United Kingdom in figures

A profile of the United Kingdom from official statistics: 25 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in the United Kingdom was 69.49 million in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the 22nd highest of 215 countries.

Population69.49 million2025Up 0.3% from 2024The 22nd highest of 215 countries
Population growth rate1.31%2023Up 0.33 percentage points from 2022The 93rd highest of 215 countries
Median age, July 1 estimate39.78 years2023, estimatedUp 0.28 years from 2022The 56th highest of 236 countries
Population aged 65 and over19.2%2023Up 0.3 percentage points from 2022
Population density286.4 inhabitants per km²2024Up 1.1% from 2023
Net migration445,5232023Compared with 487,029 in 2022
57.5M60M62.5M65M67.5M70M20012005200920132017202120252001: 59,119,673 persons2002: 59,370,479 persons2003: 59,647,577 persons2004: 59,987,905 persons2005: 60,401,206 persons2006: 60,846,820 persons2007: 61,322,463 persons2008: 61,806,995 persons2009: 62,276,270 persons2010: 62,766,365 persons2011: 63,258,810 persons2012: 63,711,000 persons2013: 64,138,000 persons2014: 64,619,000 persons2015: 65,087,000 persons2016: 65,606,000 persons2017: 65,964,000 persons2018: 66,287,000 persons2019: 66,628,000 persons2020: 66,740,000 persons2021: 66,978,000 persons2022: 67,636,000 persons2023: 68,526,000 persons2024: 69,281,000 persons2025: 69,487,000 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: World Bank, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL).

Sources: World Bank, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL); World Bank, Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW); United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded; World Bank, Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS); World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST); World Bank, Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in the United Kingdom was 4.9% in June 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from June 2025.

Unemployment rate4.9%June 2026Up 0.2 percentage points from June 2025
Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption)32.42021Down 0.3 points from 2020
3.544.555.52021-062022-032022-122023-092024-062025-032026-062021-06: 4.6 %2021-07: 4.5 %2021-08: 4.4 %2021-09: 4.3 %2021-10: 4.2 %2021-11: 4.2 %2021-12: 4.1 %2022-01: 3.9 %2022-02: 3.8 %2022-03: 3.8 %2022-04: 3.7 %2022-05: 3.8 %2022-06: 3.6 %2022-07: 3.6 %2022-08: 3.7 %2022-09: 3.8 %2022-10: 3.9 %2022-11: 3.9 %2022-12: 3.9 %2023-01: 4 %2023-02: 4 %2023-03: 3.9 %2023-04: 4 %2023-05: 4.2 %2023-06: 4.4 %2023-07: 4.3 %2023-08: 4.1 %2023-09: 4 %2023-10: 4 %2023-11: 3.9 %2023-12: 4.1 %2024-01: 4.2 %2024-02: 4.3 %2024-03: 4.4 %2024-04: 4.4 %2024-05: 4.2 %2024-06: 4.2 %2024-07: 4.1 %2024-08: 4.3 %2024-09: 4.2 %2024-10: 4.4 %2024-11: 4.4 %2024-12: 4.4 %2025-01: 4.5 %2025-02: 4.6 %2025-03: 4.6 %2025-04: 4.7 %2025-05: 4.7 %2025-06: 4.7 %2025-07: 4.8 %2025-08: 5 %2025-09: 5.1 %2025-10: 5.1 %2025-11: 5.2 %2025-12: 5.2 %2026-01: 4.9 %2026-02: 5 %2026-03: 4.9 %2026-04: 4.9 %2026-05: 4.9 %2026-06: 4.9 %
Unemployment rate, June 2021 to June 2026. %. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Infra-annual labour statistics: monthly harmonised unemployment, seasonally adjusted, total OECD working-age category, both sexes.

Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Infra-annual labour statistics: monthly harmonised unemployment, seasonally adjusted, total OECD working-age category, both sexes; World Bank, Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS); World Bank, Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS); World Bank, Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in the United Kingdom was $4 trillion in 2025, up 8.3% from 2024, and the 6th highest of 199 countries in 2024.

