United Kingdom Demographics

Population of the United Kingdom (2023)

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U.K. Population
67,736,802
Yearly Change
+ 0.34%
Global Share
0.84%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in the United Kingdom is 40.1 years (2023).

Fertility in the U.K.

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.6
(Live Births per Woman, 2023)

Life Expectancy in the U.K.

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Both Sexes
82.3 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
84.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
80.6 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in the U.K.

Infant Mortality
3.1
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
3.6
(per 1,000 live births)

United Kingdom Urban Population

Currently, 85.5 % of the population of the U.K. is urban (57,900,076 people in 2023)

Population Density

The 2023 population density in the United Kingdom is 280 people per Km2 (725 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 241,930 Km2 (93,410 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in the U.K.

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 London 7,556,900
2 Birmingham 984,333
3 Liverpool 864,122
4 Nottingham 729,977
5 Sheffield 685,368
6 Bristol 617,280
7 Glasgow 591,620
8 Leicester 508,916
9 Edinburgh 464,990
10 Leeds 455,123
11 Cardiff 447,287
12 Manchester 395,515
13 Stoke-on-Trent 372,775
14 Coventry 359,262
15 Sunderland 335,415
16 Birkenhead 325,264
17 Islington 319,143
18 Reading 318,014
19 Kingston upon Hull 314,018
20 Preston 313,332
21 Newport 306,844
22 Swansea 300,352
23 Bradford 299,310
24 Southend-on-Sea 295,310
25 Belfast 274,770
26 Derby 270,468
27 Plymouth 260,203
28 Luton 258,018
29 Wolverhampton 252,791
30 City of Westminster 247,614

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.