UK residents rise by 5 million to 72.5 million by 2032

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The population of the UK will rise by about 5 milliliters to 72.5 million in the contract to 2032, driven by more international deportation than previously expected and low fertility, which leads to the same number of births as deaths, according to official data.

Over a period of ten years from mid -2012 to mid -2012, the population is expected to increase by 4.9 million, or 7.3 percent, from an estimated 67.6 million to 72.5 million, National Statistics Office He said on Tuesday.

The net deportation is expected to take place at 4.9 million, with 6.8 million births and the same number of deaths.

ONS said she now believes that international migration will be larger than her in previous expectations. She assumes her latest expectations Low fertility And an increase in the expected life.

James Robards of ONS said the predictions “depend on current and previous trends, and no predictions about what may happen or not happen in the future.”

He said that the latest expectations “also emerge increasingly Population agingWith a number of people over the age of 85 to twice that of approximately 3.3 million by 2047. This is partly due to the aging of children’s boom generation, as well as general increases in the average life expectancy. “