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Population in the United Kingdom compared to Venezuela: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the United Kingdom was 69,226,000 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Kingdom's population is 70,154,914 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 2.45 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • The United Kingdom is ranked the 22nd most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.85% for the United Kingdom vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, the United Kingdom has had an average growth rate of +0.7% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of the United Kingdom has increased from 60.8M people to 70.2M (15.3% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

United Kingdom vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
United Kingdom Venezuela
2100 74,700,585 28,408,393
2099 74,831,175 28,554,225
2098 74,950,267 28,705,786
2097 75,064,397 28,850,257
2096 75,176,691 28,995,972
2095 75,287,063 29,132,759
2094 75,383,856 29,262,925
2093 75,482,205 29,392,244
2092 75,575,769 29,508,795
2091 75,666,091 29,621,832
2090 75,753,129 29,732,297
2089 75,835,723 29,838,428
2088 75,907,614 29,934,468
2087 75,978,712 30,028,670
2086 76,046,742 30,118,600
2085 76,105,680 30,199,220
2084 76,156,223 30,274,712
2083 76,205,894 30,346,195
2082 76,246,844 30,416,426
2081 76,274,040 30,482,094
2080 76,306,205 30,547,260
2079 76,334,949 30,610,834
2078 76,353,484 30,672,514
2077 76,371,123 30,728,816
2076 76,373,520 30,777,988
2075 76,386,071 30,827,559
2074 76,397,426 30,866,891
2073 76,406,554 30,911,390
2072 76,398,941 30,954,923
2071 76,388,223 30,997,109
2070 76,378,505 31,037,381
2069 76,371,827 31,075,808
2068 76,370,973 31,109,149
2067 76,363,548 31,145,122
2066 76,356,638 31,175,867
2065 76,355,841 31,200,466
2064 76,352,770 31,215,062
2063 76,353,175 31,230,451
2062 76,346,535 31,243,713
2061 76,344,206 31,253,501
2060 76,344,725 31,262,578
2059 76,345,215 31,270,532
2058 76,326,961 31,271,671
2057 76,307,006 31,274,675
2056 76,274,247 31,266,571
2055 76,235,304 31,250,513
2054 76,167,710 31,236,686
2053 76,094,051 31,220,143
2052 76,001,979 31,192,608
2051 75,895,690 31,172,098
2050 75,777,445 31,137,475
2049 75,646,044 31,102,109
2048 75,499,380 31,060,623
2047 75,338,951 31,007,458
2046 75,171,300 30,958,617
2045 74,993,186 30,903,304
2044 74,807,530 30,843,044
2043 74,607,485 30,774,770
2042 74,407,783 30,692,483
2041 74,203,292 30,605,785
2040 73,994,525 30,502,599
2039 73,782,112 30,387,061
2038 73,559,085 30,266,220
2037 73,335,723 30,143,030
2036 73,101,646 30,012,966
2035 72,850,722 29,868,832
2034 72,597,177 29,716,052
2033 72,322,802 29,572,150
2032 72,046,316 29,426,362
2031 71,757,868 29,278,011
2030 71,442,811 29,137,930
2029 71,123,782 29,002,751
2028 70,783,199 28,878,872
2027 70,421,923 28,749,068
2026 70,055,911 28,628,678
2025 69,658,188 28,514,989
2024 69,226,000 28,405,543
2023 68,492,000 28,300,854
2022 67,604,000 28,213,017
2021 66,984,000 28,237,826
2020 66,744,000 28,444,077
2019 66,631,000 28,938,098
2018 66,289,000 29,807,592
2017 65,966,000 30,565,323
2016 65,607,000 30,765,720
2015 65,088,000 30,573,972
2014 64,620,000 30,254,079
2013 64,139,000 29,912,198
2012 63,711,000 29,553,826
2011 63,258,810 29,185,212
2010 62,766,365 28,813,101
2009 62,276,270 28,438,298
2008 61,806,995 28,053,696
2007 61,322,463 27,649,363
2006 60,846,820 27,224,686
2005 60,401,206 26,785,804
2004 59,987,905 26,340,838
2003 59,647,577 25,892,703
2002 59,370,479 25,435,671
2001 59,119,673 24,979,922
2000 58,892,514 24,526,708
1999 58,682,466 24,066,593
1998 58,487,141 23,601,337
1997 58,316,954 23,131,685
1996 58,166,950 22,662,113
1995 58,019,030 22,193,821
1994 57,865,745 21,725,188
1993 57,718,614 21,254,520
1992 57,580,402 20,780,948
1991 57,424,897 20,304,896
1990 57,247,586 19,827,010
1989 57,076,711 19,348,921
1988 56,928,327 18,871,020
1987 56,802,050 18,394,963
1986 56,681,396 17,923,536
1985 56,550,268 17,461,434
1984 56,422,072 17,008,841
1983 56,332,848 16,562,205
1982 56,313,641 16,121,874
1981 56,333,829 15,687,297
1980 56,314,216 15,258,218
1979 56,246,951 14,834,552
1978 56,196,504 14,416,684
1977 56,193,492 14,006,812
1976 56,211,968 13,606,284
1975 56,225,800 13,215,892
1974 56,229,974 12,835,351
1973 56,194,527 12,463,537
1972 56,086,065 12,099,180
1971 55,896,223 11,741,008
1970 55,663,250 11,387,790
1969 55,441,750 11,040,280
1968 55,211,700 10,697,530
1967 54,943,600 10,358,513
1966 54,648,500 10,024,854
1965 54,348,050 9,697,790
1964 54,000,000 9,377,712
1963 53,650,000 9,064,021
1962 53,250,000 8,756,870
1961 52,800,000 8,455,915
1960 52,400,000 8,160,090

