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Population share of generations in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2024

=	Gen Alpha (2013 onwards)	Gen Z (1997-2012)	Millennials (1981-1996)	Gen X (1965-1980)	Baby Boomers (1946-1964)	Pre-War (1945 and earlier)
1990	0%	0%	13%	22.4%	27.4%	37.2%
1991	0%	0%	14.4%	22.3%	27.3%	36.1%
1992	0%	0%	15.7%	22.2%	27.1%	34.9%
1993	0%	0%	17%	22.2%	27%	33.8%
1994	0%	0%	18.2%	22.1%	26.9%	32.7%
1995	0%	0%	19.5%	22.1%	26.8%	31.6%
1996	0%	0%	20.7%	22.1%	26.7%	30.5%
1997	0%	1.3%	20.6%	22.1%	26.6%	29.4%
1998	0%	2.5%	20.6%	22.1%	26.5%	28.4%
1999	0%	3.7%	20.5%	22.1%	26.4%	27.3%
2000	0%	4.8%	20.4%	22.2%	26.3%	26.3%
2001	0%	5.9%	20.4%	22.3%	26.1%	25.2%
2002	0%	7%	20.4%	22.4%	26%	24.2%
2003	0%	8.1%	20.4%	22.5%	25.8%	23.2%
2004	0%	9.3%	20.5%	22.5%	25.6%	22.1%
2005	0%	10.5%	20.6%	22.6%	25.3%	21.1%
2006	0%	11.6%	20.7%	22.6%	25.1%	20.1%
2007	0%	12.8%	20.8%	22.5%	24.8%	19.1%
2008	0%	14%	20.9%	22.4%	24.5%	18.1%
2009	0%	15.2%	21%	22.4%	24.2%	17.2%
2010	0%	16.4%	21.1%	22.2%	23.9%	16.4%
2011	0%	17.6%	21.3%	22%	23.6%	15.5%
2012	0%	18.8%	21.2%	21.9%	23.4%	14.7%
2013	1.2%	18.7%	21.3%	21.8%	23.1%	13.8%
2014	2.4%	18.7%	21.3%	21.7%	22.8%	13.1%
2015	3.6%	18.6%	21.4%	21.6%	22.6%	12.2%
2016	4.8%	18.6%	21.4%	21.5%	22.2%	11.4%
2017	5.9%	18.6%	21.4%	21.4%	22%	10.7%
2018	7%	18.7%	21.4%	21.3%	21.7%	10%
2019	8%	18.8%	21.4%	21.2%	21.4%	9.3%
2020	9%	18.9%	21.4%	21.1%	21.1%	8.6%
2021	10%	19%	21.4%	21%	20.8%	7.9%
2022	11.1%	19.2%	21.4%	20.8%	20.4%	7.2%
2023	12.2%	19.4%	21.6%	20.5%	19.8%	6.5%
2024	13.3%	19.6%	21.7%	20.3%	19.3%	5.9%

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September 2025

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

1990 to 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .

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In 2024, Millennials were the largest generational cohort in the United Kingdom, comprising approximately 21.7 percent of the population. Gen X was the next largest generation at 20.3 percent of the population, followed by Gen Z at 19.6 percent, and the Baby Boomer Generation on 19.3 percent. People belonging to earlier generations accounted for just 5.9 percent of the UK's population in this year.