POPULATION

According to political divisions (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) England is by far the country with most population of the UK. Nearly 84 per cent of the total population of the UK lives there. England’s population density is more than treble the European average of 117 people per sq km. England is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Let’s see the chart:

POPULATION DENSITY

According to population density (people per sq km) England is still the first of the list, followed by Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales:

RESIDENT POPULATION

UK has more people aged over 60 than under 16. Today, there are five times more people aged over 85 than there were in 1951.

The population in the UK has grown exponentially since the 1600s to our days:

POPULATION OF ENGLAND

The most densely populated areas of England are the major cities and metropolitan areas of London and the South East, South and West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, the West Midlands, and the conurbations on the rivers Tyne, Wear and Tees. London has the highest population density with 400 people per square km, and the South West the lower, with 210 people per square km.