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ONS · Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series

UK population

2024 Final

69,281,437people

UK population was 69,281,437 people in 2024, up 1.1% (755,254) from 68,526,183 in 2023.

▲ 1.1% · +755,254 against 2023 (previous period)

  1. ONS estimate
  2. 2024
  3. published 26 September 2025
  4. Table 1
  5. row “Mid-2024”
  6. column “Total Population”
  7. cell value 69281437

2024 is the highest figure in the published series: 69,281,437. Rule: highest of the 156 periods published here (1851 to 2024).

1851 to 2024

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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What this measures

The estimated usually resident population of the United Kingdom at 30 June each year, everyone who usually lives in the UK regardless of nationality, including migrants who stay at least a year.

What this doesn’t measure

The population of any one nation or area, citizens abroad, or short-term visitors.

Important caveat

Mid-year estimates roll the last census forward with births, deaths and migration, so the years furthest from a census carry the most uncertainty and are revised when the next census arrives. Estimates for mid-2022 and mid-2023 were revised in 2025 for updated migration; figures before 1971 come from historical series with less precise coverage. Unrounded figures are published to allow calculation, not because they are accurate to the last person.

Revision history

No period of this series has been revised since it was first ingested here. Revisions are recorded automatically when a later release publishes a different figure for the same period.

Source

Publisher
ONS
Publication
Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Release
Population estimates time series, mid-2024, published 26 September 2025
Source file
ukpopulationestimates18382024.xlsx
File SHA-256
3ce12e7129a86e16f03da47580980653d0deddc0776ee64c99ff66c8371c3ab6
Retrieved
4 September 2026
Sheet
Table 1
Table
Table 1
Row
Mid-2024
Column
Total Population
Cell value
69281437
Geography
United Kingdom
Unit
people
API
/api/metrics/uk_population · /series · /vintages

Government periods

Change during each government, from the level inherited to the last complete period before it left office. Describes the period; does not attribute cause.

Conservative 2019–202466,286,727201868,526,1832023↑ 3.4%
Conservative 2017–201965,605,841201666,286,7272018↑ 1.0%
Conservative 2015–201764,618,693201465,605,8412016↑ 1.5%
Coalition 2010–201562,260,486200964,618,6932014↑ 3.8%
Labour 2005–201059,950,364200462,260,4862009↑ 3.9%
Labour 2001–200558,886,100200059,950,3642004↑ 1.8%
Labour 1997–200158,164,400199658,886,1002000↑ 1.2%
Conservative 1992–199757,438,700199158,164,4001996↑ 1.3%
Conservative 1987–199256,683,800198657,438,7001991↑ 1.3%
Conservative 1983–198756,290,700198256,683,8001986↑ 0.7%
Conservative 1979–198356,178,000197856,290,7001982↑ 0.2%

Full comparison with chart

Release
Population estimates time series, mid-2024 · publication page
Last updated
26 September 2025
Next release expected
Not yet announced (estimated from the usual cadence)