United Kingdom - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in United Kingdom was 67,215,300 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67,215,300 in 2020 and a minimum value of 52,400,000 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

See also:

Year Value
1960 52,400,000
1961 52,800,000
1962 53,250,000
1963 53,650,000
1964 54,000,000
1965 54,348,050
1966 54,648,500
1967 54,943,600
1968 55,211,700
1969 55,441,750
1970 55,663,250
1971 55,896,220
1972 56,086,060
1973 56,194,530
1974 56,229,980
1975 56,225,800
1976 56,211,970
1977 56,193,490
1978 56,196,500
1979 56,246,950
1980 56,314,220
1981 56,333,830
1982 56,313,640
1983 56,332,850
1984 56,422,070
1985 56,550,270
1986 56,681,400
1987 56,802,050
1988 56,928,330
1989 57,076,710
1990 57,247,580
1991 57,424,900
1992 57,580,400
1993 57,718,620
1994 57,865,740
1995 58,019,030
1996 58,166,950
1997 58,316,950
1998 58,487,140
1999 58,682,460
2000 58,892,510
2001 59,119,670
2002 59,370,480
2003 59,647,580
2004 59,987,900
2005 60,401,210
2006 60,846,820
2007 61,322,460
2008 61,807,000
2009 62,276,270
2010 62,766,360
2011 63,258,810
2012 63,700,220
2013 64,128,270
2014 64,602,300
2015 65,116,220
2016 65,611,590
2017 66,058,860
2018 66,460,340
2019 66,836,330
2020 67,215,300

Population, female

The value for Population, female in United Kingdom was 34,004,280 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,004,280 in 2020 and a minimum value of 27,094,990 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 27,094,990
1961 27,277,700
1962 27,485,000
1963 27,667,280
1964 27,827,180
1965 27,991,180
1966 28,136,950
1967 28,285,450
1968 28,422,860
1969 28,539,640
1970 28,648,310
1971 28,758,160
1972 28,842,190
1973 28,882,720
1974 28,887,090
1975 28,874,610
1976 28,861,140
1977 28,848,530
1978 28,849,690
1979 28,877,060
1980 28,914,210
1981 28,928,000
1982 28,922,490
1983 28,937,670
1984 28,988,460
1985 29,058,300
1986 29,128,230
1987 29,191,370
1988 29,256,430
1989 29,332,580
1990 29,420,460
1991 29,511,840
1992 29,591,770
1993 29,662,000
1994 29,735,240
1995 29,809,440
1996 29,878,750
1997 29,946,990
1998 30,022,750
1999 30,107,680
2000 30,195,950
2001 30,288,310
2002 30,388,690
2003 30,500,240
2004 30,644,480
2005 30,828,270
2006 31,031,760
2007 31,253,390
2008 31,481,380
2009 31,701,780
2010 31,931,740
2011 32,161,520
2012 32,364,470
2013 32,560,340
2014 32,780,140
2015 33,021,390
2016 33,254,650
2017 33,464,670
2018 33,652,380
2019 33,827,560
2020 34,004,280

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in United Kingdom was 50.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.71 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.59 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 51.71
1961 51.66
1962 51.62
1963 51.57
1964 51.53
1965 51.50
1966 51.49
1967 51.48
1968 51.48
1969 51.48
1970 51.47
1971 51.45
1972 51.42
1973 51.40
1974 51.37
1975 51.35
1976 51.34
1977 51.34
1978 51.34
1979 51.34
1980 51.34
1981 51.35
1982 51.36
1983 51.37
1984 51.38
1985 51.38
1986 51.39
1987 51.39
1988 51.39
1989 51.39
1990 51.39
1991 51.39
1992 51.39
1993 51.39
1994 51.39
1995 51.38
1996 51.37
1997 51.35
1998 51.33
1999 51.31
2000 51.27
2001 51.23
2002 51.18
2003 51.13
2004 51.08
2005 51.04
2006 51.00
2007 50.97
2008 50.93
2009 50.91
2010 50.87
2011 50.84
2012 50.81
2013 50.77
2014 50.74
2015 50.71
2016 50.68
2017 50.66
2018 50.64
2019 50.61
2020 50.59

Population, male

The value for Population, male in United Kingdom was 33,211,020 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,211,020 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25,305,010 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 25,305,010
1961 25,522,300
1962 25,765,000
1963 25,982,720
1964 26,172,820
1965 26,356,870
1966 26,511,550
1967 26,658,150
1968 26,788,840
1969 26,902,110
1970 27,014,940
1971 27,138,060
1972 27,243,880
1973 27,311,810
1974 27,342,890
1975 27,351,190
1976 27,350,820
1977 27,344,960
1978 27,346,810
1979 27,369,890
1980 27,400,010
1981 27,405,830
1982 27,391,150
1983 27,395,180
1984 27,433,620
1985 27,491,960
1986 27,553,160
1987 27,610,680
1988 27,671,900
1989 27,744,130
1990 27,827,130
1991 27,913,060
1992 27,988,630
1993 28,056,610
1994 28,130,500
1995 28,209,590
1996 28,288,200
1997 28,369,960
1998 28,464,390
1999 28,574,780
2000 28,696,560
2001 28,831,360
2002 28,981,790
2003 29,147,330
2004 29,343,430
2005 29,572,940
2006 29,815,060
2007 30,069,070
2008 30,325,610
2009 30,574,480
2010 30,834,620
2011 31,097,290
2012 31,335,750
2013 31,567,930
2014 31,822,150
2015 32,094,830
2016 32,356,950
2017 32,594,180
2018 32,807,970
2019 33,008,770
2020 33,211,020

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in United Kingdom was 49.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.29 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 48.29
1961 48.34
1962 48.38
1963 48.43
1964 48.47
1965 48.50
1966 48.51
1967 48.52
1968 48.52
1969 48.52
1970 48.53
1971 48.55
1972 48.58
1973 48.60
1974 48.63
1975 48.65
1976 48.66
1977 48.66
1978 48.66
1979 48.66
1980 48.66
1981 48.65
1982 48.64
1983 48.63
1984 48.62
1985 48.62
1986 48.61
1987 48.61
1988 48.61
1989 48.61
1990 48.61
1991 48.61
1992 48.61
1993 48.61
1994 48.61
1995 48.62
1996 48.63
1997 48.65
1998 48.67
1999 48.69
2000 48.73
2001 48.77
2002 48.82
2003 48.87
2004 48.92
2005 48.96
2006 49.00
2007 49.03
2008 49.07
2009 49.09
2010 49.13
2011 49.16
2012 49.19
2013 49.23
2014 49.26
2015 49.29
2016 49.32
2017 49.34
2018 49.36
2019 49.39
2020 49.41

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population