BRIEF
Population reached an estimated 69.5 million in mid-2025, rising by 0.33% over the year
Key context
UK population growth slowed to 0.33% in the year to mid-2025, the lowest annual rate outside the pandemic since 1998, as net migration fell sharply and the gap between births and deaths narrowed.
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- Oct 1, 2026, 05:57 PM
The UK population grew by an estimated 227,665 people in the year to mid-2025, reaching 69.5 million, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The 0.33% annual increase was the lowest outside the Covid-19 pandemic since 1998.