United Kingdom
Population 2026
69,931,528
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.55%
- Density
- 289 per km²
- Land area
- 241,930 km²
- Capital
- London
- Currency
- Pound (GBP)
- Official languages
- EN-GB, CY-GB, GD
- Urban population
- 83.3%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 678,0012026
- Deaths
- 677,6942026
- Birth rate
- 9.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.55
- Life expectancy
- 81.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 40.2
- Net migration
- 389,911
Age distribution
- 0–1417.0%
- 15–6463.3%
- 65+19.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $4.0T
- GDP per capita
- $57.6K
- GDP growth
- +1.4%
- Inflation
- 3.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Exports
- $1.2T
- Imports
- $1.3T
- Tourism receipts
- 8.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture0.6%
- Industry16.5%
- Manufacturing7.7%
- Services73.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture0.9%
- Industry15.9%
- Services83.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LondonEngland | 8,961,9892026 |
| 2 | BirminghamEngland | 1,157,6032025 |
| 3 | GlasgowScotland | 626,4102023 |
| 4 | ManchesterEngland | 568,9962026 |
| 5 | SheffieldEngland | 556,5002025 |
| 6 | LeedsEngland | 536,2802025 |
| 7 | EdinburghScotland | 514,9902026 |
| 8 | LiverpoolEngland | 496,7702025 |
| 9 | BristolEngland | 479,0242025 |
| 10 | CardiffWales | 372,0892025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69,931,528 | 678K | 678K |
| 2020 | 67,351,860 | 687K | 692K |
| 2010 | 63,006,482 | 812K | 568K |
| 2000 | 59,057,333 | 685K | 617K |
| 1990 | 57,367,867 | 798K | 648K |
| 1980 | 56,282,102 | 750K | 664K |
| 1970 | 55,663,801 | 896K | 658K |
| 1960 | 52,538,548 | 911K | 601K |
| 1950 | 50,121,020 | 817K | 589K |