The latest officially reported population of the United Kingdom was 69,226,000 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Kingdom's population is 70,024,311 people compared to 342,645 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 204.4 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- The United Kingdom is ranked the 22nd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.85% for the United Kingdom vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, the United Kingdom has had an average growth rate of +0.7% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of the United Kingdom has increased from 60.8M people to 70M (15.1% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 343K (58.7% growth).
- The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 76.2M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
United Kingdom vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
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342645
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| Population rank | 22/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.85% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
43 seconds
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
45.9 seconds
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
48.4 seconds
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | +417,114 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,011 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +734,000 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.07% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 98/197 | 38/197 |
the United Kingdom and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 52,400,000 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 52,800,000 | 66,264 | 0.76% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 53,250,000 | 68,174 | 0.85% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 53,650,000 | 70,159 | 0.75% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 54,000,000 | 72,219 | 0.65% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 54,348,050 | 74,358 | 0.64% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 54,648,500 | 76,590 | 0.55% | 3% |
| 1967 | 54,943,600 | 78,921 | 0.54% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 55,211,700 | 81,314 | 0.49% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 55,441,750 | 83,755 | 0.42% | 3% |
| 1970 | 55,663,250 | 86,266 | 0.4% | 3% |
| 1971 | 55,896,223 | 88,862 | 0.42% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 56,086,065 | 91,562 | 0.34% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 56,194,527 | 94,362 | 0.19% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 56,229,974 | 97,260 | 0.06% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 56,225,800 | 100,269 | -0.007% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 56,211,968 | 103,388 | -0.02% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 56,193,492 | 106,618 | -0.03% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 56,196,504 | 109,963 | 0.005% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 56,246,951 | 113,040 | 0.09% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 56,314,216 | 115,660 | 0.12% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 56,333,829 | 118,249 | 0.03% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 56,313,641 | 121,035 | -0.04% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 56,332,848 | 123,998 | 0.03% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 56,422,072 | 127,109 | 0.16% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 56,550,268 | 130,356 | 0.23% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 56,681,396 | 133,720 | 0.23% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 56,802,050 | 137,187 | 0.21% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 56,928,327 | 140,756 | 0.22% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 57,076,711 | 144,393 | 0.26% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 57,247,586 | 148,063 | 0.3% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 57,424,897 | 151,793 | 0.31% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 57,580,402 | 155,608 | 0.27% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 57,718,614 | 159,463 | 0.24% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 57,865,745 | 163,314 | 0.25% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 58,019,030 | 167,137 | 0.26% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 58,166,950 | 170,911 | 0.25% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 58,316,954 | 174,626 | 0.26% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 58,487,141 | 178,313 | 0.29% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 58,682,466 | 182,048 | 0.33% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 58,892,514 | 186,281 | 0.36% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 59,119,673 | 191,031 | 0.39% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 59,370,479 | 195,863 | 0.42% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 59,647,577 | 200,746 | 0.47% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 59,987,905 | 205,711 | 0.57% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 60,401,206 | 210,760 | 0.69% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 60,846,820 | 215,923 | 0.74% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 61,322,463 | 221,276 | 0.78% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 61,806,995 | 226,896 | 0.79% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 62,276,270 | 232,731 | 0.76% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 62,766,365 | 238,248 | 0.79% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 63,258,810 | 243,474 | 0.78% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 63,711,000 | 248,883 | 0.71% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 64,139,000 | 254,482 | 0.67% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 64,620,000 | 260,240 | 0.75% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 65,088,000 | 266,101 | 0.72% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 65,607,000 | 272,087 | 0.8% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 65,966,000 | 278,507 | 0.55% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 66,289,000 | 285,259 | 0.49% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 66,631,000 | 291,985 | 0.52% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 66,744,000 | 298,858 | 0.17% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 66,984,000 | 305,868 | 0.36% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 67,604,000 | 313,046 | 0.93% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 68,492,000 | 320,409 | 1.31% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 69,226,000 | 327,777 | 1.07% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 69,639,673 | 335,169 | 0.6% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 70,020,350 | 342,565 | 0.55% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 70,382,853 | 349,970 | 0.52% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 70,732,699 | 357,397 | 0.5% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 71,061,482 | 364,883 | 0.46% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 71,377,535 | 372,429 | 0.44% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 71,678,351 | 380,015 | 0.42% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 71,959,934 | 387,657 | 0.39% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 72,234,509 | 395,366 | 0.38% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 72,497,650 | 403,188 | 0.36% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 72,749,096 | 411,061 | 0.35% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 72,990,847 | 419,006 | 0.33% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 73,218,850 | 427,031 | 0.31% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 73,441,349 | 435,150 | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 73,658,392 | 443,311 | 0.3% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 73,868,334 | 451,509 | 0.29% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 74,074,316 | 459,733 | 0.28% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 74,275,779 | 468,003 | 0.27% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 74,475,035 | 476,308 | 0.27% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 74,667,284 | 484,636 | 0.26% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 74,848,605 | 492,989 | 0.24% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 75,020,949 | 501,316 | 0.23% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 75,184,478 | 509,621 | 0.22% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 75,337,543 | 517,889 | 0.2% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 75,476,141 | 526,138 | 0.18% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 75,600,588 | 534,374 | 0.16% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United Kingdom gained 4,417,311 (a 6.73% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).
The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2006 and is 22nd in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 7.96% to 75,600,588 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Biggest cities by population
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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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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between the United Kingdom and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 41.4 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 41 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 741 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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