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United Kingdom gained 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2006 and is 22nd in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
United Kingdom Venezuela
2100 -0.17% -0.51%
2099 -0.16% -0.53%
2098 -0.15% -0.5%
2097 -0.15% -0.5%
2096 -0.15% -0.47%
2095 -0.13% -0.44%
2094 -0.13% -0.44%
2093 -0.12% -0.39%
2092 -0.12% -0.38%
2091 -0.11% -0.37%
2090 -0.11% -0.36%
2089 -0.09% -0.32%
2088 -0.09% -0.31%
2087 -0.09% -0.3%
2086 -0.08% -0.27%
2085 -0.07% -0.25%
2084 -0.07% -0.24%
2083 -0.05% -0.23%
2082 -0.04% -0.22%
2081 -0.04% -0.21%
2080 -0.04% -0.21%
2079 -0.02% -0.2%
2078 -0.02% -0.18%
2077 -0.003% -0.16%
2076 -0.02% -0.16%
2075 -0.01% -0.13%
2074 -0.01% -0.14%
2073 0.01% -0.14%
2072 0.01% -0.14%
2071 0.01% -0.13%
2070 0.009% -0.12%
2069 0.001% -0.11%
2068 0.01% -0.12%
2067 0.009% -0.1%
2066 0.001% -0.08%
2065 0.004% -0.05%
2064 -0% -0.05%
2063 0.009% -0.04%
2062 0.003% -0.03%
2061 -0.001% -0.03%
2060 -0.001% -0.03%
2059 0.02% -0.004%
2058 0.03% -0.01%
2057 0.04% 0.03%
2056 0.05% 0.05%
2055 0.09% 0.04%
2054 0.1% 0.05%
2053 0.12% 0.09%
2052 0.14% 0.07%
2051 0.16% 0.11%
2050 0.17% 0.11%
2049 0.19% 0.13%
2048 0.21% 0.17%
2047 0.22% 0.16%
2046 0.24% 0.18%
2045 0.25% 0.2%
2044 0.27% 0.22%
2043 0.27% 0.27%
2042 0.28% 0.28%
2041 0.28% 0.34%
2040 0.29% 0.38%
2039 0.3% 0.4%
2038 0.3% 0.41%
2037 0.32% 0.43%
2036 0.34% 0.48%
2035 0.35% 0.51%
2034 0.38% 0.49%
2033 0.38% 0.5%
2032 0.4% 0.51%
2031 0.44% 0.48%
2030 0.45% 0.47%
2029 0.48% 0.43%
2028 0.51% 0.45%
2027 0.52% 0.42%
2026 0.57% 0.4%
2025 0.62% 0.39%
2024 1.07% 0.37%
2023 1.31% 0.31%
2022 0.93% -0.09%
2021 0.36% -0.73%
2020 0.17% -1.71%
2019 0.52% -2.92%
2018 0.49% -2.48%
2017 0.55% -0.65%
2016 0.8% 0.63%
2015 0.72% 1.06%
2014 0.75% 1.14%
2013 0.67% 1.21%
2012 0.71% 1.26%
2011 0.78% 1.29%
2010 0.79% 1.32%
2009 0.76% 1.37%
2008 0.79% 1.46%
2007 0.78% 1.56%
2006 0.74% 1.64%
2005 0.69% 1.69%
2004 0.57% 1.73%
2003 0.47% 1.8%
2002 0.42% 1.82%
2001 0.39% 1.85%
2000 0.36% 1.91%
1999 0.33% 1.97%
1998 0.29% 2.03%
1997 0.26% 2.07%
1996 0.25% 2.11%
1995 0.26% 2.16%
1994 0.25% 2.21%
1993 0.24% 2.28%
1992 0.27% 2.34%
1991 0.31% 2.41%
1990 0.3% 2.47%
1989 0.26% 2.53%
1988 0.22% 2.59%
1987 0.21% 2.63%
1986 0.23% 2.65%
1985 0.23% 2.66%
1984 0.16% 2.7%
1983 0.03% 2.73%
1982 -0.04% 2.77%
1981 0.03% 2.81%
1980 0.12% 2.86%
1979 0.09% 2.9%
1978 0.005% 2.93%
1977 -0.03% 2.94%
1976 -0.02% 2.95%
1975 -0.007% 2.96%
1974 0.06% 2.98%
1973 0.19% 3.01%
1972 0.34% 3.05%
1971 0.42% 3.1%
1970 0.4% 3.15%
1969 0.42% 3.2%
1968 0.49% 3.27%
1967 0.54% 3.33%
1966 0.55% 3.37%
1965 0.64% 3.41%
1964 0.65% 3.46%
1963 0.75% 3.51%
1962 0.85% 3.56%
1961 0.76% 3.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the United Kingdom grew by 1.07%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

