What is the latest data on Urban population in United Kingdom?

The latest Urban population in United Kingdom that we can find in 2022 is 56,805,000. This data is from the 2021 worldbank.org survey and is in unit of People. More details.

By what percentage did Urban population in United Kingdom increase from the previous year?

It has increased by 0.73% from the previous year (2020). And Urban population in the previous year is 56,395,647.00 Show the trend graph from 1960 to 2021.

When was the last year that United Kingdom's Urban population was at its highest?

The year 2021 was the highest year. (56,805,000.00)

When was the last year that United Kingdom's Urban population was at its lowest?

The year 1960 was the lowest year. (41,104,656.00)

How many times higher is United Kingdom's Urban population than in Japan?

United Kingdom's Urban population is 0.49 times that of Japan. Show graph

What is United Kingdom's ranking in the world for Urban population?

United Kingdom is ranked 15th in the world. View the world ranking table of Urban population.

Which countries have a similar Urban population to United Kingdom?

Germany (64,509,000) and France (54,875,000) have very similar data.

How many times is Urban population in United Kingdom compared to the world average?

It is 2.7 times higher than the world average. Find out more.

Is United Kingdom's Urban population higher than the world median?

It is 13.9 times higher than the world median.

United Kingdom's Urban population(Comparison Chart)

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United Kingdom's Urban population (Transition,Comparison)
Where does United Kingdom rank in the world in terms of the "Urban population"?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th in the world in "Urban population"
- World Average vs United Kingdom vs Global Median

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United Kingdom's Urban population (Transition,Comparison)

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United Kingdom's Urban population(2021)

United Kingdom's latest "Urban population" is 56,805,000.(2021's Research)

United Kingdom's latest Urban population(2021)
Country	Urban population
United Kingdom	56,805,000

※Source:worldbank.org Details
The newest updated about survey by worldbank.org for 2021.
(Confirmed on April 28, 2022, 12:00 am.)
Statistical data for 2021 will be reflected immediately upon release.

Transition Chart Of United Kingdom's Urban population(1960 - current year)

So how has the current "56,805,000" Urban population in United Kingdom changed compared to the past?

The following transition graph(line chart) shows "Urban population" in United Kingdom from 1960 to 2021.

Animation Chart showing the yearly change

*Here is a chart that shows the transition from 1960 to 2021 as a moving year-by-year graph. It is also comparable to the total population.

*If you choose to view Other Statistics, you will be able to compare "Urban population" with over 270 statistics for United Kingdom.

Changes in the global ranking of United Kingdom's "Urban population" (full history)

The following Bar Chart Race shows the changes in the global ranking of United Kingdom's "Urban population".

The entire history of United Kingdom's world ranking from 1960 to 2021 is visualized in Bar Chart Race.

*How to see the graph
United Kingdom is marked with a red frame, and an UP arrow is displayed on the right side when the ranking goes up, and a DOWN arrow is displayed when it goes down.

You can see where United Kingdom's "Urban population" has been ranked in the world.

Overall view of the chart (still image)

This is the overall chart of the United Kingdom' Urban population graph above.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

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Line 1:Years, Line 2:Urban population

Also below is a list of "United Kingdom's Urban population" from 1960 to 2021. 👆Scrollable horizontally.

A list of data on United Kingdom's Urban population(1960 to 2021) 👆Scrollable horizontally
Year	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Urban population	41,104,656.00	41,381,472.00	41,661,202.00	41,900,114.00	42,098,400.00	42,294,196.00	42,452,048.00	42,603,817.00	42,733,856.00	42,833,742.00	42,925,829.00	43,056,861.00	43,295,638.00	43,470,962.00	43,590,038.00	43,677,888.00	43,757,644.00	43,833,733.00	43,925,435.00	44,054,299.00	44,195,960.00	44,271,630.00	44,228,171.00	44,215,089.00	44,257,473.00	44,329,755.00	44,404,206.00	44,470,325.00	44,540,723.00	44,628,280.00	44,733,264.00	44,855,736.00	45,011,752.00	45,154,426.00	45,304,828.00	45,459,651.00	45,610,451.00	45,762,480.00	45,931,122.00	46,119,137.00	46,319,551.00	46,557,334.00	46,930,583.00	47,323,791.00	47,767,769.00	48,269,624.00	48,798,541.00	49,351,705.00	49,913,475.00	50,463,084.00	51,030,310.00	51,600,211.00	52,130,345.00	52,650,595.00	53,209,683.00	53,802,927.00	54,382,825.00	54,923,317.00	55,426,598.00	55,909,924.00	56,395,647.00	56,805,000.00
year-on-year(+-)	-	276,816	279,730	238,912	198,286	195,796	157,852	151,769	130,039	99,886	92,087	131,032	238,777	175,324	119,076	87,850	79,756	76,089	91,702	128,864	141,661	75,670	-43,459	-13,082	42,384	72,282	74,451	66,119	70,398	87,557	104,984	122,472	156,016	142,674	150,402	154,823	150,800	152,029	168,642	188,015	200,414	237,783	373,249	393,208	443,978	501,855	528,917	553,164	561,770	549,609	567,226	569,901	530,134	520,250	559,088	593,244	579,898	540,492	503,281	483,326	485,723	409,353
year-on-year(%)	-	100.67	100.68	100.57	100.47	100.47	100.37	100.36	100.31	100.23	100.21	100.31	100.55	100.4	100.27	100.2	100.18	100.17	100.21	100.29	100.32	100.17	99.9	99.97	100.1	100.16	100.17	100.15	100.16	100.2	100.24	100.27	100.35	100.32	100.33	100.34	100.33	100.33	100.37	100.41	100.43	100.51	100.8	100.84	100.94	101.05	101.1	101.13	101.14	101.1	101.12	101.12	101.03	101	101.06	101.11	101.08	100.99	100.92	100.87	100.87	100.73

