Population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Population ages 15-64, total was 44.01 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom is 44.01 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom peaked at 44.01 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.04 million, in 1960.
United Kingdom ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.77 million | 34.04 million | 35.03 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.27 million | 34.98 million | 35.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.85 million | 36.06 million | 37.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.49 million | 37.20 million | 38.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.71 million | 38.38 million | 41.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.85 million | 41.37 million | 42.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.17 million | 42.33 million | 44.01 million | 6 |
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More health data for United Kingdom
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 445,876 (2025)
- Population, male 49.3% (2025)
- Population, male 34.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 448,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 427,273 (2025)
- Population, female 50.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 414,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 408,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 429,768 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom?
- Population ages 15-64, total in United Kingdom was 44.01 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 44.01 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.04 million in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.