Net migration to push UK population to 72.5m, ONS projects

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Net migration to push *** population to 72.5m, ONS projects

Sofia Ferreira Santos

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Figures suggest *** population could grow by almost five million over the next decade

Net migration could fuel a rise in the *** population to 72.5 million by 2032, figures suggest.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has projected a population growth of 7.3% between 2022 and 2032, compared with an increase of 6.1% over the previous 10 years.

The number is largely based on the net migration – the difference between those entering and leaving the country – of an estimated 4.9 million people over the 10-year *******.

The number of births and deaths is expected to be roughly equal and for there to be an additional 1.7 million pensioners by 2032.

Between mid-2022 and mid-2032, the ONS projections suggest:

6.8 million people will be born6.8 million people will die9.9 million people will immigrate long-term to the UK4.9 million people will emigrate long-term from the ***

Reacting to figures, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the number immigrating long-term to the *** was “shocking and unacceptable”, and must be “stopped from materialising.”

“Ten million arrivals over 10 years is far too high”, he said, adding: “We need a binding legal cap on visas issued each year which is very, very substantially lower than this in order to get the numbers down and under control.”

England is expected to see the biggest population increase among the *** nations, with a project rise of 7.8% compared with 5.9% for Wales, 4.4% for Scotland and 2.1% for Northern Ireland.

The natural change in population – number of births and deaths – is projected to be “around zero”.

This is because deaths are projected to rise due to a large number of people born in the post-World War Two ******* reaching older ages, the ONS says.

The projections also highlight an increasingly ageing population, and suggests there could be fewer children due to lower fertility rates.

The ONS stressed the figures are projections – not predictions or forecasts – and warned that real numbers could be higher or lower than suggested.

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