Population growth estimates and projections in United Kingdom
The population of United Kingdom changed by 0.70% in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate)
0.70%
Change from 2022
−0.07percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
0.44%
Projection for 2030
0.44%
Projection for 2050
0.16%
Projection for 2100
-0.18%
Position in 2023
123rd of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -0.18%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -0.15%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -0.12%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -0.08%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | -0.04%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | -0.02%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 0.01%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 0.00%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 0.00%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 0.05%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 0.16%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 0.24%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 0.28%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 0.34%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 0.44%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 0.57%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 0.70% |
| 2022 | 0.77% |
| 2021 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | 0.21% |
| 2019 | 0.51% |
| 2018 | 0.56% |
| 2017 | 0.63% |
| 2016 | 0.76% |
| 2015 | 0.80% |
| 2014 | 0.79% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.07 percentage points from 0.77% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.69%, the figure has changed by +0.01 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 123rd highest value.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Population estimates and projections
68,682,962 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · 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
Total fertility rate
1.68 births per woman
2018 · Eurostat