South East is the top region by population in the United Kingdom. As of 2019, population in South East was 9.18 million persons that accounts for 13.77% of the United Kingdom's population. The top 5 regions (others are London, North West, East of England, and West Midlands) account for 56.42% of it. The United Kingdom's total population was estimated at 66.6 million persons in 2019.
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| North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 2,546,868 | 2,543,746 | 2,581,096 | 2,591,626 | 2,599,436 | 2,606,603 | 2,614,782 | 2,621,766 | 2,630,654 | 2,640,686 | 2,648,215 | 2,656,980 |
| North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 6,773,669 | 6,855,292 | 7,003,144 | 7,038,003 | 7,070,201 | 7,093,959 | 7,118,192 | 7,153,981 | 7,199,476 | 7,241,212 | 7,272,136 | 7,300,075 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) | 4,957,467 | 5,085,823 | 5,239,130 | 5,271,538 | 5,302,562 | 5,327,399 | 5,349,043 | 5,375,167 | 5,407,699 | 5,437,756 | 5,462,595 | 5,486,230 |
| East Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 4,160,260 | 4,310,294 | 4,489,370 | 4,522,260 | 4,552,652 | 4,583,149 | 4,617,902 | 4,657,381 | 4,701,311 | 4,748,491 | 4,781,284 | 4,811,065 |
| West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 5,270,792 | 5,363,510 | 5,546,881 | 5,587,184 | 5,625,705 | 5,658,977 | 5,694,326 | 5,734,320 | 5,782,942 | 5,835,748 | 5,873,091 | 5,907,872 |
| East of England (NUTS 2021) | 5,356,847 | 5,535,748 | 5,779,529 | 5,835,002 | 5,884,137 | 5,928,877 | 5,984,503 | 6,046,485 | 6,102,398 | 6,148,608 | 6,197,813 | 6,235,410 |
| London (NUTS 2021) | 7,195,312 | 7,476,424 | 8,002,621 | 8,133,525 | 8,256,568 | 8,363,095 | 8,478,369 | 8,603,110 | 8,718,245 | 8,797,265 | 8,899,823 | 8,982,256 |
| South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 7,972,861 | 8,168,243 | 8,534,609 | 8,615,530 | 8,688,804 | 8,758,925 | 8,833,374 | 8,911,571 | 8,989,881 | 9,055,647 | 9,120,911 | 9,175,033 |
| South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 4,899,016 | 5,062,212 | 5,244,033 | 5,281,091 | 5,320,318 | 5,358,575 | 5,400,450 | 5,447,407 | 5,494,303 | 5,538,113 | 5,578,303 | 5,616,381 |
| Wales (NUTS 2021) | 2,903,734 | 2,963,141 | 3,044,206 | 3,056,650 | 3,068,915 | 3,078,358 | 3,087,359 | 3,095,703 | 3,106,222 | 3,119,255 | 3,126,522 | 3,136,383 |
| Scotland (NUTS 2021) | 5,067,418 | 5,096,767 | 5,246,559 | 5,280,584 | 5,306,795 | 5,320,664 | 5,337,613 | 5,360,273 | 5,388,865 | 5,414,723 | 5,436,926 | 5,454,238 |
| Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) | 1,681,179 | 1,720,850 | 1,799,019 | 1,809,539 | 1,818,995 | 1,826,761 | 1,835,290 | 1,846,229 | 1,857,048 | 1,866,638 | 1,875,957 | 1,885,189 |