You asked

Please provide the approximate population for the UK with a breakdown by country.

We said

We published the latest mid-2016 population estimates on 23 June 2017. These estimates show the population of the UK and its constituent areas and countries as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM 65,648,054
GREAT BRITAIN 63,785,917
ENGLAND AND WALES 58,381,217
ENGLAND 55,268,067
WALES 3,113,150
SCOTLAND 5,404,700
NORTHERN IRELAND 1,862,137


You can find more detailed data (including lower levels of geography, sex and single year of age) in the tables downloadable from the link above.

When accessing any of our files please read the 'notes, terms and conditions' contained within them.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us on pop.info@ons.gov.uk