Test 31 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 31 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 31 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 31
What percentage of the total British population is located in Scotland?
Correct Answer: Over 8%
Scotland accounts for just over 8% of the total UK population — approximately 5.5 million people out of the UK's roughly 67 million. The majority of Scotland's population lives in the Central Belt, the urban corridor between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
England has the largest share of the UK population at around 84%, followed by Scotland, then Wales (around 5%) and Northern Ireland (around 3%).