Real GDP growth1.4%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 36th lowest of 199 countries in 2024
GDP per capita, PPP (international dollars)64,606 international $2025Up 2.8% from 2024
General government gross debt, national accounts92.7% of GDP2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024
Trade as a share of GDP62.5%2025Down 0.4 percentage points from 2024
1.5M2M2.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,656,171 USD million2002: 1,790,536.6 USD million2003: 2,061,227.8 USD million2004: 2,429,774.8 USD million2005: 2,551,361.8 USD million2006: 2,719,558.4 USD million2007: 3,104,699.9 USD million2008: 2,945,251.8 USD million2009: 2,429,358.2 USD million2010: 2,496,740.7 USD million2011: 2,675,590 USD million2012: 2,719,716 USD million2013: 2,796,908.3 USD million2014: 3,085,362.2 USD million2015: 2,945,579.9 USD million2016: 2,706,807.6 USD million2017: 2,699,118.4 USD million2018: 2,897,028 USD million2019: 2,875,710.1 USD million2020: 2,724,001.5 USD million2021: 3,194,559.2 USD million2022: 3,181,244.4 USD million2023: 3,420,796.7 USD million2024: 3,695,539.5 USD million2025: 4,002,587.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2025. USD million. Source: World Bank, GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD).

Sources: World Bank, GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD); World Bank, GDP per capita, current US$ (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD); World Bank, GDP growth, annual % (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG); World Bank, GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4); World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Inflation rate in the United Kingdom was 3.1% in August 2026, down 0.7 percentage points from August 2025.

Inflation (CPI annual change)3.1%August 2026Down 0.7 percentage points from August 2025
Average house price, pounds sterling£272,611July 2026, provisionalUp 1.4% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly1.4%July 2026, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,400August 2026, provisionalUp 3.9% from August 2025
0246810122021-082022-052023-022023-112024-082025-052026-082021-08: 3.2 %2021-09: 3.1 %2021-10: 4.2 %2021-11: 5.1 %2021-12: 5.4 %2022-01: 5.5 %2022-02: 6.2 %2022-03: 7 %2022-04: 9 %2022-05: 9.1 %2022-06: 9.4 %2022-07: 10.1 %2022-08: 9.9 %2022-09: 10.1 %2022-10: 11.1 %2022-11: 10.7 %2022-12: 10.5 %2023-01: 10.1 %2023-02: 10.4 %2023-03: 10.1 %2023-04: 8.7 %2023-05: 8.7 %2023-06: 7.9 %2023-07: 6.8 %2023-08: 6.7 %2023-09: 6.7 %2023-10: 4.6 %2023-11: 3.9 %2023-12: 4 %2024-01: 4 %2024-02: 3.4 %2024-03: 3.2 %2024-04: 2.3 %2024-05: 2 %2024-06: 2 %2024-07: 2.2 %2024-08: 2.2 %2024-09: 1.7 %2024-10: 2.3 %2024-11: 2.6 %2024-12: 2.5 %2025-01: 3 %2025-02: 2.8 %2025-03: 2.6 %2025-04: 3.5 %2025-05: 3.4 %2025-06: 3.6 %2025-07: 3.8 %2025-08: 3.8 %2025-09: 3.8 %2025-10: 3.6 %2025-11: 3.2 %2025-12: 3.4 %2026-01: 3 %2026-02: 3 %2026-03: 3.3 %2026-04: 2.8 %2026-05: 2.8 %2026-06: 2.6 %2026-07: 2.9 %2026-08: 3.1 %
Inflation (CPI annual change), August 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), UK all-items Consumer Prices Index: published change over 12 months, ONS D7G7, MM23.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), UK all-items Consumer Prices Index: published change over 12 months, ONS D7G7, MM23; HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 81.24 years in 2023, up 0.23 years from 2022, and the 42nd highest of 215 countries.

Life expectancy at birth81.24 years2023Up 0.23 years from 2022The 42nd highest of 215 countries
Infant mortality rate4.1 per 1,000 live births2024Unchanged from 2023Tied for the 39th lowest of 195 countries
Adult obesity rate, age-standardized27.4%2024Up 0.2 percentage points from 2023The 78th highest of 199 countries
Tobacco use, age-standardized14%2022No 2021 figure to compare
Health spending, share of GDP11.4% of GDP2025, provisionalUp 0.3 percentage points from 2024
77787980818219992003200720112015201920231999: 77.39 years2000: 77.74 years2001: 77.99 years2002: 78.14 years2003: 78.45 years2004: 78.75 years2005: 79.05 years2006: 79.25 years2007: 79.45 years2008: 79.6 years2009: 80.05 years2010: 80.4 years2011: 80.95 years2012: 80.9 years2013: 81 years2014: 81.3 years2015: 80.96 years2016: 81.16 years2017: 81.26 years2018: 81.26 years2019: 81.37 years2020: 80.33 years2021: 80.65 years2022: 81.01 years2023: 81.24 years
Life expectancy at birth, 1999 to 2023. years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN).

Sources: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN); World Bank, Mortality rate, infant, per 1,000 live births (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN); World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A); World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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