Population on 1 January in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had 67,025,542 people on 1 January 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
United Kingdom, 2020
67,025,542p (Provisional)
Change from 2019
+0.6%
European Union, 2020
447,030,024 peoplee (Estimated)
Population on 1 January in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | – | 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | – | 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | – | 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | – | 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 67,025,542 peoplep (provisional) | 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2019 | 66,647,112 people | 446,149,924 people |
| 2018 | 66,273,576 people | 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 65,844,142 people | 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 65,379,044 people | 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 64,853,393 people | 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 64,351,203 people | 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 63,905,342 people | 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2012 | 63,495,088 people | 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 63,022,532 people | 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 62,510,197 people | 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 62,042,343 people | 440,047,892 people |
| 2008 | 61,571,647 people | 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 61,073,279 people | 437,227,496 people |
| 2006 | 60,620,361 people | 435,816,236 people |
| 2005 | 60,182,050 people | 434,416,272 people |
| 2004 | 59,793,759 people | 432,762,039 people |
| 2003 | 59,501,394 people | 431,190,184 people |
| 2002 | 59,239,564 people | 429,723,142 people |
| 2001 | 58,999,781 people | 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 66,647,112 people in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 62,510,197 people, the figure has changed by +7.2%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 447,030,024 people.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Population
69,487,000 people
2025 · World Bank
Median age of the population
40.2 years
2019 · Eurostat
Immigration
680,906 immigrants
2019 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat