Chart description: From 1971 to 2019, the population of the UK has increased by approximately 10% overall, but the fastest rate of increase occurred from 2000 onwards.

Chart data: Year Estimated population in millions Dec 31, 1970 55.93 Dec 31, 1971 56.1 Dec 31, 1972 56.22 Dec 31, 1973 56.24 Dec 31, 1974 56.23 Dec 31, 1975 56.22 Dec 31, 1976 56.19 Dec 31, 1977 56.18 Dec 31, 1978 56.24 Dec 31, 1979 56.33 Dec 31, 1980 56.36 Dec 31, 1981 56.29 Dec 31, 1982 56.32 Dec 31, 1983 56.41 Dec 31, 1984 56.55 Dec 31, 1985 56.68 Dec 31, 1986 56.8 Dec 31, 1987 56.92 Dec 31, 1988 57.08 Dec 31, 1989 57.24 Dec 31, 1990 57.44 Dec 31, 1991 57.58 Dec 31, 1992 57.71 Dec 31, 1993 57.86 Dec 31, 1994 58.02 Dec 31, 1995 58.16 Dec 31, 1996 58.31 Dec 31, 1997 58.47 Dec 31, 1998 58.68 Dec 31, 1999 58.89 Dec 31, 2000 59.11 Dec 31, 2001 59.37 Dec 31, 2002 59.64 Dec 31, 2003 59.95 Dec 31, 2004 60.41 Dec 31, 2005 60.83 Dec 31, 2006 61.32 Dec 31, 2007 61.82 Dec 31, 2008 62.26 Dec 31, 2009 62.76 Dec 31, 2010 63.29 Dec 31, 2011 63.71 Dec 31, 2012 64.11 Dec 31, 2013 64.6 Dec 31, 2014 65.11 Dec 31, 2015 65.65 Dec 31, 2016 66.04 Dec 31, 2017 66.44 Dec 31, 2018 66.8

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