Population estimates

Annual population estimates. Figures are available for various administrative and electoral geographies and for different population sub-groups, for example, estimates of the very old and estimates by marital status.

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United Kingdom population mid-year estimate

66,435,600

2018

Release date:
26 June 2019

Next release:
June 2020
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Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2018

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  • The population of the UK in mid-2018 was estimated to be 66,436,000.
  • The UK population grew by 0.6% between mid-2017 and mid-2018, the same rate of growth as in the previous year; growth in the years to mid-2017 and mid-2018 was slower than in any year since mid-2004.
  • In the year to mid-2018, there were fewer births (negative 2%) and more deaths (positive 3%) than in the last year; natural change was at its lowest since 2004.
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