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Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex (including components of population change, median age and population density).
In mid-2019, the population of the UK reached an estimated 66.8 million. The UK population's growth rate from mid-2018 to mid-2019, at 0.5%, was slower than any year since mid-2004. Between 2016 and 2019, long-term international immigration, emigration and net migration had remained broadly stable.
We estimate the UK population in mid-2021 to be 67.0 million (67,026,292). This is an aggregate of the estimates for the four constituent countries. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland these are the first mid-year population estimates based on the 2021 censuses for these countries.
The UK population at mid-year 2023 was estimated to be 68.3 million, an increase of 1.0% since mid-2022. The population grew faster in England and in Wales (both 1.0%) than in Scotland (0.8%) or Northern Ireland (0.5%).
The UK population has grown year-on-year since 1982. In mid-2020, the population reached 67.1 million, up from 66.8 million in mid-2019. This means the population grew by 0.4%, or an additional 284,000 people, between mid-2019 and mid-2020.
The UK population, which was estimated to be 67.0 million in mid-2021, is projected to rise by 6.6 million to 73.7 million over the next 15 years to mid-2036 (a 9.9% increase). In comparison, between mid-2006 and mid-2021 the population is estimated to have grown by 6.2 million (a 10.2% increase).
The usual resident population of England and Wales was 59,597,300 on Census Day, 21 March 2021. This was the largest population ever recorded through a census in England and Wales. The population increased by more than 3.5 million (6.3%) compared with Census Day 2011, when there were 56,075,912 people in England and Wales.
The UK population at mid-year 2022 was estimated to be 67.6 million, an increase of 6.8% since 2011. In the year to mid-2022, the median age of the population was 40.7 years, up from 39.6 years in 2011. The population density for the UK was 279 people per square kilometre at mid-2022.
Find, compare and visualise statistics about places within the United Kingdom. Other government statistics Official Statistics available from across government.
National population estimates for Super Output Areas, and official statistics in development for health geographies, electoral wards, Parliamentary constituencies, and National Parks in England and Wales.