United Kingdom: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 66,971,411 (2022) |
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Population Growth Rate | -0.082 annual % (2022) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 57.82 % of working-age population (2022) |
Urban Population | 84.398 % of total (2022) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 3.7 per 1,000 live births (2021) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 80.7 years (2021) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 460 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 79,472,341 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 394,428 km (2009) |
Internet Users | 61,064,454 (2016 est.) |
Railways | 16,837 km (2015) |
Telephones | 31,919,894 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France |
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Total Area | 243,610 sq. km |
Land Area | 241,930 sq. km |
Water Area | 1,680 sq. km |
Coastline | 12,429 km |
Climate | temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast |
Terrain | mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast |
Lowest Point | The Fens -4 m |
Highest Point | Ben Nevis 1,345 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020