According to the 2011 census, the total population of the United Kingdom was around 63,182,000. It is the 22nd most populated country in the world. Its overall population density is 259 people per square kilometre (671 people per sq mi), with England having a significantly higher population density than Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Almost one - third of the population lives in England 's southeast, which is predominantly urban and suburban, with about 9 million in the capital city of London, the population density of which is just over 5,200 per square kilometre (13,468 per sq mi).
what is the current population of the uk
around 63,182,000