This graph displays the ratio between the annual average population and the land area of different regions within the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015. The data shows that in Eastern Inner London there were on average 11,040 people per square kilometer, whereas in the Highlands and islands of Scotland there was an average of 11.6 people per square kilometer.
Information regarding the population density of London and other UK cities can be found here.
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Population density of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region
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Eurostat. (September 15, 2017). Population density of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (people per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580055/population-density-of-the-uk-by-region/
Eurostat. "Population density of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (people per square kilometer)." Chart. September 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580055/population-density-of-the-uk-by-region/
Eurostat. (2017). Population density of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (people per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580055/population-density-of-the-uk-by-region/
Eurostat. "Population Density of The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Region (People per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580055/population-density-of-the-uk-by-region/
Eurostat, Population density of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (people per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580055/population-density-of-the-uk-by-region/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Population density of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (people per square kilometer) [Graph], Eurostat, September 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580055/population-density-of-the-uk-by-region/
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