United Kingdom Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

68,465,829

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	50,279,985
1951	50,507,764
1952	50,712,080
1953	50,958,197
1954	51,202,320
1955	51,431,977
1956	51,655,828
1957	51,912,425
1958	52,192,827
1959	52,474,780
1960	52,769,869
1961	53,092,841
1962	53,416,641
1963	53,746,693
1964	54,091,624
1965	54,470,401
1966	54,810,253
1967	55,129,027
1968	55,432,754
1969	55,692,336
1970	55,928,099
1971	56,155,328
1972	56,352,855
1973	56,471,193
1974	56,546,191
1975	56,586,141
1976	56,590,533
1977	56,574,536
1978	56,569,774
1979	56,591,309
1980	56,650,258
1981	56,726,425
1982	56,785,026
1983	56,841,060
1984	56,906,208
1985	56,985,887
1986	57,067,326
1987	57,168,788
1988	57,301,616
1989	57,431,536
1990	57,564,289
1991	57,719,260
1992	57,870,653
1993	58,018,033
1994	58,151,844
1995	58,303,234
1996	58,452,741
1997	58,627,078
1998	58,815,885
1999	59,019,524
2000	59,232,234
2001	59,476,653
2002	59,743,635
2003	60,039,934
2004	60,383,480
2005	60,775,028
2006	61,194,097
2007	61,654,674
2008	62,138,084
2009	62,646,587
2010	63,166,869
2011	63,697,229
2012	64,223,966
2013	64,730,718
2014	65,205,444
2015	65,667,134
2016	66,101,360
2017	66,523,665
2018	66,899,925
2019	67,250,710
2020	67,555,249
2021	67,777,142
2022	68,008,090
2023	68,239,466
2024	68,465,829
2025	68,689,369
2026	68,904,740
2027	69,113,452
2028	69,318,079
2029	69,512,396
2030	69,700,634
2031	69,878,540
2032	70,050,293
2033	70,216,823
2034	70,376,697
2035	70,530,891
2036	70,677,644
2037	70,821,930
2038	70,961,917
2039	71,096,904
2040	71,231,999
2041	71,366,542
2042	71,493,325
2043	71,616,653
2044	71,733,286
2045	71,843,543
2046	71,945,537
2047	72,036,886
2048	72,117,115
2049	72,186,729
2050	72,243,349
2051	72,291,308
2052	72,326,452
2053	72,349,544
2054	72,361,087
2055	72,365,459
2056	72,359,383
2057	72,346,636
2058	72,330,455
2059	72,308,944
2060	72,285,414
2061	72,264,933
2062	72,243,349
2063	72,223,262
2064	72,208,285
2065	72,197,275
2066	72,187,399
2067	72,179,645
2068	72,176,145
2069	72,176,105
2070	72,174,994
2071	72,176,489
2072	72,177,931
2073	72,179,091
2074	72,176,320
2075	72,170,450
2076	72,160,590
2077	72,145,048
2078	72,125,870
2079	72,100,755
2080	72,070,791
2081	72,032,927
2082	71,990,424
2083	71,943,076
2084	71,894,433
2085	71,841,423
2086	71,785,994
2087	71,728,672
2088	71,670,244
2089	71,612,815
2090	71,554,640
2091	71,497,562
2092	71,440,838
2093	71,388,329
2094	71,335,957
2095	71,285,058
2096	71,232,755
2097	71,185,069
2098	71,136,394
2099	71,090,499
2100	71,040,924

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.