United Kingdom Population Clock

United Kingdom records about 1,882 births and 1,846 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 36 people per day, or about 13,149 a year before migration is counted.

Net migration runs at about 389,911 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 2965% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, United Kingdom would take roughly 234 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 65.6 million to 69.5 million — a gain of 3.88 million, or 5.9%.

With about 283 people per square kilometre, United Kingdom is densely populated, roughly 4.6× the world average of 62. That ranks 18th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Kuwait and Jamaica.

United Kingdom covers about 241,930 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 69.5 million into that density figure.

About 83.3% of people live in urban areas, making United Kingdom highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 57.9 million town and city dwellers and 11.6 million living rurally.

United Kingdom has an ageing population: about 17.0% are under 15 and 19.7% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.55 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 81.4 years, roughly 7.9 years above the global average of 73.5.