Rural population in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 11,587,924 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.59M | −21,525 | −0.19% |
| 2024 | 11.61M | +69,803 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.54M | +92,522 | +0.81% |
| 2022 | 11.45M | +53,257 | +0.47% |
| 2021 | 11.39M | −18,672 | −0.16% |
| 2020 | 11.41M | −134,132 | −1.16% |
| 2019 | 11.55M | −88,974 | −0.76% |
| 2018 | 11.64M | −85,725 | −0.73% |
| 2017 | 11.72M | −72,621 | −0.62% |
| 2016 | 11.79M | −35,977 | −0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.83M | −36,940 | −0.31% |
| 2014 | 11.87M | −25,960 | −0.22% |
| 2013 | 11.89M | −27,099 | −0.23% |
| 2012 | 11.92M | −13,195 | −0.11% |
| 2011 | 11.93M | +4,518 | +0.04% |
| 2010 | 11.93M | +14,707 | +0.12% |
| 2009 | 11.91M | +19,037 | +0.16% |
| 2008 | 11.89M | +27,981 | +0.24% |
| 2007 | 11.87M | +30,044 | +0.25% |
| 2006 | 11.84M | +25,778 | +0.22% |
| 2005 | 11.81M | +18,872 | +0.16% |
| 2004 | 11.79M | +1,783 | +0.02% |
| 2003 | 11.79M | −15,612 | −0.13% |
| 2002 | 11.81M | −27,440 | −0.23% |
| 2001 | 11.83M | −48,577 | −0.41% |
| 2000 | 11.88M | −75,917 | −0.63% |
| 1999 | 11.96M | −95,297 | −0.79% |
| 1998 | 12.05M | −108,795 | −0.89% |
| 1997 | 12.16M | −113,389 | −0.92% |
| 1996 | 12.28M | −106,314 | −0.86% |
| 1995 | 12.38M | −89,777 | −0.72% |
| 1994 | 12.47M | −67,923 | −0.54% |
| 1993 | 12.54M | −38,994 | −0.31% |
| 1992 | 12.58M | +3,611 | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 12.57M | +42,899 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 12.53M | +56,562 | +0.45% |
| 1989 | 12.48M | +62,368 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12.41M | +64,848 | +0.53% |
| 1987 | 12.35M | +67,540 | +0.55% |
| 1986 | 12.28M | +70,347 | +0.58% |
| 1985 | 12.21M | +66,905 | +0.55% |
| 1984 | 12.14M | +52,421 | +0.43% |
| 1983 | 12.09M | +28,056 | +0.23% |
| 1982 | 12.06M | +6,844 | +0.06% |
| 1981 | 12.06M | −11,107 | −0.09% |
| 1980 | 12.07M | −48,971 | −0.4% |
| 1979 | 12.12M | −89,913 | −0.74% |
| 1978 | 12.21M | −125,906 | −1.02% |
| 1977 | 12.33M | −144,785 | −1.16% |
| 1976 | 12.48M | −146,298 | −1.16% |
| 1975 | 12.62M | −134,967 | −1.06% |
| 1974 | 12.76M | −105,040 | −0.82% |
| 1973 | 12.86M | −55,572 | −0.43% |
| 1972 | 12.92M | +7,899 | +0.06% |
| 1971 | 12.91M | +62,631 | +0.49% |
| 1970 | 12.85M | +88,378 | +0.69% |
| 1969 | 12.76M | +113,251 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 12.65M | +140,149 | +1.12% |
| 1967 | 12.51M | +159,772 | +1.29% |
| 1966 | 12.35M | +169,856 | +1.39% |
| 1965 | 12.18M | +184,833 | +1.54% |
| 1964 | 11.99M | +185,114 | +1.57% |
| 1963 | 11.81M | +191,601 | +1.65% |
| 1962 | 11.62M | +192,606 | +1.69% |
| 1961 | 11.42M | +182,908 | +1.63% |
| 1960 | 11.24M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
