Urban Development in United Kingdom 56 indicators covering urban development for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 17.0% 2025 up 4.5% 128th Population density 283.25 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.8% 44th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 9.46 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 24.3% 158th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.05 million 2025 up 10.3% 21st Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2742 units per person 2025 up 3.3% 42nd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8373 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.8% 87th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.9% 105th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 77.42 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 14th Population in largest city 9.84 million 2025 up 13.6% 23rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 995.65 Hectares 2020 up 0.8% 13th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,579 Number 2016 — 4th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 66.5% 2017 down 25.0% 172nd Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 476.36 million Number 2016 — 3rd Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26,973 Million euro 2018 up 22.0% 2nd Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 34,000 Number 1996 down 28.8% 7th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 160,831 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2019 up 15.3% 7th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 15.1% 2018 down 7.4% 4th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 34.8% 2018 down 6.2% 3rd Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 2 Average 2018 up 11.1% 7th Total housing costs in pps 624 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2018 down 17.2% 12th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 17.4% 2018 down 19.8% 8th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.7% 2018 up 142.9% 12th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 7,689 Thousand persons 2018 down 1.2% 3rd Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 2,035 Thousand persons 2018 down 4.6% 5th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 2 Average 2018 up 11.1% 7th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 9,527 Thousand persons 2018 down 2.0% 3rd At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 34.8% 2018 down 5.9% 3rd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 18.2% 2018 down 16.5% 9th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 15.1% 2018 down 7.4% 4th Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 158 Number 2018 unchanged 8th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 40 Thousand tonnes 2018 unchanged 12th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 15.0% 2018 down 24.2% 4th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 14.1% 2018 down 22.1% 20th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,579 Number 2016 — 4th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 5.00 million Number 2024 up 25.5% 3rd Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.9% 2018 down 17.4% 35th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 19.8% 2018 up 3.1% 13th Financial burden of the total housing cost 16.8% 2018 down 41.1% 33rd Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 83.2% 2018 up 7.5% 20th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 387,888 Number 2024 down 3.8% 1st Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.4% 2018 up 300.0% 22nd Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 23.3% 2018 up 5.0% 17th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 30.8% 2018 up 6.2% 1st Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 1.1% 2018 up 10.0% 30th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 476.36 million Number 2016 — 3rd Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 2.8% 2018 down 3.4% 30th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 9.9% 2018 — 22nd Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 21.9% 2018 up 14.1% 9th Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 14.3% 2018 up 15.3% 2nd Severe housing deprivation rate by level of disability (activity) 4.0% 2018 down 45.2% 30th Persons with no bath or shower in their dwelling by level of 0.2% 2018 down 71.4% 32nd Transport equipment indicators — Available seat capacity for schedule 2,034 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2016 up 18.5% 10th Lorries by load capacity 3.61 million Number 2011 up 21.9% 4th New lorries by load capacity 286,013 Number 2011 up 0.0% 2nd Semi-trailers by load capacity 238,000 Number 1999 up 3.0% 8th Load capacity of lorries 5,354 Thousand tonnes 1992 down 4.1% 11th