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General Information

Region		Northern Europe
Population (000, 2025)		84^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		147.1^a,b
Capital city		Douglas
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		27.2^d
Surface area (km2)		572^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		98^a,b
National currency		Pound Sterling (GBP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		0.8^e

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Unemployment (% of labour force)	2.6^f,g,h	...	...
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %)	57.5 / 69.3^g,i,j	... / ...	... / ...
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	161^k,l	...	...

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	-0.4	0.1	-0.1^b
Urban population (% of total population)	52.2	52.7^m	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	0.9ⁿ	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	1.7	1.6	1.5^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	81.9 / 78.6	82.7 / 78.5	83.3 / 79.2^b
Population age distribution^a,o (0-14/60+ years old, %)	16.1 / 26.5	15.1 / 28.5	13.9 / 31.2^b
International migrant stock^p (000/% of total pop.)	42.2 / 50.5	43.0 / 51.2	43.7 / 51.9^e
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	14.6	13.7	13.2^b
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	1.2	0^q	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Threatened species (number)	3	6	17^e
Forested area (% of land area)	6.1^r	6.1^r	6.1^s
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	0.2 / 2.5	0.3 / 3.2	0.2 / 3.0^s
Energy production, primary^r (Petajoules)	0	1	1^s
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	49	57	53^s
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	19.5	26.9	27.3^e

Footnotes

a		For statistical purposes, the data for United Kingdom do not include this area.
b		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
c		2023
d		2018
e		2024
f		Population aged 15 to 64 years.
g		Break in the time series.
h		2013
i		Population aged 16 years and over.
j		2011
k		Index base: 2000=100.
l		2014
m		2019
n		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
o		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
p		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Montserrat, Saint Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
q		2016
r		Estimate.
s		2022