The population of the United Kingdom grew by 0.98 percent in 2023, the fastest annual growth rate during this time period. Before 2023, the UK population grew at its fastest rate in 2011 (0.84 percent) and shrank the most in 1982 (-0.12 percent.)
Annual population growth of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023
Characteristic
Annual population growth
2023
0.98%
2022
0.92%
2021
0.36%
2020
0.17%
2019
0.52%
2018
0.49%
2017
0.55%
2016
0.8%
2015
0.73%
2014
0.75%
2013
0.67%
2012
0.67%
2011
0.84%
2010
0.8%
2009
0.71%
2008
0.82%
2007
0.81%
2006
0.68%
2005
0.77%
2004
0.53%
2003
0.46%
2002
0.43%
2001
0.39%
2000
0.34%
1999
0.36%
1998
0.28%
1997
0.26%
1996
0.24%
1995
0.28%
1994
0.26%
1993
0.22%
1992
0.25%
1991
0.35%
1990
0.28%
1989
0.28%
1988
0.2%
1987
0.21%
1986
0.23%
1985
0.26%
1984
0.17%
1983
0.04%
1982
-0.12%
1981
0.05%
1980
0.16%
1979
0.11%
1978
-0.02%
1977
-0.05%
1976
-0.02%
1975
-0.02%
1974
0.02%
1973
0.22%
1972
0.3%
1971
0.53%
1970
0.31%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 8, 2024). Annual population growth of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281956/uk-population-growth/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual population growth of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023." Chart. October 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281956/uk-population-growth/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Annual population growth of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281956/uk-population-growth/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Population Growth of The United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281956/uk-population-growth/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual population growth of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281956/uk-population-growth/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual population growth of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281956/uk-population-growth/
