The population of England was estimated to have reached almost 57.7 million in 2023, compared with 53.9 million ten years earlier in 2013. Compared with 1971, the population of England has grown by over ten million.
Population of England from 1971 to 2023
Characteristic
Estimated mid-year population
1971
46,411,700
1972
46,571,900
1973
46,686,200
1974
46,682,700
1975
46,674,400
1976
46,659,900
1977
46,639,800
1978
46,638,200
1979
46,698,100
1980
46,787,200
1981
46,820,800
1982
46,777,300
1983
46,813,700
1984
46,912,400
1985
47,057,400
1986
47,187,600
1987
47,300,400
1988
47,412,300
1989
47,552,700
1990
47,699,100
1991
47,875,000
1992
47,998,000
1993
48,102,300
1994
48,228,800
1995
48,383,500
1996
48,519,100
1997
48,664,800
1998
48,820,600
1999
49,032,900
2000
49,233,300
2001
49,449,700
2002
49,679,300
2003
49,925,500
2004
50,194,600
2005
50,606,000
2006
50,965,200
2007
51,381,100
2008
51,815,900
2009
52,196,400
2010
52,642,500
2011
53,107,200
2012
53,506,800
2013
53,918,700
2014
54,370,300
2015
54,808,700
2016
55,289,000
2017
55,619,500
2018
55,924,500
2019
56,230,100
2020
56,326,000
2021
56,554,900
2022
57,112,500
2023
57,690,300
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 8, 2024). Population of England from 1971 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of England from 1971 to 2023." Chart. October 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Population of England from 1971 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/
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Population of England from 1971 to 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/