United Kingdom - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in United Kingdom was 9,425,622 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,425,622 in 2021 and a minimum value of 6,698,500 in 1981.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 8,195,769
1961 8,168,112
1962 8,092,157
1963 8,016,909
1964 7,942,259
1965 7,868,506
1966 7,795,337
1967 7,722,850
1968 7,650,937
1969 7,579,890
1970 7,509,405
1971 7,437,643
1972 7,357,951
1973 7,279,328
1974 7,201,439
1975 7,124,383
1976 7,048,047
1977 6,972,736
1978 6,898,127
1979 6,824,317
1980 6,751,196
1981 6,698,500
1982 6,709,089
1983 6,719,694
1984 6,730,330
1985 6,740,954
1986 6,751,610
1987 6,762,282
1988 6,772,986
1989 6,783,677
1990 6,794,400
1991 6,840,784
1992 6,887,549
1993 6,934,504
1994 6,981,844
1995 7,029,508
1996 7,077,563
1997 7,125,813
1998 7,174,459
1999 7,223,438
2000 7,272,819
2001 7,322,400
2002 7,366,701
2003 7,411,269
2004 7,456,170
2005 7,501,217
2006 7,546,600
2007 7,668,093
2008 7,791,713
2009 7,916,978
2010 8,044,433
2011 8,173,941
2012 8,293,332
2013 8,414,132
2014 8,536,861
2015 8,661,381
2016 8,787,892
2017 8,916,251
2018 9,046,485
2019 9,176,530
2020 9,304,016
2021 9,425,622

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in United Kingdom was 16.59 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 19.94 in 1960, while its lowest value was 15.13 in 1981.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 19.94
1961 19.74
1962 19.42
1963 19.13
1964 18.87
1965 18.60
1966 18.36
1967 18.13
1968 17.90
1969 17.70
1970 17.49
1971 17.27
1972 16.99
1973 16.75
1974 16.52
1975 16.31
1976 16.11
1977 15.91
1978 15.70
1979 15.49
1980 15.28
1981 15.13
1982 15.17
1983 15.20
1984 15.21
1985 15.21
1986 15.20
1987 15.21
1988 15.21
1989 15.20
1990 15.19
1991 15.25
1992 15.30
1993 15.36
1994 15.41
1995 15.46
1996 15.52
1997 15.57
1998 15.62
1999 15.66
2000 15.70
2001 15.73
2002 15.70
2003 15.66
2004 15.61
2005 15.54
2006 15.46
2007 15.54
2008 15.61
2009 15.69
2010 15.76
2011 15.84
2012 15.91
2013 15.98
2014 16.04
2015 16.10
2016 16.16
2017 16.23
2018 16.32
2019 16.41
2020 16.50
2021 16.59

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization