million people +1.3%
1825 22.65 million people +1.3%
1826 22.94 million people +1.3%
1827 23.23 million people +1.3%
1828 23.53 million people +1.3%
1829 23.82 million people +1.2%
1830 24.11 million people +1.2%
1831 24.38 million people +1.1%
1832 24.64 million people +1.1%
1833 24.90 million people +1.0%
1834 25.15 million people +1.0%
1835 25.41 million people +1.0%
1836 25.67 million people +1.0%
1837 25.94 million people +1.0%
1838 26.20 million people +1.0%
1839 26.43 million people +0.9%
1840 26.61 million people +0.7%
1841 26.74 million people +0.5%
1842 26.83 million people +0.3%
1843 26.88 million people +0.2%
1844 26.92 million people +0.2%
1845 26.96 million people +0.2%
1846 27.01 million people +0.2%
1847 27.05 million people +0.2%
1848 27.09 million people +0.2%
1849 27.16 million people +0.3%
1850 27.25 million people +0.3%
1851 27.37 million people +0.4%
1852 27.51 million people +0.5%
1853 27.68 million people +0.6%
1854 27.85 million people +0.6%
1855 28.02 million people +0.6%
1856 28.19 million people +0.6%
1857 28.36 million people +0.6%
1858 28.53 million people +0.6%
1859 28.72 million people +0.7%
1860 28.92 million people +0.7%
1861 29.14 million people +0.7%
1862 29.37 million people +0.8%
1863 29.61 million people +0.8%
1864 29.86 million people +0.8%
1865 30.11 million people +0.8%
1866 30.36 million people +0.8%
1867 30.61 million people +0.8%
1868 30.87 million people +0.8%
1869 31.14 million people +0.9%
1870 31.41 million people +0.9%
1871 31.70 million people +0.9%
1872 32.00 million people +1.0%
1873 32.32 million people +1.0%
1874 32.63 million people +1.0%
1875 32.95 million people +1.0%
1876 33.28 million people +1.0%
1877 33.60 million people +1.0%
1878 33.93 million people +1.0%
1879 34.25 million people +0.9%
1880 34.56 million people +0.9%
1881 34.86 million people +0.9%
1882 35.15 million people +0.8%
1883 35.43 million people +0.8%
1884 35.71 million people +0.8%
1885 35.99 million people +0.8%
1886 36.28 million people +0.8%
1887 36.57 million people +0.8%
1888 36.86 million people +0.8%
1889 37.16 million people +0.8%
1890 37.48 million people +0.9%
1891 37.81 million people +0.9%
1892 38.15 million people +0.9%
1893 38.51 million people +0.9%
1894 38.87 million people +0.9%
1895 39.23 million people +0.9%
1896 39.60 million people +0.9%
1897 39.97 million people +0.9%
1898 40.35 million people +0.9%
1899 40.72 million people +0.9%
1900 41.09 million people +0.9%
1901 41.46 million people +0.9%
1902 41.83 million people +0.9%
1903 42.19 million people +0.9%
1904 42.56 million people +0.9%
1905 42.94 million people +0.9%
1906 43.31 million people +0.9%
1907 43.69 million people +0.9%
1908 44.07 million people +0.9%
1909 44.42 million people +0.8%
1910 44.72 million people +0.7%
1911 44.99 million people +0.6%
1912 45.22 million people +0.5%
1913 45.40 million people +0.4%
1914 45.59 million people +0.4%
1915 45.78 million people +0.4%
1916 45.97 million people +0.4%
1917 46.16 million people +0.4%
1918 46.35 million people +0.4%
1919 46.49 million people +0.3%
1920 46.56 million people +0.2%
1921 46.58 million people +0.0%
1922 46.55 million people -0.1%
1923 46.45 million people -0.2%
1924 46.36 million people -0.2%
1925 46.26 million people -0.2%
1926 46.16 million people -0.2%
1927 46.07 million people -0.2%
1928 45.97 million people -0.2%
1929 45.94 million people -0.1%
1930 45.98 million people +0.1%
1931 46.08 million people +0.2%
1932 46.25 million people +0.4%
1933 46.48 million people +0.5%
1934 46.71 million people +0.5%
1935 46.95 million people +0.5%
1936 47.19 million people +0.5%
1937 47.42 million people +0.5%
1938 47.66 million people +0.5%
1939 47.89 million people +0.5%
1940 48.11 million people +0.5%
1941 48.32 million people +0.4%
1942 48.52 million people +0.4%
1943 48.70 million people +0.4%
1944 48.89 million people +0.4%
1945 49.08 million people +0.4%
1946 49.27 million people +0.4%
1947 49.46 million people +0.4%
1948 49.65 million people +0.4%
