Net migration will be the “only source of population growth in the UK over the next 25 years” as deaths regularly exceed births, new analysis claims. A staggering 7.2 million foreign nationals will move to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland between 2024 and 2034, adding 2.2 million to the population.
The number of recorded deaths will exceed the number of babies being born this year, data scientists warned, with the trend set to continue for a quarter of a century. The projections, by the ONS, claimed 6.39 million babies will be born between 2024 and 2034, while 6.84 million people will die. Overall, the population will hit 71 million.
