# Population growth rate: United Kingdom

0.699% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 0.699 |
| 2022 | 0.773 |
| 2021 | 0.73 |
| 2020 | 0.208 |
| 2019 | 0.509 |
| 2018 | 0.562 |
| 2017 | 0.634 |
| 2016 | 0.761 |
| 2015 | 0.797 |
| 2014 | 0.788 |
| 2013 | 0.686 |
| 2012 | 0.65 |
| 2011 | 0.766 |
| 2010 | 0.824 |
| 2009 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 0.768 |
| 2007 | 0.823 |
| 2006 | 0.759 |
| 2005 | 0.737 |
| 2004 | 0.674 |
| 2003 | 0.491 |
| 2002 | 0.446 |
| 2001 | 0.405 |
| 2000 | 0.375 |
| 1999 | 0.367 |
| 1998 | 0.355 |
| 1997 | 0.259 |
| 1996 | 0.25 |
| 1995 | 0.245 |
| 1994 | 0.277 |
| 1993 | 0.214 |
| 1992 | 0.277 |
| 1991 | 0.293 |
| 1990 | 0.36 |
| 1989 | 0.289 |
| 1988 | 0.256 |
| 1987 | 0.237 |
| 1986 | 0.235 |
| 1985 | 0.279 |
| 1984 | 0.27 |
| 1983 | 0.153 |
| 1982 | -0.013 |
| 1981 | -0.029 |
| 1980 | 0.109 |
| 1979 | 0.117 |
| 1978 | 0.037 |
| 1977 | -0.038 |
| 1976 | -0.052 |
| 1975 | -0.016 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0.127 |
| 1972 | 0.263 |
| 1971 | 0.412 |
| 1970 | 0.4 |
| 1969 | 0.347 |
| 1968 | 0.432 |
| 1967 | 0.537 |
| 1966 | 0.548 |
| 1965 | 0.616 |
| 1964 | 0.675 |
| 1963 | 0.648 |
| 1962 | 0.774 |
| 1961 | 0.687 |
| 1960 | 0.627 |
| 1959 | 0.564 |
| 1958 | 0.553 |
| 1957 | 0.527 |
| 1956 | 0.464 |
| 1955 | 0.408 |
| 1954 | 0.447 |
| 1953 | 0.462 |
| 1952 | 0.45 |
| 1951 | 0.142 |
| 1950 | 0.758 |

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