Population estimates and projections in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had an estimated population of 68,682,962 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate)
68,682,962
Change from 2022
+0.7%
Projection for 2030
71,286,992 people
Projection for 2050
75,504,681 people
Projection for 2100
74,305,411 people
Position in 2023
21st of 216
Population estimates and projections 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: 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 | 74,305,411 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 74,902,636 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 75,378,279 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 75,743,276 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 75,956,251 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 76,045,531 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 76,049,084 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 76,022,079 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 76,010,356 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 75,921,058 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 75,504,681 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 74,753,658 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 73,774,626 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 72,656,815 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 71,286,992 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 69,551,332 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 68,682,962 people |
| 2022 | 68,179,315 people |
| 2021 | 67,668,792 people |
| 2020 | 67,351,862 people |
| 2019 | 67,110,958 people |
| 2018 | 66,752,475 people |
| 2017 | 66,354,471 people |
| 2016 | 65,893,358 people |
| 2015 | 65,382,110 people |
| 2014 | 64,865,916 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 68,179,315 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 64,389,388 people, the figure has changed by +6.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 21st highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
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
Population aged 65 and over
18.4%
2019 · Eurostat