UK urban and rural population 2023| Statista

In 2023, the urban population of the United Kingdom was approximately 57.6 million, while the rural population was around 10.5 million.

Urban and rural population of the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2023

Characteristic	Urban	Rural
2023	57,852,807	10,497,193
2022	57,214,248	10,576,752
2021	56,403,965	10,622,327
2020	56,283,168	10,798,066
2019	55,909,924	10,926,403
2018	55,426,598	11,033,746
2017	54,923,317	11,135,542
2016	54,382,825	11,228,768
2015	53,802,927	11,313,292
2014	53,209,683	11,392,615
2013	52,650,595	11,477,678
2012	52,130,345	11,569,870
2011	51,600,211	11,658,599
2010	51,030,310	11,736,055
2009	50,463,084	11,813,186
2008	49,913,475	11,893,520
2007	49,351,705	11,970,758
2006	48,798,541	12,048,279
2005	48,269,624	12,131,582
2004	47,767,769	12,220,136
2003	47,323,791	12,323,786
2002	46,930,583	12,439,896
2001	46,557,334	12,562,339
2000	46,319,551	12,572,963
1999	46,119,137	12,563,329
1998	45,931,122	12,556,019
1997	45,762,480	12,554,474
1996	45,610,451	12,556,499
1995	45,459,651	12,559,379
1994	45,304,828	12,560,917
1993	45,154,426	12,564,188
1992	45,011,752	12,568,650
1991	44,855,736	12,569,161
1990	44,733,264	12,514,322
1989	44,628,280	12,448,431
1988	44,540,723	12,387,604
1987	44,470,325	12,331,725
1986	44,404,206	12,277,190
1985	44,329,755	12,220,513
1984	44,257,473	12,164,599
1983	44,215,089	12,117,759
1982	44,228,171	12,085,470
1981	44,271,630	12,062,199
1980	44,195,960	12,118,256
1979	44,054,299	12,192,652
1978	43,925,435	12,271,069
1977	43,833,733	12,359,759
1976	43,757,644	12,454,324
1975	43,677,888	12,547,912
1974	43,590,038	12,639,936
1973	43,470,962	12,723,565
1972	43,295,638	12,790,427
1971	43,056,861	12,839,362
1970	42,925,829	12,737,421
1969	42,833,742	12,608,008
1968	42,733,856	12,477,844
1967	42,603,817	12,339,783
1966	42,452,048	12,196,452
1965	42,294,196	12,053,854
1964	42,098,400	11,901,600
1963	41,900,114	11,749,886
1962	41,661,202	11,588,798
1961	41,381,472	11,418,528
1960	41,104,656	11,295,344