Countries of the United Kingdom by population - wikipedia Countries of the United Kingdom by population The population of the countries and regions of the United Kingdom was last measured by census in 2011. and the Census organisations have produced population estimates for subsequent years by updating the census results with estimates of births, deaths and migration in each year. The census results, and the annual population estimates, summarised below show that England is by far the most populous country of the United Kingdom and its population is therefore also presented by region. Population UK, Countries and Regions Feb 2017 Rank Name Population ( 2015 ) Percent of UK ( 2015 ) Area Pop. density ( 2011 ) Population ( 2011 ) England ∟ London ∟ South East ∟ East of England ∟ South West ∟ North West ∟ East Midlands ∟ West Midlands ∟ Yorkshire and the Humber ∟ North East 54,786,327 8,673,713 8,947,913 6,076,451 5,471,800 7,173,835 4,677,038 5,751,000 5,390,576 2,624,621 84.1 % 13.3 % 13.7 % 9.3 % 8.4 % 11.0 % 7.2 % 8.8 % 8.3 % 4.0 % 130,395 km2 1,572 km2 19,095 km2 19,120 km2 23,829 km2 14,165 km2 15,627 km2 13,000 km2 15,420 km2 8,592 km2 406.55 / km2 5199.71 / km2 452.20 / km2 305.80 / km2 221.95 / km2 497.86 / km2 302.24 / km2 430.00 / km2 342.65 / km2 290.09 / km2 53,107,169 8,204,407 8,652,704 5,862,418 5,300,831 7,055,961 4,537,448 5,608,668 5,288,212 2,596,441 Scotland 5,373,000 8.3 % 78,772 km2 67.22 / km2 5,299,900 Wales 3,099,086 4.8 % 20,779 km2 147.43 / km2 3,063,758 Northern Ireland 1,851,621 2.8 % 13,843 km2 130.81 / km2 1,814,318 United Kingdom 65,110,034 100 % 243,789 km2 259.16 / km2 63,285,145 See also Countries of the United Kingdom # Statistics Countries of the United Kingdom by GVA per capita Geography of the United Kingdom List of countries by population Population of England - historical population estimates Citizen Information Project proposals for a national population register References Jump up ^ `` Table 2 2011 Census : Usual resident population and population density, local authorities in the United Kingdom '' ( XLS ). Office for National Statistics. 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ Population Estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, mid-2013, retrieved 3 May 2015 Jump up ^ https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/livelinks/13687.xlsx External links Office for National Statistics document search `` census '' Office for National Statistics document search `` population '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_population&oldid=835411669 '' Categories : Demographics of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Census 2001 United Kingdom geography - related lists United Kingdom lists by population Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from February 2015 Use British English from February 2015 Talk About Wikipedia Dansk فارسی Magyar Српски / srpski Edit links This page was last edited on 8 April 2018, at 15 : 23. About Wikipedia

Question: which country in the uk has the highest population
Answer: England