U.K. Population Density 1950-2022

Chart and table of U.K. population density from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of U.K. in 2022 is 277.12 people per square kilometer, a 0.34% increase from 2021.
The population density of U.K. in 2021 was 276.18 people per square kilometer, a 0.33% increase from 2020.
The population density of U.K. in 2020 was 275.27 people per square kilometer, a 0.42% increase from 2019.
The population density of U.K. in 2019 was 274.12 people per square kilometer, a 0.52% increase from 2018.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2022 Population Density
Macao	22,570.39
Singapore	8,311.11
Hong Kong	6,746.73
Gibraltar	3,264.90
Bahrain	1,887.48
Malta	1,666.52
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1,299.26
Barbados	654.97
Aruba	591.36
San Marino	561.00
South Korea	516.30
Monaco	486.77
Curacao	430.55
Netherlands	422.82
Israel	409.53
Belgium	381.79
Puerto Rico	366.67
Japan	327.94
Guam	318.10
Trinidad and Tobago	298.45
United Kingdom	277.12
Cayman Islands	260.25
Luxembourg	250.04
Liechtenstein	245.79
Kuwait	239.56
Qatar	234.56
Germany	233.15
Seychelles	232.87
Antigua and Barbuda	213.10
Switzerland	211.68
British Virgin Islands	208.70
Italy	195.92
Andorra	169.84
Isle of Man	148.28
Denmark	137.05
Cyprus	135.28
Poland	127.47
France	117.70
Portugal	111.37
Northern Mariana Islands	107.72
Hungary	107.14
Austria	106.58
Slovenia	103.51
UAE	95.71
Spain	94.00
Greece	78.70
French Polynesia	76.57
Ireland	71.47
Panama	58.53
Turks and Caicos Islands	48.11
Croatia	45.76
Lithuania	42.12
Palau	39.25
Faroe Islands	38.03
United States	34.41
Bahamas	29.54
Estonia	29.25
Latvia	28.66
Chile	25.91
Sweden	23.58
Uruguay	19.42
New Zealand	19.37
Saudi Arabia	16.94
Finland	16.37
Argentina	16.37
New Caledonia	15.61
Bermuda	14.96
Oman	14.79
Norway	8.69
Canada	3.89
Iceland	3.62
Australia	3.38
Greenland	0.14
Taiwan	0.00

United Kingdom - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2022	277.12	0.34%
2021	276.18	0.33%
2020	275.27	0.42%
2019	274.12	0.52%
2018	272.70	0.56%
2017	271.19	0.62%
2016	269.51	0.66%
2015	267.74	0.70%
2014	265.89	0.73%
2013	263.96	0.77%
2012	261.93	0.83%
2011	259.79	0.84%
2010	257.63	0.83%
2009	255.50	0.81%
2008	253.45	0.79%
2007	251.47	0.75%
2006	249.59	0.70%
2005	247.87	0.65%
2004	246.28	0.58%
2003	244.86	0.50%
2002	243.65	0.45%
2001	242.57	0.41%
2000	241.57	0.37%
1999	240.69	0.34%
1998	239.88	0.32%
1997	239.11	0.30%
1996	238.41	0.26%
1995	237.80	0.25%
1994	237.21	0.24%
1993	236.64	0.24%
1992	236.07	0.26%
1991	235.46	0.26%
1990	234.84	0.24%
1989	234.29	0.22%
1988	233.79	0.22%
1987	233.27	0.18%
1986	232.84	0.14%
1985	232.52	0.13%
1984	232.21	0.12%
1983	231.93	0.09%
1982	231.72	0.10%
1981	231.50	0.12%
1980	231.22	0.11%
1979	230.96	0.04%
1978	230.86	-0.01%
1977	230.88	-0.03%
1976	230.96	-0.01%
1975	230.97	0.06%
1974	230.84	0.12%
1973	230.56	0.20%
1972	230.11	0.32%
1971	229.37	0.41%
1970	228.44	0.41%
1969	227.50	0.46%
1968	226.47	0.53%
1967	225.26	0.58%
1966	223.97	0.61%
1965	222.61	0.68%
1964	221.10	0.66%
1963	219.65	0.61%
1962	218.31	0.61%
1961	216.99	0.61%
1960	215.68	0.58%
1959	214.45	0.54%
1958	213.30	0.54%
1957	212.15	0.51%
1956	211.08	0.45%
1955	210.14	0.44%
1954	209.23	0.48%
1953	208.24	0.48%
1952	207.24	0.42%
1951	206.36	0.43%
1950	205.47	0.00%