United Kingdom Venezuela
Current population
70154914
28661242
Population rank 22/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.85% 0.35%
One net population change
43 seconds
5.02 minutes
One birth every
45.9 seconds
1.23 minutes
One death every
48.4 seconds
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,011 +287
Annual growth/decline +734,000 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 143/197
One migration net change every
1.35 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +389,911 -100,467
Net migration rank 4/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 11,845,479 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 4/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.1% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 36/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
United Kingdom Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 389,911 - -100,467
2024 - 417,114 - -105,297
2023 34,589 445,523 213,020 -112,899
2022 39,751 487,029 216,619 -141,107
2021 30,612 462,967 207,746 -332,936
2020 -4,272 144,221 237,223 -524,649
2019 108,342 232,727 274,826 -975,534
2018 119,321 259,744 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 145,125 272,311 340,222 -817,376
2016 177,139 324,649 359,651 -283,270
2015 175,738 347,839 384,560 -77,417
2014 206,784 306,091 395,088 -62,437
2013 198,830 237,272 408,930 -57,818
2012 248,473 172,088 420,758 -55,131
2011 259,361 228,773 425,958 -54,384
2010 251,066 274,811 425,397 -52,781
2009 230,422 249,639 427,257 -50,286
2008 216,325 263,390 435,870 -43,636
2007 196,232 309,385 452,482 -36,060
2006 176,455 288,923 460,152 -27,240
2005 144,963 308,279 463,260 -18,407
2004 131,974 276,077 455,881 -10,798
2003 89,471 211,846 456,902 -5,729
2002 65,308 203,577 466,821 -3,944
2001 65,032 175,133 451,487 -2,856
2000 70,671 153,917 459,802 -1,999
1999 64,551 152,653 463,787 -1,376
1998 87,730 125,541 469,123 -1,010
1997 99,138 59,723 472,002 -816
1996 98,884 54,964 468,653 -708
1995 87,028 61,385 469,267 -622
1994 127,304 45,339 469,178 -559
1993 103,893 27,403 473,189 -477
1992 149,709 17,846 474,824 -381
1991 143,562 27,601 477,917 -236
1990 154,569 57,132 478,168 -69
1989 119,861 49,586 478,053 32
1988 136,628 13,952 477,569 137
1987 136,325 8,266 474,204 182
1986 90,690 41,836 468,252 201
1985 79,170 83,164 455,517 237
1984 84,633 71,107 449,186 247
1983 61,966 27,063 443,569 260
1982 56,314 -61,152 436,564 260
1981 73,234 -83,876 432,059 251
1980 95,734 -25,187 425,613 237
1979 61,872 11,255 421,256 228
1978 16,859 3,783 414,032 205
1977 0 -21,636 405,315 196
1976 -5,621 -19,135 395,344 190
1975 33,735 -40,241 385,045 186
1974 67,476 -65,710 375,678 173
1973 112,389 -33,840 367,612 171
1972 162,650 -1,406 360,749 173
1971 257,123 1,175 355,212 215
1970 244,918 -15,254 350,709 305
1969 260,577 -60,655 343,596 403
1968 292,622 -38,852 340,973 532
1967 346,145 -39,659 335,813 717
1966 333,356 -27,935 329,697 1,087
1965 364,132 -24,955 321,695 1,656
1964 405,000 -23,885 314,397 2,410
1963 337,995 8,271 307,279 3,296
1962 340,800 76,443 299,345 4,386
1961 311,519 52,295 292,109 6,069
1960 314,400 19,953 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/venezuela | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 23.9% of the population change in the United Kingdom is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people). In Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 11,845,479 residents or 17.1% of the population were not native-born in the United Kingdom, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

Biggest cities by population

United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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