U.K. Population Density 1950-2021

Chart and table of U.K. population density from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of U.K. in 2021 is 279.98 people per square kilometer, a 0.47% increase from 2020.
The population density of U.K. in 2020 was 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.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2021 Population Density
Macao	21,376.43
Singapore	8,201.23
Hong Kong	6,804.33
Gibraltar	3,369.80
Bahrain	2,241.41
Malta	1,383.70
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1,276.82
Channel Islands	885.08
Barbados	669.10
Aruba	595.58
San Marino	566.95
Monaco	527.38
South Korea	511.21
Netherlands	413.41
Israel	398.27
Belgium	381.01
Curacao	371.17
Japan	333.49
Puerto Rico	318.86
Guam	315.15
United Kingdom	279.98
Trinidad and Tobago	273.56
Qatar	255.05
Cayman Islands	251.88
Luxembourg	245.10
Kuwait	242.90
Liechtenstein	239.06
Germany	234.63
Antigua and Barbuda	224.39
Seychelles	215.02
Switzerland	211.08
British Virgin Islands	202.81
Italy	200.33
Andorra	164.59
Isle of Man	149.84
Denmark	135.44
Cyprus	131.40
Northern Mariana Islands	125.91
Poland	120.88
France	119.15
Portugal	110.25
Austria	107.81
Hungary	103.56
Slovenia	101.50
UAE	101.28
Spain	92.39
Greece	78.59
Ireland	70.90
French Polynesia	70.63
Panama	58.17
Croatia	46.34
Turks and Caicos Islands	41.30
Lithuania	41.20
Palau	39.50
Faroe Islands	35.14
United States	33.86
Estonia	29.23
Latvia	28.91
Bahamas	28.60
Chile	25.39
Sweden	22.71
Uruguay	19.78
New Zealand	18.16
Oman	16.88
Saudi Arabia	16.44
Argentina	16.40
Finland	16.39
New Caledonia	15.51
Bermuda	14.47
Norway	8.74
Canada	3.85
Iceland	3.33
Australia	3.33
Greenland	0.14
Taiwan	0.00

United Kingdom - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2021	279.98	0.47%
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%