The United Kingdom has a population density of 741 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The United Kingdom has 37,705 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the United Kingdom and the Vatican are ranked 35th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The United Kingdom has 0.85% of the world's population and 0.16% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in the United Kingdom is 87.4% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
United Kingdom
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 741 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 35/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
69945462
|
949
|
| Land area | 93,410 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 37,618 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 15.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 84.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 14.4% | 0% |
the United Kingdom vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the United Kingdom increased by 13.1%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the United Kingdom ranked 35th for population density and is in 35th place still. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
United Kingdom
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 741 | - |
| 2023 | 733 | - |
| 2022 | 724 | - |
| 2021 | 717 | - |
| 2020 | 715 | - |
| 2019 | 713 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 710 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 706 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 702 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 697 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 692 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 687 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 682 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 677 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 672 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 667 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 662 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 656 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 651 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 647 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 642 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 639 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 636 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 633 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 630 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 628 | - |
| 1998 | 626 | - |
| 1997 | 624 | - |
| 1996 | 623 | - |
| 1995 | 621 | - |
| 1994 | 619 | - |
| 1993 | 618 | - |
| 1992 | 616 | - |
| 1991 | 615 | - |
| 1990 | 613 | - |
| 1989 | 611 | - |
| 1988 | 609 | - |
| 1987 | 608 | - |
| 1986 | 607 | - |
| 1985 | 605 | - |
| 1984 | 604 | - |
| 1983 | 603 | - |
| 1982 | 603 | - |
| 1981 | 603 | - |
| 1980 | 603 | - |
| 1979 | 602 | - |
| 1978 | 602 | - |
| 1977 | 602 | - |
| 1976 | 602 | - |
| 1975 | 602 | - |
| 1974 | 602 | - |
| 1973 | 602 | - |
| 1972 | 600 | - |
| 1971 | 598 | - |
| 1970 | 596 | - |
| 1969 | 594 | - |
| 1968 | 591 | - |
| 1967 | 588 | - |
| 1966 | 585 | - |
| 1965 | 582 | - |
| 1964 | 578 | - |
| 1963 | 574 | - |
| 1962 | 570 | - |
| 1961 | 565 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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