United Kingdom
Population
70,044,302
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
- Population rank
- 22nd
- Share of world
- 0.84%
- Annual change
- +380,1960.66%
Population
70,044,302
Current population estimate: 70,044,302. 2050 projection: 75,504,681.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.
| 2026 | 69,931,528 | 0.66% | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69,551,332 | 0.65% | 22 |
| 2020 | 67,351,861 | 0.36% | 21 |
| 2019 | 67,110,958 | 0.54% | 21 |
| 2018 | 66,752,475 | 0.60% | 21 |
| 2017 | 66,354,471 | 0.70% | 21 |
| 2015 | 65,382,110 | 0.74% | 21 |
| 2010 | 63,006,483 | 0.78% | 22 |
| 2005 | 60,596,108 | 0.52% | 21 |
| 2000 | 59,057,338 | 0.31% | 21 |
Showing 10 of 19 years.
London is home to 9,188,200 people, 13.14% of United Kingdom's population.
| 1 | London | 9.2M | 13.14% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Birmingham | 1.2M | 1.72% |
| 3 | Leeds | 860.9K | 1.23% |
| 4 | Glasgow | 663.2K | 0.95% |
| 5 | Manchester | 605.5K | 0.87% |
| 6 | Cornwall | 591.6K | 0.85% |
| 7 | Sheffield | 588.8K | 0.84% |
| 8 | Bradford | 570.2K | 0.82% |
| 9 | County Durham | 543.5K | 0.78% |
| 10 | Edinburgh | 540.1K | 0.77% |
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026
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Median age
41.2 yrs
World: 31
Life expectancy
81.8 yrs
World: 73.8
Male
49.27%
Female
50.73%
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Male · 49.27%
34,453,136
Female · 50.73%
35,478,397
87.2%
White
Source estimate: 2011 est.
Asian/Asian British: includes Indian 2.3%, Pakistani 1.9%, Bangladeshi 0.8%, Chinese 0.7%, Other 1.2%
59.5%
Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist), the largest religion
Source estimate: 2011 est.