The latest officially reported population of Liechtenstein was 40,450 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liechtenstein's population is 40,951 people compared to 70,024,311 in the United Kingdom.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 1,710 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
- Liechtenstein is ranked the 190th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
- The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.0005% for Liechtenstein vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
- For the last 10 years, Liechtenstein has had an average growth rate of +0.82% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
- Since 2006, the population of Liechtenstein has increased from 35K people to 41K (16.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70M (15.1% growth).
- Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.2K people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2072 for the United Kingdom.
Liechtenstein vs United Kingdom: live population counter
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| Current population |
40951
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70024311
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| Population rank | 190/197 | 22/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0005% | 0.85% |
| One net population change |
14.5 hours
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43 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.01 days
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45.9 seconds
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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48.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.77 days
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1.26 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +206 | +417,114 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2 | +2,011 |
| Annual growth/decline | +604 | +734,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.52% | +1.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 72/197 | 98/197 |
Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 16,451 | 52,400,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 16,877 | 52,800,000 | 2.59% | 0.76% |
| 1962 | 17,443 | 53,250,000 | 3.35% | 0.85% |
| 1963 | 18,093 | 53,650,000 | 3.73% | 0.75% |
| 1964 | 18,755 | 54,000,000 | 3.66% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 19,195 | 54,348,050 | 2.35% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 19,610 | 54,648,500 | 2.16% | 0.55% |
| 1967 | 20,175 | 54,943,600 | 2.88% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 20,835 | 55,211,700 | 3.27% | 0.49% |
| 1969 | 21,084 | 55,441,750 | 1.2% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 21,140 | 55,663,250 | 0.27% | 0.4% |
| 1971 | 21,600 | 55,896,223 | 2.18% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 22,132 | 56,086,065 | 2.46% | 0.34% |
| 1973 | 22,785 | 56,194,527 | 2.95% | 0.19% |
| 1974 | 23,451 | 56,229,974 | 2.92% | 0.06% |
| 1975 | 23,846 | 56,225,800 | 1.68% | -0.007% |
| 1976 | 24,058 | 56,211,968 | 0.89% | -0.02% |
| 1977 | 24,442 | 56,193,492 | 1.6% | -0.03% |
| 1978 | 25,028 | 56,196,504 | 2.4% | 0.005% |
| 1979 | 25,575 | 56,246,951 | 2.19% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 25,512 | 56,314,216 | -0.25% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 25,673 | 56,333,829 | 0.63% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 26,255 | 56,313,641 | 2.27% | -0.04% |
| 1983 | 26,446 | 56,332,848 | 0.73% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 26,596 | 56,422,072 | 0.57% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 26,878 | 56,550,268 | 1.06% | 0.23% |
| 1986 | 27,238 | 56,681,396 | 1.34% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 27,557 | 56,802,050 | 1.17% | 0.21% |
| 1988 | 27,948 | 56,928,327 | 1.42% | 0.22% |
| 1989 | 28,317 | 57,076,711 | 1.32% | 0.26% |
| 1990 | 28,742 | 57,247,586 | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 29,209 | 57,424,897 | 1.62% | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 29,627 | 57,580,402 | 1.43% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 30,089 | 57,718,614 | 1.56% | 0.24% |
| 1994 | 30,470 | 57,865,745 | 1.27% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 30,776 | 58,019,030 | 1% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 31,033 | 58,166,950 | 0.84% | 0.25% |
| 1997 | 31,232 | 58,316,954 | 0.64% | 0.26% |
| 1998 | 31,668 | 58,487,141 | 1.4% | 0.29% |
| 1999 | 32,221 | 58,682,466 | 1.75% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 32,645 | 58,892,514 | 1.32% | 0.36% |
| 2001 | 33,194 | 59,119,673 | 1.68% | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 33,694 | 59,370,479 | 1.51% | 0.42% |
| 2003 | 34,079 | 59,647,577 | 1.14% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 34,447 | 59,987,905 | 1.08% | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 34,753 | 60,401,206 | 0.89% | 0.69% |
| 2006 | 35,037 | 60,846,820 | 0.82% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 35,262 | 61,322,463 | 0.64% | 0.78% |
| 2008 | 35,473 | 61,806,995 | 0.6% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 35,742 | 62,276,270 | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 36,022 | 62,766,365 | 0.78% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 36,312 | 63,258,810 | 0.81% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 36,657 | 63,711,000 | 0.95% | 0.71% |
| 2013 | 36,984 | 64,139,000 | 0.89% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 37,248 | 64,620,000 | 0.71% | 0.75% |
| 2015 | 37,494 | 65,088,000 | 0.66% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | 37,716 | 65,607,000 | 0.59% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 37,962 | 65,966,000 | 0.65% | 0.55% |
| 2018 | 38,246 | 66,289,000 | 0.75% | 0.49% |
| 2019 | 38,563 | 66,631,000 | 0.83% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 38,901 | 66,744,000 | 0.88% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 39,182 | 66,984,000 | 0.72% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 39,493 | 67,604,000 | 0.79% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | 39,846 | 68,492,000 | 0.89% | 1.31% |
| 2024 | 40,450 | 69,226,000 | 1.52% | 1.07% |
| 2025 | 40,712 | 69,639,673 | 0.65% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 40,949 | 70,020,350 | 0.58% | 0.55% |
| 2027 | 41,185 | 70,382,853 | 0.57% | 0.52% |
| 2028 | 41,396 | 70,732,699 | 0.51% | 0.5% |
| 2029 | 41,602 | 71,061,482 | 0.5% | 0.46% |
| 2030 | 41,799 | 71,377,535 | 0.47% | 0.44% |
| 2031 | 41,992 | 71,678,351 | 0.46% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 42,165 | 71,959,934 | 0.41% | 0.39% |
| 2033 | 42,323 | 72,234,509 | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 42,470 | 72,497,650 | 0.35% | 0.36% |
| 2035 | 42,613 | 72,749,096 | 0.34% | 0.35% |
| 2036 | 42,736 | 72,990,847 | 0.29% | 0.33% |
| 2037 | 42,844 | 73,218,850 | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 42,957 | 73,441,349 | 0.26% | 0.3% |
| 2039 | 43,058 | 73,658,392 | 0.24% | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 43,147 | 73,868,334 | 0.2% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 43,228 | 74,074,316 | 0.19% | 0.28% |
| 2042 | 43,302 | 74,275,779 | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| 2043 | 43,370 | 74,475,035 | 0.16% | 0.27% |
| 2044 | 43,427 | 74,667,284 | 0.13% | 0.26% |
| 2045 | 43,474 | 74,848,605 | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| 2046 | 43,516 | 75,020,949 | 0.1% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 43,556 | 75,184,478 | 0.09% | 0.22% |
| 2048 | 43,584 | 75,337,543 | 0.06% | 0.2% |
| 2049 | 43,608 | 75,476,141 | 0.06% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 43,622 | 75,600,588 | 0.03% | 0.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,679 people (a 7.65% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liechtenstein gained 3,235 (a 8.58% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,417,311 (a 6.73% growth).
Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2006 and is 190th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.52% to 43,622 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.96% to 75,600,588 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Schaan | 6K |
| Vaduz | 5.67K |
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| 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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Population differences between Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom
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| Life expectancy | 84.1 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 43.8 years | 41.4 years |
| Median age | 45.4 years | 41 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 655 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
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