UK Facts & Figures
Statistical data for the United Kingdom
Find statistical data for the United Kingdom including geography, area, society and people, economy, sport and communications.
The Office For National Statistics has a variety of information on British life and culture including the environment, education, crime, diversity and health, language and migration.
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Facts & Figures for the United Kingdom
UK Statistics
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Alcohol consumption: average 9.7 litres of pure alcohol per year per adult*
Area: 243,610 km²
Relative area size: 80th largest in world
Army: 80,040 personnel
B
Beer Consumption: 47.77 million hectoliters (2018)
Busiest Airport: Heathrow (London); 80,124,537 passengers 2018
Busiest Station: Waterloo (London); 86.9 million passengers 2019/20
C
Capital: London (pop. 8,308,369; 2012 estimate; 8,982,000; 2019 estimate)
Largest City: London
Principal Cities & Populations: Glasgow, 598,830
Birmingham, 1,074,000
Manchester, 512,000
Edinburgh, 495,360
Belfast, 286,000
Liverpool, 465,700
Newcastle, 546,788
Currency: Pound Sterling GBP £
D
Driving: On the left
Drugs: Illegal drugs classified as Class A, Class B and Class C
E
Electricity: 230 V; 50 Hz
Ethnic Groups: White (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%,
Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%,
Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
Export Partners: Germany 11.5%, US 10.6%, Netherlands 8.9%,
France 7.4% (2012); US 14.3%, Germany 10.2%, Ireland 6.8%, Netherlands 6.2%, France 5.9% (2020)
F
Flag: Union Jack
G
GDP per capita: $37,500 (2012 estimate); $44,300 (2017 estimate), $49,463 (2023 estimate)
H
Highest Individual Score in the County Cricket Championship: Brian Lara 501 not out, 1994
Highest Team Score in the County Cricket Championship: 887, Yorkshire v. Warwickshire 1896
Lowest Team Score in the County Cricket Championship: 12, Northamptonshire v. Gloucestershire, 1907
Highest Mountain: Ben Nevis, Scotland, 1,343 meters
Highest Salary: Denise Coates of Bet365 earned a salary of £421m in 2020-2021
I
Import Partners: Germany 12.5%, China 8.1%, Netherlands 7.3%,
US 6.8% (2012); Germany 13%, China 10%, US 8%, Netherlands 7% (2019)
Internet Users: 51.444 million (2009); 62 million monthly users in 2020
International Dialling Code: +44
Internet Country Code: .uk
J
Judges: 2,769 court judges in 2020
K
Kings & Queens: 62 (in England & Britain)
Age at Accession: 73, Charles III
Length of Marriage: 73 years, Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Number of Children: 29, Henry I
Number of Marriages: 6, Henry VIII
Tallest & Shortest Monarchs: 1.94 meters Edward IV; 1.52 meters QueenVictoria
L
Largest Lake by Area: Lough Neagh (N. Ireland)
Largest Lake by Volume: Loch Ness (Scotland)
Labour Force: 32.07 million (2012 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 78 men; 82 women
Longest Bridge: Bromford Viaduct at 5,600 metres
Longest Canal: Grand Union at 137 miles from London to Birmingham
Longest Place Name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwiiiiantysiligogogoch
Longest Reigning Monarch: Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1953 and died in 2022
Longest River: River Severn, England & Wales, 354 km
Longest Road: A1 at 410 miles (660 km)
M
Mobile Phones: 76,920,618 (2019)
Most FA Cups Won: Arsenal (14)
Most Football League Titles Won: Manchester United (20)
Most Goals For England's Men: 58 and counting Harry Kane; 53 Wayne Rooney
Most Goals in the Premier League: 260 by Alan Shrearer
Most Olympic Gold Medals: Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, 6 (cycling)
Motorways: 2,173 miles (3,497 km)
Murders (Homicides): 695 (2020); 696 (2022)
N
National Anthem: God Save The Queen
National Parks: 15
O
Oldest Castle: Windsor Castle
Oldest Door: Westminster Abbey
Oldest Golf Course: St Andrews Links, Scotland
Oldest Surviving Football Club: Sheffield FC
Oldest University: Oxford (1096)
P
Pets - Dogs & Cats: 9 million dogs; 8 million cats (2018 estimate)** 12 million dogs (2021 estimate)***
Pig Population: 4 million (2020)
Population Density: 256 people per km²
Prisons: 117 prisons in England and Wales
Prison Population: 83,618 (0.088% of the population) in 2018; 79,749 men and 3,869 women
Q
Queens of England: 8
R
Railways: 16,454 km
Roads: 394,428 km
Relative Population Size: 3rd largest in Europe; 22nd in world
S
Sheep: 15 million in 2020
Shortest Scheduled Passenger Flight: Westray to Papa Westray, Orkney Islands (2.7 km)
T
Total Population: 63,395,574 (July 2013 estimate; 66.65 million 2019 estimate)
TV Channels: (Terrestrial & Public Service Broadcasters) BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5
U
Unemployment: 7.7% (2013); 3.17% (2019 estimate); 4% (2023) - equates to 1.37 million people.
Universities: 130
Urbanization: 83.7%
V
Vehicles: 34.5 million; 28.7 million cars (2012)
Video System: PAL
Visitors From Overseas: 31,084,000 (2012); 40.9 million (2019)
W
Waterways: 3,200 km - 620 km used commercially (2009)
Wine Consumption: 20 litres per person on average (2017)
X
Y
Youngest Prime Minister: William Pitt the Younger (24)
Z
Z-Cars: 801 episodes
Sources
*Alcohol Change UK
**RSPCA
***Pet Food Manufacturers' Association
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