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United Kingdom: area, population and density
United Kingdom has 241,930 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 69,487,000; calculated population density is 287 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
United Kingdom ranks 78th of 196 by land area, 22nd by population and 33rd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 241,930 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 69,487,000World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 287 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
United Kingdom in the country comparison set
United Kingdom has 241,930 sq km of land area and a population value of 69,487,000 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 78th by land area, 22nd by population, and 33rd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate United Kingdom first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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