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United Kingdom in numbers

Open statistics on the United Kingdom: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

29 figures 1950–2025 Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Population · 2024 69M +4.0% since 2019 Median age · 2023 39.8years +0.8 since 2018 GDP per person · 2023 £39,845 +23% since 2018 Unemployment rate · 2023 3.9% +0.2 pp since 2022 Adults with higher education · 2023 52.8% +1.6 pp since 2022

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Overview · United Kingdom

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+7.2% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · United Kingdom · World
−3.7 pp since 2013
United Kingdom World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United Kingdom 5-year change Trend
Population 69M2024 +4.0%
Median age 39.82023 +0.8
GDP per person £39,8452023 +23%
Unemployment rate 3.9%2023 −0.2 pp
Adults with higher education 52.8%2023 +9.6 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects

People · United Kingdom

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · United Kingdom · World
+1.2 since 2013
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Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+7.2% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2022 percent · United Kingdom · World
+1.8 pp since 2012
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Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · United Kingdom · World
−0.42 pp since 2015
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Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United Kingdom 5-year change Trend
Population 69M2024 +4.0%
Population growth 0.30%2025 +0.13 pp
Population density 2852024 +4.0%
Median age 39.82023 +0.8
Children under 15 17.0%2024 −0.5 pp
Residents 65 and over estimate 18.8%2022 +0.7 pp
Life expectancy 81.42024 ±0.0
Births per woman 1.552024 −0.08
Birth rate 9.92024 −0.8
Infant mortality 4.12024 +0.3
Net migration 6.52023 +2.6
Born abroad 17.1%2024 +3.2 pp
Urban population 83.3%2025 +0.4 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · United Kingdom

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1995 – 2023 GBP
+43% since 2013

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2023

GDP per person (PPP), 1995 – 2023 international dollars (PPP)
+49% since 2013

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2023

Unemployment rate, 1995 – 2023 percent · United Kingdom · World
−3.7 pp since 2013
United Kingdom World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1995 – 2023

Household income per person, 1997 – 2023 US Dollar
+67% since 2013

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United Kingdom 5-year change Trend
GDP per person £39,8452023 +23%
GDP per person (PPP) US$59,7002023 +27%
Gross domestic product US$4T2025 +47%
Economic growth 1.4%2025
Inflation 3.9%2025
Unemployment rate 3.9%2023 −0.2 pp
Youth unemployment 14.6%2025 +1.3 pp
Employment rate 75.2%2024 −0.4 pp
Labour force participation 61.4%2025 −1.2 pp
Household income per person US$36,8682023 +41%
Income inequality (Gini) 32.42021 −2.1%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · United Kingdom

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2023 percent
+13.2 pp since 2013

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2023

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · World
+3.9 pp since 2014
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Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

University enrolment, 2000 – 2023 percent · United Kingdom · World
+23.6 pp since 2013
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2023

Access to electricity, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · World
±0.0 pp since 2014
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United Kingdom 5-year change Trend
Adults with higher education 52.8%2023 +9.6 pp
University enrolment 80.4%2023 +19.3 pp
Internet users 95.5%2024 +3.0 pp
Access to electricity 100.0%2024 ±0.0 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · United Kingdom

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator United Kingdom 5-year change Trend
CO₂ emissions per person 4.22024 −1.2

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators