Population, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Population, per capita was 0.9992 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, population, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.9992 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9992 units per person, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9995 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9995 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9992 units per person | -0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.9992 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 units per person, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.9992 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 units per person, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 units per person | 0.9992 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Population, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.9992 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest population, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9992 units per person in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for population, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.