U.K. Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of U.K. population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of U.K. in 2024 is 278.98 people per square kilometer, a 0.33% increase from 2023.
The population density of U.K. in 2023 was 278.05 people per square kilometer, a 0.34% increase from 2022.
The population density of U.K. in 2022 was 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.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2024 Population Density
Macao	23,152.01
Singapore	8,383.25
Hong Kong	6,753.77
Gibraltar	3,271.80
Bahrain	1,921.43
Malta	1,677.31
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1,303.21
Barbados	656.53
Aruba	589.87
San Marino	560.23
South Korea	515.56
Monaco	482.61
Curacao	434.61
Netherlands	425.40
Israel	421.91
Belgium	383.75
Puerto Rico	368.52
Japan	324.45
Guam	322.43
Trinidad and Tobago	299.84
United Kingdom	278.98
Cayman Islands	264.72
Luxembourg	255.44
Liechtenstein	248.89
Kuwait	244.07
Qatar	238.21
Seychelles	235.35
Germany	232.82
Antigua and Barbuda	215.49
Switzerland	214.37
British Virgin Islands	211.75
Italy	194.32
Andorra	170.94
Isle of Man	148.95
Denmark	138.39
Cyprus	137.12
Poland	128.64
France	118.16
Portugal	110.85
Northern Mariana Islands	108.75
Hungary	107.44
Austria	107.02
Slovenia	103.47
UAE	97.23
Spain	93.83
French Polynesia	89.71
Greece	78.07
Ireland	72.42
Panama	60.12
Turks and Caicos Islands	48.87
Croatia	45.27
Lithuania	41.25
Palau	39.24
Faroe Islands	38.28
United States	34.77
Bahamas	29.92
Estonia	29.09
Latvia	28.02
Chile	25.98
Sweden	20.20
New Zealand	19.69
Uruguay	19.43
Saudi Arabia	17.43
Argentina	16.57
Finland	16.40
New Caledonia	15.93
Oman	15.23
Bermuda	14.90
Norway	8.82
Canada	3.96
Iceland	3.67
Australia	3.45
Greenland	0.14
Taiwan	0.00

United Kingdom - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2024	278.98	0.33%
2023	278.05	0.34%
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%