<P> According to the 2011 census , the total population of the United Kingdom was around 63,182,000 . It is the 22nd most populated country in the world . Its overall population density is 259 people per square kilometre ( 671 people per sq mi ) , with England having a significantly higher population density than Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland . Almost one - third of the population lives in England 's southeast , which is predominantly urban and suburban , with about 9 million in the capital city of London , the population density of which is just over 5,200 per square kilometre ( 13,468 per sq mi ) . </P>
<P> According to the 2011 census , the total population of the United Kingdom was around 63,182,000 . It is the 22nd most populated country in the world . Its overall population density is 259 people per square kilometre ( 671 people per sq mi ) , with England having a significantly higher population density than Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland . Almost one - third of the population lives in England 's southeast , which is predominantly urban and suburban , with about 9 million in the capital city of London , the population density of which is just over 5,200 per square kilometre ( 13,468 per sq mi ) . </P>
what is the current population of the uk
what is the current population of the uk
around 63,182,000
around 63,182,000