Population of the countries of the United Kingdom

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The population of the countries and regions of the United Kingdom was last measured by census in 2001, though more recent estimates have been made since then. England is by far the most populous country of the United Kingdom and its population is therefore also presented by Region.

Rank	Name	Population	Percent
1	England	49,138,831	83.6%
	- South East - London - North West - East - West Midlands - Yorkshire and the Humber - South West - East Midlands - North East	8,000,550 7,172,036 6,729,800 5,388,154 5,267,337 4,964,838 4,928,458 4,172,179 2,515,479	13.6% 12.2% 11.4% 9.2% 9.0% 8.4% 8.4% 7.1% 4.3%
2	Scotland	5,062,011	8.6%
3	Wales	2,903,085	4.9%
4	Northern Ireland	1,685,267	2.9%
	United Kingdom	58,789,194	100%

source: the 2001 census

[edit] See also

• Area of the countries of the United Kingdom
• Countries of the United Kingdom by GDP per capita
• List of United Kingdom cities, towns and districts by population
• List of countries by population
• Population of England - historical population estimates
• Citizen Information Project proposals for a national population register