The latest available data on these statistics from the UK National Statistics Online indicate that in 2004 the UK's population was divided (rounded numbers) between the four countries as:
* 84% in England * 9% in Scotland * 5% in Wales * 3% in Northern Ireland
Projected trends for next 40 years:
* England's population will continue to rise, * Wales population will continue to rise but at a slower rate than England,
* Scotland's numbers declined in the 1990's but will rise to a peak in 2019 then fall,
* Northern Ireland will rise and peak in 2030 and then start to fall.
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