United Kingdom

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69,217,938

As of 2026, the population of United Kingdom is approximately 69,217,938 (live estimate), growing at 0.08% per year with a birth rate of 10.2 and a death rate of 9.4 per 1,000 people. The population is 49.2% male and 50.8% female, at a density of 133.0 people per km².

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Demographic profile

United Kingdom is the 22nd most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.84% of everyone alive. Within World, it ranks 2 of 6.

Each day brings roughly 1,933 births and 1,781 deaths, adding about 55,516 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.08% annually. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Conwy, holding an estimated 16.0% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 60 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 99.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 15.4%. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

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What is the population of United Kingdom in 2026? Approximately 69,217,938 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is United Kingdom growing? About 0.08% per year — roughly 1,933 births and 1,781 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in United Kingdom? Around 0.84% — ranked 22 worldwide by population.

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United Kingdom has a population of about 69,217,938, an economy worth $3.34 trillion — the 6th largest of 237, and income per person around $48,912. Life expectancy is about 81 years, and the population is growing at 0.08% a year.

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Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Conwy	11,100,675	50.1%	11.4	9.5	97.0%	17.8%
Bedford	6,158,485	49.9%	9.7	10.0	95.8%	15.0%
East Ayrshire	4,363,111	48.1%	10.0	9.8	99.5%	17.1%
Coventry	3,416,633	49.5%	10.8	10.5	95.0%	16.4%
Cornwall	2,826,343	48.9%	10.3	9.5	99.5%	18.2%
Bury	2,420,587	48.4%	9.0	8.3	97.7%	18.4%
Brent	2,123,322	49.3%	9.3	9.0	99.5%	18.1%
East Lothian	1,895,496	48.9%	10.4	10.0	99.5%	16.0%
Dumfries and Galloway	1,714,917	48.2%	11.0	9.4	99.4%	16.5%
Central Bedfordshire	1,568,012	50.0%	10.0	9.5	99.5%	14.4%
Clackmannanshire	1,445,991	50.3%	10.8	9.9	99.5%	16.0%
Devon	1,342,905	48.6%	9.4	8.9	99.5%	15.6%
Cheshire West and Chester	1,254,577	49.1%	9.4	9.2	99.5%	15.3%
Brighton and Hove	1,177,987	48.1%	10.8	8.7	99.5%	17.7%
Cambridgeshire	1,110,891	49.2%	10.3	9.6	99.5%	16.2%
Angus	1,051,592	48.4%	11.0	8.9	99.5%	13.0%
Darlington	998,775	49.2%	10.1	10.2	99.5%	18.4%
Doncaster	951,410	48.7%	10.5	8.7	99.5%	18.3%
Blackpool	908,675	49.6%	9.0	10.5	97.2%	12.0%
Argyll and Bute	869,909	49.2%	10.8	10.3	95.3%	13.1%
Caerphilly	834,570	48.8%	10.1	9.6	99.5%	14.8%
Cumbria	802,213	48.9%	11.0	9.1	93.5%	15.8%
Bridgend	772,468	50.1%	11.3	10.2	99.5%	14.1%
Denbighshire	745,023	48.3%	10.4	9.1	99.5%	14.5%
Blaenau Gwent	719,615	49.5%	9.7	10.1	95.5%	16.6%
Derby	696,020	50.2%	10.7	8.6	96.6%	17.4%
Carmarthenshire	674,047	48.3%	9.4	8.7	99.5%	16.5%
Barking and Dagenham	653,529	49.1%	10.7	9.6	95.1%	18.3%
City of Southampton	634,323	48.7%	11.3	9.4	99.3%	16.0%
Dorset	616,305	49.7%	10.8	9.1	99.5%	18.9%
Blackburn with Darwen	599,365	48.3%	10.5	9.5	99.5%	18.6%
Dundee	583,407	49.4%	10.4	9.9	99.5%	15.8%
Derbyshire	568,345	49.3%	9.8	9.8	99.5%	16.8%
Aberdeenshire	554,105	48.7%	9.5	10.0	92.3%	13.3%
Camden	540,619	49.4%	9.5	9.8	96.4%	14.9%
Dudley	527,827	49.8%	10.7	9.4	99.5%	13.1%
City of Kingston upon Hull	515,677	48.6%	10.3	8.8	99.5%	13.2%
Bath and North East Somerset	504,119	48.9%	10.5	9.3	96.3%	12.8%
Ceredigion	493,110	49.0%	9.9	10.4	96.3%	17.8%
East Riding of Yorkshire	482,612	49.4%	11.3	9.6	92.3%	13.6%
Buckinghamshire	472,588	48.0%	9.4	9.0	97.2%	16.8%
Bromley	463,006	49.3%	10.5	9.6	99.5%	15.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	453,838	49.0%	10.9	9.4	95.1%	15.3%
East Dunbartonshire	445,055	50.1%	10.5	9.7	92.9%	15.4%
Barnet	436,635	48.3%	9.3	8.3	99.5%	16.8%
Cardiff	428,553	48.1%	11.2	9.3	93.4%	15.0%
Bolton	420,790	50.4%	10.4	8.4	99.5%	12.0%
Calderdale	413,327	49.8%	11.4	9.1	96.5%	17.8%
Aberdeen	406,146	48.8%	9.1	10.0	95.9%	15.5%
Croydon	399,231	49.1%	10.3	8.8	94.8%	19.1%
East Renfrewshire	392,567	49.3%	10.3	8.6	94.1%	14.6%
Ealing	386,141	48.9%	10.7	8.6	99.5%	16.4%
Bristol	379,939	49.1%	11.2	9.5	97.8%	17.9%
Birmingham	373,950	48.8%	9.6	9.6	95.0%	13.5%
Bexley	368,163	48.3%	10.2	10.0	99.5%	19.2%
Cheshire East	362,568	48.1%	9.2	9.2	99.5%	17.0%
Bracknell Forest	357,154	49.7%	10.9	10.4	97.9%	18.2%
Durham	351,913	48.4%	9.6	8.7	98.1%	18.8%
Bradford	346,836	49.7%	9.1	8.5	96.3%	17.2%
Barnsley	341,917	48.9%	10.5	10.4	95.7%	15.4%

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