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Population of the UK and its nations

Mid-year estimates of the resident population of the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each year since 1971.

United Kingdom

69,483,900

2025

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:24 UTC
Population of the UK and its nations
  • United Kingdom
  • England
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
020m40m60m80m1971198019891998200720162025

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

55 periods, newest first

PeriodUnited KingdomEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
202569,483,90058,834,8003,175,2005,545,5001,928,400
202469,256,30058,607,2003,177,9005,543,3001,927,900
202368,588,00057,990,8003,165,1005,511,8001,920,400
202267,680,00057,189,7003,132,7005,447,0001,910,500
202166,978,00056,554,9003,105,6005,412,9001,904,600
202066,739,90056,326,0003,104,5005,408,9001,900,500
201966,627,50056,230,1003,087,7005,411,2001,898,500
201866,286,70055,924,5003,083,8005,392,1001,886,300
201765,964,30055,619,5003,081,4005,388,2001,875,200
201665,605,80055,289,0003,077,2005,373,6001,866,000
201565,087,00054,808,7003,072,7005,350,6001,854,900
201464,618,70054,370,3003,073,8005,331,4001,843,200
201364,138,20053,918,7003,071,1005,316,8001,831,700
201263,710,50053,506,8003,070,9005,308,2001,824,600
201163,285,10053,107,2003,063,8005,299,9001,814,300
201062,759,50052,642,5003,050,0005,262,2001,804,800
200962,260,50052,196,4003,038,9005,231,9001,793,300
200861,823,80051,815,9003,025,9005,202,9001,779,200
200761,319,10051,381,1003,006,3005,170,0001,761,700
200660,827,00050,965,2002,985,7005,133,0001,743,100
200560,413,30050,606,0002,969,3005,110,2001,727,700
200459,950,40050,194,6002,957,4005,084,3001,714,000
200359,636,70049,925,5002,937,7005,068,5001,704,900
200259,365,70049,679,3002,922,9005,066,0001,697,500
200159,113,00049,449,7002,910,2005,064,2001,688,800
200058,886,10049,233,3002,906,9005,062,9001,682,900
199958,684,40049,032,9002,900,6005,072,0001,679,000
199858,474,90048,820,6002,899,5005,077,1001,677,800
199758,314,20048,664,8002,894,9005,083,3001,671,300
199658,164,40048,519,1002,891,3005,092,2001,661,800
199558,024,80048,383,5002,888,5005,103,7001,649,100
199457,862,10048,228,8002,887,4005,102,2001,643,700
199357,713,90048,102,3002,883,6005,092,5001,635,600
199257,584,50047,998,0002,877,7005,085,6001,623,300
199157,438,70047,875,0002,873,0005,083,3001,607,300
199057,237,50047,699,1002,861,5005,081,3001,595,600
198957,076,50047,552,7002,855,2005,078,2001,590,400
198856,916,40047,412,3002,841,2005,077,4001,585,400
198756,804,00047,300,4002,822,6005,099,0001,582,000
198656,683,80047,187,6002,810,9005,111,8001,573,500
198556,554,00047,057,4002,803,4005,127,9001,565,400
198456,409,30046,912,4002,800,7005,138,9001,557,300
198356,315,70046,813,7002,803,3005,148,1001,550,600
198256,290,70046,777,3002,804,3005,164,5001,544,500
198156,357,50046,820,8002,813,5005,180,2001,543,000
198056,329,70046,787,2002,815,8005,193,9001,532,800
197956,240,10046,698,1002,810,1005,203,6001,528,300
197856,178,00046,638,2002,804,3005,212,3001,523,200
197756,189,90046,639,8002,800,6005,226,2001,523,300
197656,216,10046,659,9002,799,3005,233,4001,523,500
197556,225,70046,674,4002,795,4005,232,4001,523,500
197456,235,60046,682,7002,785,2005,240,8001,526,900
197356,222,90046,686,2002,772,8005,233,9001,530,000
197256,096,70046,571,9002,755,2005,230,6001,539,000
197155,928,00046,411,7002,740,3005,235,6001,540,400

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/ukpop/pop
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
1 November 2026, 12:18 UTC
Publisher release
2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z; next release To be announced
Series as published
United Kingdom population mid-year estimate; England population mid-year estimate; Wales population mid-year estimate; Scotland population mid-year estimate; Northern Ireland population mid-year estimate (UKPOP, ENPOP, WAPOP, SCPOP, NIPOP, dataset pop, pop, pop, pop, pop)
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Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:24 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:24 UTC; 275 of 275 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:18:41Z; 5 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2565 of 5 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures275 of 275 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers275 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure275 of 275 figures match exactly after downloading 5 source file(s) again (5 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassUKPOP: ONS CSV download agrees55 of 55 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/ukpop/pop
PassUKPOP: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-09-30, 31 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release To be announced
PassENPOP: ONS CSV download agrees55 of 55 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/enpop/pop
PassENPOP: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-09-30, 31 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release To be announced
PassWAPOP: ONS CSV download agrees55 of 55 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/wapop/pop
PassWAPOP: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-09-30, 31 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release To be announced
PassSCPOP: ONS CSV download agrees55 of 55 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/scpop/pop
PassSCPOP: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-09-30, 31 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release To be announced
PassNIPOP: ONS CSV download agrees55 of 55 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/nipop/pop
PassNIPOP: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-09-30, 31 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release To be announced
PassUK population estimates since 1838 agree275 of 275 figures match the unrounded estimates in Tables 1, 10, 12, 14 and 17 of https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/ukpopulationestimates1838to2025/ukpopulationestimates18382025.xlsx, rounded half up to the nearest 100
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/ukpop/pop – HTTP 200

Notes

  • The usually resident population at the 30th of June each year, rounded to the nearest 100, so the four nations may not add up exactly to the UK. The ONS revises earlier years when new evidence arrives, as it did for mid-2024 in its 2026 release.