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Challenges and opportunities for urban areas - OCRCharacteristics of the UK's population

Urban areas in the UK and abroad have experienced significant change and face many opportunities and challenges, including regeneration and urban sustainability.

Part of GeographyUrban futures

Characteristics of the UK's population

The UK has a population of over 67 million people. The major cities of the UK can be seen on the map. London is the UK's largest city and Birmingham is its second largest city.

Map of the major cities in the UK.

The bar chart shows in the UK. Scotland has the lowest population density at 70 people per km2 whereas England has the highest population density at 434 people per km2.

England has population density of 410 per sq km, Wales 150, N Ireland 140, Scotland 60.

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