U.K. Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • U.K. urban population for 2021 was 56,656,654, a 0.66% increase from 2020.
  • U.K. urban population for 2020 was 56,282,971, a 0.67% increase from 2019.
  • U.K. urban population for 2019 was 55,909,924, a 0.87% increase from 2018.
  • U.K. urban population for 2018 was 55,426,598, a 0.92% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
U.K. Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 56,656,654 84.15 0.66%
2020 56,282,971 83.90 0.67%
2019 55,909,924 83.65 0.87%
2018 55,426,598 83.40 0.91%
2017 54,923,317 83.14 0.99%
2016 54,382,825 82.89 1.07%
2015 53,802,927 82.63 1.11%
2014 53,209,683 82.37 1.06%
2013 52,650,595 82.10 0.99%
2012 52,130,345 81.84 1.02%
2011 51,600,211 81.57 1.11%
2010 51,030,310 81.30 1.12%
2009 50,463,084 81.03 1.10%
2008 49,913,475 80.76 1.13%
2007 49,351,705 80.48 1.13%
2006 48,798,541 80.20 1.09%
2005 48,269,624 79.92 1.05%
2004 47,767,769 79.63 0.93%
2003 47,323,791 79.34 0.83%
2002 46,930,583 79.05 0.80%
2001 46,557,334 78.75 0.51%
2000 46,319,551 78.65 0.43%
1999 46,119,137 78.59 0.41%
1998 45,931,122 78.53 0.37%
1997 45,762,480 78.47 0.33%
1996 45,610,451 78.41 0.33%
1995 45,459,651 78.35 0.34%
1994 45,304,828 78.29 0.33%
1993 45,154,426 78.23 0.32%
1992 45,011,752 78.17 0.35%
1991 44,855,736 78.11 0.27%
1990 44,733,264 78.14 0.24%
1989 44,628,280 78.19 0.20%
1988 44,540,723 78.24 0.16%
1987 44,470,325 78.29 0.15%
1986 44,404,206 78.34 0.17%
1985 44,329,755 78.39 0.16%
1984 44,257,473 78.44 0.10%
1983 44,215,089 78.49 -0.03%
1982 44,228,171 78.54 -0.10%
1981 44,271,630 78.59 0.17%
1980 44,195,960 78.48 0.32%
1979 44,054,299 78.32 0.29%
1978 43,925,435 78.16 0.21%
1977 43,833,733 78.01 0.17%
1976 43,757,644 77.84 0.18%
1975 43,677,888 77.68 0.20%
1974 43,590,038 77.52 0.27%
1973 43,470,962 77.36 0.40%
1972 43,295,638 77.20 0.55%
1971 43,056,861 77.03 0.30%
1970 42,925,829 77.12 0.21%
1969 42,833,742 77.26 0.23%
1968 42,733,856 77.40 0.30%
1967 42,603,817 77.54 0.36%
1966 42,452,048 77.68 0.37%
1965 42,294,196 77.82 0.46%
1964 42,098,400 77.96 0.47%
1963 41,900,114 78.10 0.57%
1962 41,661,202 78.24 0.67%
1961 41,381,472 78.37 0.67%
1960 41,104,656 78.44 %