United Kingdom Population

United Kingdom Population: 65,761,117

Map of United Kingdom with world location, topography, capital city, and nearby major cities.

United Kingdom populated areas in red, dark red higher.

**United Kingdom Projected Population 2020 - 2050**
Year	Population	World Rank	Density SQ/KM	Density Rank
2020	65,761,117	22	271.8	48
2025	67,243,723	22	277.9	48
2030	68,450,513	23	282.9	50
2035	69,393,525	23	286.8	51
2040	70,148,376	24	290.0	50
2045	70,742,252	25	292.4	52
2050	71,153,797	25	294.1	52

**United Kingdom Estimated Population 1950 - 2015**
Year	Population	World Rank	Density SQ/KM	Density Rank
1950	50,127,000	9	207.2	25
1955	50,946,000	9	210.6	25
1960	52,372,000	10	216.5	25
1965	54,350,000	11	224.7	27
1970	55,632,000	12	230.0	28
1975	56,215,000	13	232.4	32
1980	56,314,000	14	232.8	33
1985	56,584,077	15	233.9	36
1990	57,410,719	17	237.3	42
1995	58,186,804	20	240.5	46
2000	59,139,969	21	244.5	49
2005	60,487,347	22	250.0	50
2010	62,348,447	22	257.7	50
2015	64,088,222	22	264.9	48

The United Kingdom, comprised of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland ranks #22 in the world for population, just behind France, and ahead of Italy. The largest city, by far, and one of the world's premier megacities, is London with about 9 million residents. Other major cities include, ordered by population, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Leicester. The average life expetancy for UK residents is high, at 81 years. The UK is expected to add another 6 million people by the year 2050.

Population data is from US Census - International Database.

Population grid data displayed on map is from: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Accessed 02 11 2020.

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