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United Kingdom Highest Population Growth

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1.59% in 2025

Annual population growth rate · World Bank

The highest population growth in United Kingdom was 1.59% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (1.59%), 2023 (1.30%), 2024 (1.07%), 2022 (0.92%), 1962 (0.85%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

United Kingdom Top 5 Highest Population Growth Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	1.59%
2nd	2023	1.30%
3rd	2024	1.07%
4th	2022	0.92%
5th	1962	0.85%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.59%	+0.52pp	76th
2024	1.07%	−0.24pp	117th
2023	1.30%	+0.38pp	125th
2022	0.92%	+0.56pp	104th
2021	0.36%	+0.19pp	76th
2020	0.17%	−0.35pp	60th
2019	0.51%	+0.03pp	78th
2018	0.49%	−0.06pp	78th
2017	0.55%	−0.25pp	77th
2016	0.79%	+0.07pp	88th
2015	0.72%	−0.03pp	79th
2014	0.75%	+0.08pp	82nd
2013	0.67%	−0.04pp	80th
2012	0.71%	−0.07pp	79th
2011	0.78%	−0.00pp	90th
2010	0.78%	+0.03pp	88th
2009	0.76%	−0.03pp	84th
2008	0.79%	+0.01pp	80th
2007	0.78%	+0.04pp	80th
2006	0.74%	+0.05pp	77th
2005	0.69%	+0.12pp	74th
2004	0.57%	+0.10pp	58th
2003	0.47%	+0.04pp	55th
2002	0.42%	+0.04pp	49th
2001	0.38%	+0.03pp	49th
2000	0.36%	+0.02pp	47th
1999	0.33%	+0.04pp	45th
1998	0.29%	+0.03pp	43rd
1997	0.26%	+0.00pp	41st
1996	0.25%	−0.01pp	41st
1995	0.26%	+0.01pp	41st
1994	0.25%	+0.01pp	41st
1993	0.24%	−0.03pp	34th
1992	0.27%	−0.04pp	35th
1991	0.31%	+0.01pp	40th
1990	0.30%	+0.04pp	36th
1989	0.26%	+0.04pp	24th
1988	0.22%	+0.01pp	23rd
1987	0.21%	−0.02pp	22nd
1986	0.23%	+0.00pp	25th
1985	0.23%	+0.07pp	23rd
1984	0.16%	+0.12pp	19th
1983	0.03%	+0.07pp	16th
1982	-0.04%	−0.07pp	7th
1981	0.03%	−0.08pp	10th
1980	0.12%	+0.03pp	13th
1979	0.09%	+0.08pp	11th
1978	0.01%	+0.04pp	14th
1977	-0.03%	−0.01pp	13th
1976	-0.02%	−0.02pp	13th
1975	-0.01%	−0.07pp	15th
1974	0.06%	−0.13pp	10th
1973	0.19%	−0.15pp	13th
1972	0.34%	−0.08pp	16th
1971	0.42%	+0.02pp	19th
1970	0.40%	−0.02pp	19th
1969	0.42%	−0.07pp	17th
1968	0.49%	−0.05pp	18th
1967	0.54%	−0.01pp	18th
1966	0.55%	−0.09pp	14th
1965	0.64%	−0.01pp	15th
1964	0.65%	−0.10pp	15th
1963	0.75%	−0.10pp	18th
1962	0.85%	+0.09pp	25th
1961	0.76%	–	22nd

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