1949 49.85 million people +0.4%
1950 50.12 million people +0.5%
1951 50.35 million people +0.5%
1952 50.50 million people +0.3%
1953 50.73 million people +0.5%
1954 50.96 million people +0.5%
1955 51.18 million people +0.4%
1956 51.40 million people +0.4%
1957 51.66 million people +0.5%
1958 51.94 million people +0.5%
1959 52.23 million people +0.6%
1960 52.54 million people +0.6%
1961 52.88 million people +0.7%
1962 53.27 million people +0.7%
1963 53.65 million people +0.7%
1964 54.01 million people +0.7%
1965 54.36 million people +0.6%
1966 54.68 million people +0.6%
1967 54.97 million people +0.5%
1968 55.24 million people +0.5%
1969 55.46 million people +0.4%
1970 55.66 million people +0.4%
1971 55.89 million people +0.4%
1972 56.08 million people +0.3%
1973 56.19 million people +0.2%
1974 56.22 million people +0.1%
1975 56.22 million people -0.0%
1976 56.20 million people -0.0%
1977 56.18 million people -0.0%
1978 56.18 million people -0.0%
1979 56.22 million people +0.1%
1980 56.28 million people +0.1%
1981 56.30 million people +0.0%
1982 56.29 million people -0.0%
1983 56.33 million people +0.1%
1984 56.45 million people +0.2%
1985 56.61 million people +0.3%
1986 56.75 million people +0.3%
1987 56.89 million people +0.2%
1988 57.03 million people +0.2%
1989 57.18 million people +0.3%
1990 57.37 million people +0.3%
1991 57.56 million people +0.3%
1992 57.72 million people +0.3%
1993 57.86 million people +0.2%
1994 58.00 million people +0.2%
1995 58.15 million people +0.3%
1996 58.30 million people +0.2%
1997 58.45 million people +0.3%
1998 58.63 million people +0.3%
1999 58.84 million people +0.4%
2000 59.06 million people +0.4%
2001 59.29 million people +0.4%
2002 59.54 million people +0.4%
2003 59.82 million people +0.5%
2004 60.17 million people +0.6%
2005 60.60 million people +0.7%
2006 61.05 million people +0.8%
2007 61.54 million people +0.8%
2008 62.03 million people +0.8%
2009 62.51 million people +0.8%
2010 63.01 million people +0.8%
2011 63.51 million people +0.8%
2012 63.96 million people +0.7%
2013 64.39 million people +0.7%
2014 64.87 million people +0.7%
2015 65.38 million people +0.8%
2016 65.89 million people +0.8%
2017 66.35 million people +0.7%
2018 66.75 million people +0.6%
2019 67.11 million people +0.5%
2020 67.35 million people +0.4%
2021 67.67 million people +0.5%
2022 68.18 million people +0.8%
2023 68.68 million people +0.7%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 68.68 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million people, 23.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 68.68 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million people, 10.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1200 +76.9% 2.56 million people 4.53 million people
1400 -54.1% 6.33 million people 2.90 million people
1100 +50.5% 1.70 million people 2.56 million people
1500 +44.8% 2.90 million people 4.21 million people
1300 +39.6% 4.53 million people 6.33 million people
1700 +35.1% 5.01 million people 6.76 million people

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 67.97 million people 67.35 million people 68.68 million people 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 19 Turkey 87.27 million people compare
  2. 20 Germany 84.55 million people compare
  3. 21 Thailand 71.70 million people compare
  4. 23 Tanzania 66.62 million people compare
  5. 24 France 66.44 million people compare
  6. 25 South Africa 63.21 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in United Kingdom?
Population in United Kingdom was 68.68 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 68.68 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million people in 1000.
How does United Kingdom rank for population?
United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population
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Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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