U.K. Population Density 1950-2020

Chart and table of U.K. population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of U.K. in 2020 is 278.67 people per square kilometer, a 0.53% increase from 2019.
The population density of U.K. in 2019 was 277.21 people per square kilometer, a 0.58% increase from 2018.
The population density of U.K. in 2018 was 275.61 people per square kilometer, a 0.62% increase from 2017.
The population density of U.K. in 2017 was 273.91 people per square kilometer, a 0.65% increase from 2016.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2020 Population Density
Macao	21,359.70
Monaco	19,621.00
Singapore	8,136.78
Hong Kong	6,754.04
Gibraltar	3,369.10
Bahrain	2,187.11
Malta	1,379.82
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1,261.06
Channel Islands	878.10
Barbados	668.31
Aruba	593.14
San Marino	565.52
South Korea	510.96
Netherlands	412.49
Israel	392.19
Belgium	379.61
Curacao	369.58
Japan	334.62
Puerto Rico	322.53
Guam	312.55
United Kingdom	278.67
Trinidad and Tobago	272.80
Cayman Islands	252.78
Qatar	248.15
Luxembourg	241.69
Kuwait	239.65
Liechtenstein	238.30
Germany	234.31
Antigua and Barbuda	222.57
Seychelles	213.80
Switzerland	209.60
British Virgin Islands	201.54
Italy	200.64
Andorra	164.39
Isle of Man	149.18
Denmark	134.95
Cyprus	130.53
Northern Mariana Islands	125.13
Poland	121.04
France	118.88
UAE	118.31
Portugal	110.56
Austria	107.37
Hungary	103.84
Slovenia	100.55
Spain	92.41
Greece	78.99
Croatia	72.54
Ireland	70.26
French Polynesia	70.23
Panama	57.21
Lithuania	41.70
Turks and Caicos Islands	40.75
Palau	39.33
Faroe Islands	35.00
United States	33.67
Estonia	29.26
Latvia	29.25
Bahamas	28.33
Chile	25.26
Sweden	22.57
Uruguay	19.71
New Zealand	18.01
Oman	16.50
Finland	16.37
Argentina	16.26
Saudi Arabia	16.19
New Caledonia	15.37
Bermuda	14.52
Norway	8.67
Canada	3.78
Iceland	3.31
Australia	3.29
Greenland	0.14
Taiwan	0.00

United Kingdom - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2020	278.67	0.53%
2019	277.21	0.58%
2018	275.61	0.62%
2017	273.91	0.65%
2016	272.15	0.66%
2015	270.35	0.67%
2014	268.56	0.68%
2013	266.75	0.71%
2012	264.87	0.79%
2011	262.80	0.89%
2010	260.50	1.00%
2009	257.91	1.10%
2008	255.10	1.12%
2007	252.27	1.04%
2006	249.67	0.88%
2005	247.48	0.69%
2004	245.77	0.52%
2003	244.50	0.40%
2002	243.53	0.34%
2001	242.70	0.34%
2000	241.88	0.35%
1999	241.02	0.35%
1998	240.18	0.35%
1997	239.35	0.33%
1996	238.55	0.31%
1995	237.81	0.29%
1994	237.11	0.28%
1993	236.45	0.27%
1992	235.81	0.27%
1991	235.17	0.27%
1990	234.53	0.28%
1989	233.88	0.28%
1988	233.21	0.27%
1987	232.58	0.24%
1986	232.02	0.19%
1985	231.57	0.14%
1984	231.24	0.10%
1983	231.01	0.06%
1982	230.87	0.04%
1981	230.78	0.02%
1980	230.73	0.01%
1979	230.72	0.00%
1978	230.72	0.00%
1977	230.71	0.03%
1976	230.65	0.06%
1975	230.50	0.11%
1974	230.25	0.15%
1973	229.90	0.20%
1972	229.43	0.26%
1971	228.84	0.32%
1970	228.12	0.37%
1969	227.28	0.43%
1968	226.31	0.48%
1967	225.22	0.55%
1966	224.00	0.60%
1965	222.65	0.66%
1964	221.18	0.71%
1963	219.62	0.74%
1962	218.01	0.72%
1961	216.44	0.68%
1960	214.98	0.62%
1959	213.64	0.56%
1958	212.45	0.50%
1957	211.39	0.45%
1956	210.44	0.40%
1955	209.61	0.34%
1954	208.90	0.28%
1953	208.33	0.20%
1952	207.92	0.10%
1951	207.72	-0.03%
1950	207.77	0.00%