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United Kingdom

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Capital
London
Currency
pound sterling
Continent
Europe
Area
242,495 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q145 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
69.49M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
4T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
57.6K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.88 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.75 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.55 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
81.39 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025United Kingdom: 69.49M
United Kingdom · Population59.98M62.57M65.17M67.76M70.35M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · Population · people
YearUnited Kingdom
202569,487,000
202469,281,000
202368,526,000
202267,636,000
202166,978,000
202066,740,000
201966,628,000
201866,287,000
201765,964,000
201665,606,000
201565,087,000
201464,619,000
201364,138,000
201263,711,000
201163,258,810
201062,766,365
200962,276,270
200861,806,995
200761,322,463
200660,846,820
current US$ · 20062025
2025United Kingdom: 4T
United Kingdom · GDP2.27T2.74T3.22T3.69T4.16T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · GDP · current US$
YearUnited Kingdom
20254,002,587,541,846.01
20243,695,539,513,534.15
20233,420,796,653,789.08
20223,181,244,350,465.41
20213,194,559,188,925.93
20202,724,001,478,304.59
20192,875,710,080,015.3
20182,897,028,009,916.05
20172,699,118,387,873.1
20162,706,807,606,538.73
20152,945,579,890,258.46
20143,085,362,169,410.29
20132,796,908,333,283.39
20122,719,715,961,539.83
20112,675,590,034,128.66
20102,496,740,681,057.14
20092,429,358,155,475.93
20082,945,251,838,235.29
20073,104,699,879,951.98
20062,719,558,417,663.29

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025United Kingdom: 57.6K
United Kingdom · GDP per capita37.15K42.73K48.31K53.88K59.46K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearUnited Kingdom
202557,601.96
202453,341.31
202349,919.69
202247,034.78
202147,695.65
202040,815.13
201943,160.68
201843,704.32
201740,918.05
201641,258.54
201545,256.04
201447,746.98
201343,607.66
201242,688.33
201142,295.93
201039,778.32
200939,009.37
200847,652.4
200750,629.08
200644,695.16
% · 20062025
2025United Kingdom: 3.88
United Kingdom · Inflation-0.391.884.156.418.682006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · Inflation · %
YearUnited Kingdom
20253.88
20243.27
20236.79
20227.92
20212.52
20200.99
20191.74
20182.29
20172.56
20161.01
20150.37
20141.45
20132.29
20122.57
20113.86
20102.49
20091.96
20083.52
20072.39
20062.46

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025United Kingdom: 4.75
United Kingdom · Unemployment3.194.585.977.358.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearUnited Kingdom
20254.75
20244.36
20234.03
20223.77
20214.86
20204.47
20193.66
20184.15
20174.5
20164.91
20155.55
20146.4
20137.75
20128.28
20118.2
20107.97
20097.68
20085.75
20075.4
20065.47

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025United Kingdom:
United Kingdom · Fertility rate1.511.621.741.851.962006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearUnited Kingdom
2025No data available
20241.55
20231.56
20221.56
20211.58
20201.57
20191.63
20181.68
20171.74
20161.79
20151.8
20141.81
20131.83
20121.92
20111.91
20101.92
20091.89
20081.91
20071.86
20061.82

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025United Kingdom:
United Kingdom · Life expectancy79.0379.6880.3280.9681.62006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Kingdom · Life expectancy · years
YearUnited Kingdom
2025No data available
202481.39
202381.24
202281.01
202180.65
202080.33
201981.37
201881.26
201781.26
201681.16
201580.96
201481.3
201381
201280.9
201180.95
201080.4
200980.05
200879.6
200779.45
200679.25
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology