Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Europe · Northern Europe
United Kingdom is recorded at 69.14m people in 2024, with total annual change of +430,297 under the WPP medium variant.
United Kingdom observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 683,910 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -670,730 |
| Natural change | +13,180 |
| Net migration | +417,114 |
| Total change | +430,297 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +430,297 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -6,930,191 since 2072 |
| Projected 2100 | 74.31m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
United Kingdom 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 11.96m, ages 15-64 43.51m, ages 65+ 13.21m.
United Kingdom 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 11.37m, ages 15-64 45.50m, ages 65+ 18.63m.
United Kingdom 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 9.92m, ages 15-64 41.10m, ages 65+ 23.28m.
Stage since 1973.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2044.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.14m | 430,297 | 683.9k | 670.7k | 1.55 |
| 2030 | 71.29m | 313,678 | 678.6k | 695.8k | 1.52 |
| 2050 | 75.50m | 117,728 | 727.0k | 805.5k | 1.55 |
| 2080 | 75.96m | -32,024 | 684.9k | 853.6k | 1.58 |
| 2100 | 74.31m | -136,518 | 635.5k | 869.4k | 1.59 |