United Kingdom (UK) Population

United Kingdom (UK) population 2017

During 2017 United Kingdom (UK) population is projected to increased by 410 313 people and reach 65 746 853 in the beginning of 2018. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 225 411. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be increased by 184 902 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who move into United Kingdom (UK) (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants) will prevail over the number of people who leave the country to settle permanently in another country (emigrants).

Population change rates in 2017

According to our estimations, daily change rates of United Kingdom (UK) population in 2017 will be the following:

• 2 259 live births average per day (94.13 in an hour)
• 1 641 deaths average per day (68.39 in an hour)
• 507 immigrants average per day (21.11 in an hour)

The population of United Kingdom (UK) will be increased by 1 124 persons daily in 2017.

Demographics of United Kingdom (UK) 2016

As of 1 January 2017, the population of United Kingdom (UK) was estimated to be 65 336 540 people. This is an increase of 0.63 % (407 753 people) compared to population of 64 928 787 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 224 004. Due to external migration, the population increased by 183 748. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.970 (970 males per 1 000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1 016 males to 1 000 females as of 2016.

Below are the key figures for United Kingdom (UK) population in 2016:

• 819 401 live births
• 595 397 deaths
• Natural increase: 224 004 people
• Net migration: 183 748 people
• 32 171 794 males as of 31 December 2016
• 33 164 746 females as of 31 December 2016

United Kingdom (UK) population density

United Kingdom (UK) population density is 268.2 people per square kilometer as of July 2017. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of United Kingdom (UK) divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of United Kingdom (UK). The total area of United Kingdom (UK) is 243 610 km² according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

United Kingdom (UK) age structure

As of the beginning of 2017 according to our estimates United Kingdom (UK) had the following population age distribution:

17.3

66.2

16.5

	- percentage of population under 15
	- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 11 333 930 young people under 15 years old ( 5 809 725 males / 5 524 204 females)
• 43 226 001 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 21 862 260 males / 21 363 742 females)
• 10 776 609 persons above 64 years old ( 4 756 500 males / 6 020 109 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male

female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the United Kingdom (UK) population pyramid has a stationary type. Countries with such type of pyramid usually have declining birth rate and relatively low death rate. Which is more common for developed countries.

Source: The estimation data for section "United Kingdom (UK) age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in United Kingdom (UK) is 51.2 %.

What does this value mean? It shows that the dependent part of population is more than a half of the working part. It means that the working population (labor force) in United Kingdom (UK) must provide goods for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons (this population is more than a half of working population). The value of more than 50% shows that the pressure on productive population in United Kingdom (UK) is relatively high.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in United Kingdom (UK) is 26.2 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in United Kingdom (UK) is 24.9 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "United Kingdom (UK) age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for United Kingdom (UK) is 80.1 years.
This is above the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 78 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years.