Looking at the above graph of "United Kingdom's Urban population", we can see that the data for 2021, the latest year available, is the highest.

In addition,it is 409353 more than the previous year, 2020, which means "Urban population" is going up.

In particular, when comparing the latest data with 1960, the year with the lowest data "Urban population", there is a 1.38-fold difference, showing how "Urban population" has increased.

Also, if you are looking for population growth trends rather than Urban population, please refer to this page for a special feature for your consideration.
➡　Population Trends in United Kingdom (Past to Future Projections)

Comparison Bar Graph(Hight or Low? United Kingdom vs USA )

How high or low is "United Kingdom's Urban population"?

Comparing Urban population in United Kingdom, France and Tanzania, United Republic of

First, let's compare "Urban population" in France and Tanzania, United Republic of, which have the world's closest populations to United Kingdom.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

A chart comparing Urban population in France and Tanzania, United Republic of, which have similar populations to United Kingdom.
Country	Population	Urban population
France	67,545,000	54,875,000
United Kingdom	67,503,000	56,805,000
Tanzania, United Republic of	61,498,000	22,111,000

Looking at the table above comparing Urban population, we see that

United Kingdom has only about 1,930,000 more "Urban population" than France, similar to the difference in population numbers.
United Kingdom has about 34,694,000 more "Urban population" than Tanzania, United Republic of, 2.57 times higher.

In particular, the comparison reveals that although United Kingdomand Tanzania, United Republic of are close to the first and second in population numbers in the world, there is an overwhelming difference in "Urban population".

United Kingdom VS USA vs China vs Japan

Next, we will compare "Urban population" in United Kingdom with that in USA and China and Japan.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

A chart comparing "Urban population" in USA and China and Japan and United Kingdom.
Country	Population	Urban population
China	1,406,537,000	879,254,000
United States of America	331,353,000	274,602,000
Japan	125,300,000	115,109,000
United Kingdom	67,503,000	56,805,000

From the above bar graph, we can see that among United Kingdom, China and United States of America and Japan, United Kingdom has the lowest value

In particular, the data is 15.5 times lower than that of China, 4.8 times lower than that of United States of America.

Compare United Kingdom more with other countries

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Where does United Kingdom rank in the world in terms of the "Urban population"?

Here is an easy-to-understand explanation, using tables and graphs, of where United Kingdom ranks in the world's "Urban population".

United Kingdom ranks 15th in the world in "Urban population"

First, let's take a look at "United Kingdom's Urban population" and see how high it is in the world, using the world "Urban population" ranking chart.

The world Urban population ranking chart:United Kingdom ranks 15th
Rank	Country	Urban population
11	Turkey	65,116,000
12	Iran, Islamic Republic of	64,915,000
13	Bangladesh	64,769,000
14	Germany	64,509,000
15	United Kingdom	56,805,000
16	France	54,875,000
17	Philippines	52,952,000
18	Egypt	44,687,000
19	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	42,711,000
20	Italy	42,400,000

※Source:worldbank.org Details

➡ Ranking of the world's highest "Urban population"

In this ranking table of the world's highest "Urban population", United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 210 countries for which statistics are available, indicating that United Kingdom is one of the top twenty countries in the world with a high level of "Urban population".

Below is a graph that shows the yearly changes in the World ranking of "Urban population" and which cities or prefectures are in the top 10.

Top 10 Countries by "Urban population"

For more detailed ranking of the world's highest "Urban population", please refer to the entire list here.
➡　Ranking of the world's highest "Urban population"

World Average vs United Kingdom vs Global Median

The following bar chart compares the average and median of the global ranking of "Urban population" with United Kingdom.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

Chart comparing Urban population in United Kingdom with the world median (4,087,000) and average (21,000,663)
Country	Urban population
United Kingdom	56,805,000
Average	21,000,663
Median	4,087,000

※Source:worldbank.org Details

From the table here, we can see that "United Kingdom's Urban population" is 2.7 times higher than the average.

Moreover, when compared to the median of 4,087,000, we can see that United Kingdom's Urban population "56805000" is higher (13.9 times) than the median.

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Title	"United Kingdom's Urban population"
Unit	People
Period	1960 to 2021
Lastmodified	2022-04-28T03:03:10+0900
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Source	worldbank.org - World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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