According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the UK population crossed France for the first time on record.
According to ONS statistics, the UK population is likely to reach 72.5 million in mid -2032, up from 67.6 million to 5 million in mid -2022.
ONS statistics shows that the population in the mid -2023 was 68.3 million, surpassing France’s 68.2 million, it is a person, published by INSEE, which is equal to French.
According to the ONS, the driver of development during this period was migrating, with natural change – the difference between birth and death.
The international migration for this period is expected to be 4.9 million in 10 years. It has been revised above the previous project of 4.5 million.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said that Career wants to bring down the “amazingly high level” of migration but will not set the “discretion” caps.
The spokesperson said, “We are going to publish a white dissertation to develop a comprehensive plan to eliminate the number of surprisingly high transfer.”
“As the Prime Minister has said before, we had a compromised hat before, and it had no meaningful effect on reducing immigration.
“So he doesn’t think that setting a discretionary hat, as the previous governments have done, is the best way to reduce the migration significantly.”
The number of birth and mortality during this period is almost the same, with 6.8 million birth 6.8 million deaths.
Although births are likely to rise slightly, but relatively Large, born during the “Baby Boom” after World War II, the possibility of increasing the death of a large number of people reaching large numbers It also increases.
The pure migration level in the UK is estimated at an average of 340,000 each year from mid -2028, which is lower than the current level.
This is 100,000 higher than before the Brexit, but under the previous conservative government, less than 906,000 records in the end of June 2023.
Carl Williams, the research director of the Center Right Think Tank Center for Policy Studies, said: “Once again, the estimates of the ONS population are operating at volatile-340,000 annual annual and population growth since 2029. Part. “
The population of the England population is likely to rise faster than other countries in the UK in mid -2032, which has increased by 7.8 %, compared to 5.9 % for Wales, 4.4 % for Scotland and 2.1 % for Northern Ireland.
The data shows that projection for the working age population has increased, which is driven by more pure migration, said Adam Carllett, a principal economist at the Resolution Foundation.
“A large population of working age means a large economy, more workers and more tax receipts, which provide about $ 5 billion in a year by the end of the decade,” he said.
If Uber [Office for Budget Responsibility] Using these population estimates, it will be a welcome news for the Chancellor in view of the wider economic pressure.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philip, who was an immigration minister between 2019 and 2021 at a time when the pure data of the migration was reaching its peak, said: “This projection is shocking and unacceptable. It can stop and stop it.
“More than 10 years is very high. We need a binding leg on a visa issued every year, which is much less, less less than it is down and controlling the number.
“We have to add to the maximum manpower of 9 million economically inactive adults in the UK and to invest more in technology and mechanization to eliminate unstable reliance on mass low -skilled transfer “
