Demographics

Demographics of United Kingdom in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

66.836 million

TFR

1.57 Child

Median Age

39.8 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

57.4 %

Life Expectancy

82.2 Years

Net Migration Rate

2.5 ‰

Executive Summary

United Kingdom - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

229 k people

Birth

677 k people

Death

613 k people

Net Migration

166 k people

United Kingdom - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
United Kingdom - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

0.9 ‰

Net Migration

2.5 ‰

Young Dependency

27.7 %

Old Dependency

29.7 %

United Kingdom - Median Age
Note: Age
United Kingdom - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

White 87.2%, Black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British

Language Used

Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 speakers in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 people in Cornwall) (2012 est.)

Religion

Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7% (2011 est. by CIA)

United Kingdom - Education
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United Kingdom - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

United Kingdom - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
United Kingdom - Labor Participation by Groups
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United Kingdom - Labor Participation By Sectors
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Regional Brief

United Kingdom - Population in Key Regions
United Kingdom - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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