It has been announced today that the population of the UK has broken through the 60m mark.
Curiously 50m of these live in England meaning that 83% of the people in the UK live in England. There are 383 people per square Km in England compared with just 63 in Scotland. This also means that England is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
Of the 50m people who live in England almost 8m of them live in London meaning that in the capital there are almost as many people as in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined and the population density there is 4700 people per square km - no wonder they all get on each others nerves!!
The population of the UK has risen by almost 50% since 1911 when there were only 42m of us. The good news is that the population of the UK is expected topeak at nearly 67 million in 2050.
Thanks to the BBC and Office of National Statistics for that!!
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