The population of England was estimated to have reached almost 57.7 million in 2023, compared with 53.9 million ten years earlier in 2013. Compared with 1971, the population of England has grown by over ten million.
Population of England from 1971 to 2023
Characteristic
Estimated mid-year population
1971
46,411,700
1972
46,571,900
1973
46,686,200
1974
46,682,700
1975
46,674,400
1976
46,659,900
1977
46,639,800
1978
46,638,200
1979
46,698,100
1980
46,787,200
1981
46,820,805
1982
46,777,337
1983
46,813,693
1984
46,912,444
1985
47,057,359
1986
47,187,643
1987
47,300,419
1988
47,412,342
1989
47,552,651
1990
47,699,116
1991
47,875,035
1992
47,997,973
1993
48,102,319
1994
48,228,781
1995
48,383,461
1996
48,519,129
1997
48,664,777
1998
48,820,583
1999
49,032,872
2000
49,233,311
2001
49,449,746
2002
49,679,267
2003
49,925,517
2004
50,194,600
2005
50,606,034
2006
50,965,186
2007
51,381,093
2008
51,815,853
2009
52,196,381
2010
52,642,452
2011
53,107,169
2012
53,506,812
2013
53,918,686
2014
54,370,319
2015
54,808,676
2016
55,289,034
2017
55,619,548
2018
55,924,528
2019
56,230,056
2020
56,325,961
2021
56,554,891
2022
57,112,542
2023
57,690,323
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 15, 2024). Population of England from 1971 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of England from 1971 to 2023." Chart. July 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Population of England from 1971 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975956/population-of-england/
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