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United Kingdom

United Kingdom / GB

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

United Kingdom in numbers.

Area243,610 kmยฒWorld # 79 โ†’Population69.5MWorld # 22 โ†’Population density285.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 42 โ†’Life expectancy81.4 yearsWorld # 42 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 57,602World # 26 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

United Kingdom across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area243,610 kmยฒWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’Population69.5MWorld # 22 / 2025 โ†’Population density285.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 42 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year927World # 185 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.3%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 142 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.8 yearsWorld # 56 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+19.7%World # 38 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Urban population83.3%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’Net migration389.9KWorld # 4 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate5.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 22 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share17.1%World # 50 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.4 yearsWorld # 42 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy68.6 yearsWorld # 28 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate12.8%World # 111 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 57,602World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4TWorld # 5 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 64,606World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.4%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.9%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.7%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment14.6%World # 80 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,523 hours/yearWorld # 117 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.4 hours/dayWorld # 7 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.4World # 111 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.9%World # 30 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people4,472.7 per million peopleWorld # 30 / 2017 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)2.7%World # 13 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people166.8 per million peopleWorld # 17 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,435 kcal/dayWorld # 29 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person84.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 36 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production11.1M tWorld # 16 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per person3.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 6 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area13.3%World # 148 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,195 kWh/personWorld # 55 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.5 tWorld # 77 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.5%World # 29 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions121.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 84 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 178 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 49 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament40.5%World # 28 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals11.1MWorld # 22 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites35 sitesWorld # 8 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 59.5%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports101,541 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyPound SterlingGBPDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherunion