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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
Population growth ↗
0.3 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.39 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
64.61K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
19.7 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
83.32 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
61.37 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
14.65 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
95.47 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
62.46 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.91 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for United Kingdom

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.