Population density in the UK in 2023, by region

As of 2023, the population density in London was by far the highest number of people per square km in the UK, at 5,690. Of the other regions and countries which constitute the United Kingdom, North West England was the next most densely populated area at 533 people per square kilometer. Scotland, by contrast, is the most sparsely populated country or region in the United Kingdom, with only 70 people per square kilometer. UK population over 67 millionAccording to the official mid-year population estimate, the population of the United Kingdom was just almost 67.6 million in 2022. Most of the population lived in England, where an estimated 57.1 million people resided, followed by Scotland at 5.44 million, Wales at 3.13 million and finally Northern Ireland at just over 1.9 million. Within England, the South East was the region with the highest population at almost 9.38 million, followed by the London region at around 8.8 million. In terms of urban areas, Greater London is the largest city in the United Kingdom, followed by Greater Manchester and Birmingham in the North West and West Midlands regions of England. London callingLondon's huge size in relation to other UK cities is also reflected by its economic performance. In 2021, London's GDP was approximately 494 billion British pounds, almost a quarter of UK GDP overall. In terms of GDP per capita, Londoners had a GDP per head of 56,431 pounds, compared with an average of 33,224 for the country as a whole. Productivity, expressed as by output per hour worked, was also far higher in London than the rest of the country. In 2021, London was around 33.2 percent more productive than the rest of the country, with South East England the only other region where productivity was higher than the national average.

截至2023年，伦敦的人口密度在英格兰乃至整个英国都位居首位，每平方公里的人口数量高达5,690人。在构成联合王国的其他地区和国家中，英格兰西北部的人口密度位居第二，每平方公里人口为533人。相比之下，苏格兰是联合王国人口分布最为稀疏的国家或地区，每平方公里仅有70人。根据官方年中人口估计，2022年联合王国的人口接近6760万。其中，英格兰居住的人口最多，约为5710万，其次是苏格兰的544万，威尔士的313万，最后是北爱尔兰的略超过190万。在英格兰内部，东南部地区的人口最为密集，接近938万，其次是伦敦地区，约为880万。在城市区域方面，大伦敦是英国最大的城市，其次是位于英格兰西北部和西米德兰地区的更大曼彻斯特和伯明翰。伦敦的巨大规模在其他英国城市中也得到了经济表现的体现。2021年，伦敦的国内生产总值（GDP）约为4940亿英镑，几乎占英国GDP总量的四分之一。就人均GDP而言，伦敦居民的人均GDP为56,431英镑，而全国平均水平为33,224英镑。就生产力而言，以每小时产出量衡量，伦敦的生产力也远高于全国其他地区。2021年，伦敦的生产力比全国平均水平高出约33.2%，而东南英格兰是唯一一个生产力高于全国平均水平的地区。