Population — Total Population - Both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population — Total Population - Both sexes was 68,683 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population — total population - both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 68,683 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population — total population - both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 68,683 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63,006 1000 No, in 2010.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 63,006 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 63,509 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63,960 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64,389 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64,866 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65,382 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 65,893 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66,354 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 66,752 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67,111 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67,352 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67,669 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68,179 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68,683 1000 No | +0.7% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 68,683 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,357 1000 No, 12.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 68,683 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,364 1000 No, 9.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65,123 1000 No | 63,006 1000 No | 67,111 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,971 1000 No | 67,352 1000 No | 68,683 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 22 Germany 84,548 1000 No compare
- 23 Thailand 71,702 1000 No compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68,683 1000 No compare
- 26 United Republic of Tanzania 66,618 1000 No compare
- 27 France 66,439 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population — total population - both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Population — total population - both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 68,683 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest population — total population - both sexes recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 68,683 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest population — total population - both sexes recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,006 1000 No in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for population — total population - both sexes?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population — total population - both sexes rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.