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UK population

UK population: 1851 to 2024ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour020m40m60m186018701880189019001910192019301940195019601970198019902000201020201851: 27,368,800 people · published 26 September 20251861: 28,917,900 people · published 26 September 20251871: 31,484,700 people · published 26 September 20251872: 31,874,200 people · published 26 September 20251873: 32,177,600 people · published 26 September 20251874: 32,501,500 people · published 26 September 20251875: 32,838,800 people · published 26 September 20251876: 33,200,000 people · published 26 September 20251877: 33,575,900 people · published 26 September 20251878: 33,943,800 people · published 26 September 20251879: 34,304,000 people · published 26 September 20251880: 34,622,900 people · published 26 September 20251881: 34,934,500 people · published 26 September 20251882: 35,206,600 people · published 26 September 20251883: 35,449,700 people · published 26 September 20251884: 35,724,200 people · published 26 September 20251885: 36,015,500 people · published 26 September 20251886: 36,313,600 people · published 26 September 20251887: 36,599,100 people · published 26 September 20251888: 36,881,300 people · published 26 September 20251889: 37,178,900 people · published 26 September 20251890: 37,484,800 people · published 26 September 20251891: 37,802,400 people · published 26 September 20251892: 38,134,100 people · published 26 September 20251893: 38,490,300 people · published 26 September 20251894: 38,859,100 people · published 26 September 20251895: 39,221,100 people · published 26 September 20251896: 39,599,100 people · published 26 September 20251897: 39,987,300 people · published 26 September 20251898: 40,380,800 people · published 26 September 20251899: 40,774,300 people · published 26 September 20251900: 41,154,600 people · published 26 September 20251901: 41,538,200 people · published 26 September 20251902: 41,892,700 people · published 26 September 20251903: 42,246,600 people · published 26 September 20251904: 42,611,400 people · published 26 September 20251905: 42,980,800 people · published 26 September 20251906: 43,361,100 people · published 26 September 20251907: 43,737,800 people · published 26 September 20251908: 44,123,800 people · published 26 September 20251909: 44,519,500 people · published 26 September 20251910: 44,915,900 people · published 26 September 20251911: 42,189,800 people · published 26 September 20251912: 42,373,600 people · published 26 September 20251913: 42,582,300 people · published 26 September 20251914: 42,956,900 people · published 26 September 20251915: 41,361,500 people · published 26 September 20251916: 40,536,300 people · published 26 September 20251917: 39,780,700 people · published 26 September 20251918: 39,582,000 people · published 26 September 20251919: 42,944,100 people · published 26 September 20251920: 43,646,400 people · published 26 September 20251921: 43,904,100 people · published 26 September 20251922: 44,331,500 people · published 26 September 20251923: 44,563,100 people · published 26 September 20251924: 44,885,600 people · published 26 September 20251925: 45,040,000 people · published 26 September 20251926: 45,217,600 people · published 26 September 20251927: 45,432,000 people · published 26 September 20251928: 45,622,200 people · published 26 September 20251929: 45,731,000 people · published 26 September 20251930: 45,888,900 people · published 26 September 20251931: 46,073,600 people · published 26 September 20251932: 46,335,000 people · published 26 September 20251933: 46,520,000 people · published 26 September 20251934: 46,666,000 people · published 26 September 20251935: 46,868,500 people · published 26 September 20251936: 47,081,300 people · published 26 September 20251937: 47,288,600 people · published 26 September 20251938: 47,494,100 people · published 26 September 20251939: 47,547,700 people · published 26 September 20251940: 46,029,200 people · published 26 September 20251941: 44,870,400 people · published 26 September 20251942: 44,323,000 people · published 26 September 20251943: 48,261,600 people · published 26 September 20251944: 48,459,600 people · published 26 September 20251945: 48,668,900 people · published 26 September 20251946: 48,987,800 people · published 26 September 20251947: 49,538,700 people · published 26 September 20251948: 50,033,200 people · published 26 September 20251949: 50,331,000 people · published 26 September 20251950: 50,381,500 people · published 26 September 20251951: 50,286,900 people · published 26 September 20251952: 50,429,200 people · published 26 September 20251953: 50,592,900 people · published 26 September 20251954: 50,764,900 people · published 26 September 20251955: 50,946,100 people · published 26 September 20251956: 51,183,500 people · published 26 September 20251957: 51,430,200 people · published 26 September 20251958: 51,652,500 people · published 26 September 20251959: 51,956,300 people · published 26 September 20251960: 52,372,500 people · published 26 September 20251961: 52,807,400 people · published 26 September 20251962: 53,291,800 people · published 26 September 20251963: 53,624,900 people · published 26 September 20251964: 53,990,800 people · published 26 September 20251965: 54,349,500 people · published 26 September 20251966: 54,642,700 people · published 26 September 20251967: 54,959,000 people · published 26 September 20251968: 55,213,500 people · published 26 September 20251969: 55,460,600 people · published 26 September 20251970: 55,632,200 people · published 26 September 20251971: 55,928,000 people · published 26 September 20251972: 56,096,700 people · published 26 September 20251973: 56,222,900 people · published 26 September 20251974: 56,235,600 people · published 26 September 20251975: 56,225,700 people · published 26 September 20251976: 56,216,100 people · published 26 September 20251977: 56,189,900 people · published 26 September 20251978: 56,178,000 people · published 26 September 20251979: 56,240,100 people · published 26 September 20251980: 56,329,700 people · published 26 September 20251981: 56,357,500 people · published 26 September 20251982: 56,290,700 people · published 26 September 20251983: 56,315,700 people · published 26 September 20251984: 56,409,300 people · published 26 September 20251985: 56,554,000 people · published 26 September 20251986: 56,683,800 people · published 26 September 20251987: 56,804,000 people · published 26 September 20251988: 56,916,400 people · published 26 September 20251989: 57,076,500 people · published 26 September 20251990: 57,237,500 people · published 26 September 20251991: 57,438,700 people · published 26 September 20251992: 57,584,500 people · published 26 September 20251993: 57,713,900 people · published 26 September 20251994: 57,862,100 people · published 26 September 20251995: 58,024,800 people · published 26 September 20251996: 58,164,400 people · published 26 September 20251997: 58,314,200 people · published 26 September 20251998: 58,474,900 people · published 26 September 20251999: 58,684,400 people · published 26 September 20252000: 58,886,100 people · published 26 September 20252001: 59,113,016 people · published 26 September 20252002: 59,365,677 people · published 26 September 20252003: 59,636,662 people · published 26 September 20252004: 59,950,364 people · published 26 September 20252005: 60,413,276 people · published 26 September 20252006: 60,826,967 people · published 26 September 20252007: 61,319,075 people · published 26 September 20252008: 61,823,772 people · published 26 September 20252009: 62,260,486 people · published 26 September 20252010: 62,759,456 people · published 26 September 20252011: 63,285,145 people · published 26 September 20252012: 63,710,543 people · published 26 September 20252013: 64,138,221 people · published 26 September 20252014: 64,618,693 people · published 26 September 20252015: 65,086,958 people · published 26 September 20252016: 65,605,841 people · published 26 September 20252017: 65,964,292 people · published 26 September 20252018: 66,286,727 people · published 26 September 20252019: 66,627,507 people · published 26 September 20252020: 66,739,867 people · published 26 September 20252021: 66,977,988 people · published 26 September 20252022: 67,636,134 people · published 26 September 20252023: 68,526,183 people · published 26 September 20252024: 69,281,437 people · published 26 September 2025
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Source: ONS, Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series, Population estimates time series, mid-2024 (published 26 September 2025). Data presentation: Civometry.

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