Europe & Central Asia · High income
United Kingdom: key statistics
United Kingdom has 69.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $57,602. Below: 74 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- London
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- pound sterling GBP
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- GBGBR
- Land neighbours
- Ireland
Population69.5m2025 · rank 22 of 217GDP$4.0tn2025 · rank 5 of 211GDP per capita$57,6022025 · rank 27 of 211Life expectancy81.4 yrs2024 · rank 42 of 217Internet users95.5%2024 · rank 26 of 188Fertility1.552024 · rank 142 of 217CO₂ per person4.22 t2024 · rank 65 of 203Inflation3.9%2025 · rank 63 of 180
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United Kingdom, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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United Kingdom by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 69.5m | 2025 | 22/217 | 4/58 | +6.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.30% | 2025 | 154/217 | 29/58 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 83.3% | 2025 | 50/217 | 15/58 | +1.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.55 | 2024 | 142/217 | 18/58 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 19.7% | 2025 | 39/217 | 31/58 | +1.9 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.0% | 2025 | 155/217 | 19/58 | −0.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 286.4 | 2024 | 44/216 | 7/57 | +7.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.9 | 2024 | 159/217 | 20/58 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 243,610 km² | 2024 | 79/216 | 16/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $4.0tn | 2025 | 5/211 | 2/57 | +36% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $57,602 | 2025 | 27/211 | 19/57 | +27% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $64,606 | 2025 | 32/199 | 17/53 | +51% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $54,550 | 2025 | 25/201 | 15/53 | +22% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.4% | 2025 | 162/210 | 35/56 | −0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.1% | 2025 | 143/210 | 34/56 | −0.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.6% | 2025 | 180/198 | 50/56 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.5% | 2025 | 152/201 | 49/57 | −1.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 73.1% | 2025 | 22/201 | 7/57 | +2.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.7% | 2025 | 126/175 | 45/51 | +1.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 17.2% | 2025 | 110/163 | 39/49 | +3.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.9% | 2025 | 63/180 | 20/49 | +3.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -1.1% | 2014 | — | — | −2.7 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 0.5% | 2014 | — | — | −3.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.76 | 2025 | 206/210 | 57/57 | +16% | — | |
| Government debt | 130.7% | 2024 | 2/78 | 1/19 | −18.8 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 26.9% | 2024 | 9/142 | 5/48 | +2.2 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 41.2% | 2023 | 15/142 | 10/47 | +1.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.35% | 2025 | 45/156 | 17/47 | +0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 30.6% | 2025 | 112/184 | 45/52 | +2.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 31.9% | 2025 | 127/184 | 47/52 | +2.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 62.5% | 2025 | 125/184 | 46/52 | +5.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.1% | 2025 | 111/185 | 31/50 | +1.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.9% | 2025 | 147/197 | 32/51 | −0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 160/178 | 46/50 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 11.1m | 2020 | 22/196 | 14/51 | −63% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 2025 | 108/187 | 33/49 | −0.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 14.6% | 2025 | 80/187 | 23/49 | −0.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 61.4% | 2025 | 95/187 | 18/49 | −0.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 57.3% | 2025 | 63/187 | 16/49 | +0.6 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.4% | 2021 | 117/151 | 24/47 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.5% | 2021 | 122/151 | 28/47 | ±0.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 18.6% | 2017 | 87/145 | 18/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 32.4 | 2021 | 101/151 | 20/47 | −2.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 164/167 | 46/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 40.5% | 2025 | 28/190 | 10/52 | +11.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 102.2% | 2023 | 70/191 | 19/53 | −3.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 112.1% | 2023 | 23/176 | 13/53 | −13.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 80.4% | 2023 | 28/172 | 17/52 | +23.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 101.1% | 2023 | 26/168 | 9/47 | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.1 | 2017 | 111/173 | 16/48 | −12% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.9% | 2021 | 30/184 | 8/49 | +0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.4 yrs | 2024 | 42/217 | 25/58 | +0.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 | 2024 | 158/196 | 22/52 | +5.1% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 4.7 | 2024 | 161/196 | 22/52 | +4.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 8 | 2023 | 157/194 | 23/51 | −11% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 11.1% | 2024 | 16/193 | 6/52 | +1.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $5,860 | 2024 | 17/193 | 14/52 | +24% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.30 | 2023 | 53/180 | 38/50 | +22% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 89% | 2024 | 110/193 | 39/51 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2023 | 108/153 | 21/35 | — | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 2.0% | 2019 | 144/154 | 20/28 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 35/206 | 18/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.1% | 2024 | 49/203 | 21/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.5% | 2024 | 26/188 | 14/51 | +3.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 121.6 | 2024 | 84/210 | 30/56 | +0.6% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 42.2 | 2024 | 22/208 | 14/55 | +15% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 115/215 | 55/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 43/192 | 20/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.22 t | 2024 | 65/203 | 32/49 | −37% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.2% | 2021 | 133/212 | 40/54 | +8.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 40.2% | 2021 | 72/206 | 23/51 | +29.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 13.5% | 2024 | 149/214 | 41/57 | +0.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 25.3% | 2024 | 39/206 | 20/53 | −0.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 5.8% | 2022 | 102/177 | 29/47 | +0.3 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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