London is only major city in Britain that’s getting older due to post-Brexit migration boost outside capital

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Londoners are getting older on average while post-Brexit migration brings young foreign nationals to cities outside the capital, new analysis reveals. The boom in international migration following the UK’s departure from the EU has led to higher net arrivals of young migrants outside the capital, researchers say, while net migration to London has remained fairly constant. London’s declining birth rate has been contributing to the median age in the city getting older “These demographic trends will have profound implications for the local provision of public services, from education to health and care - and the government will need to carefully consider their long-term consequences.” Net migration to the UK has boomed since Brexit, with more non-EU nationals, such as Indians and Nigerians, coming to work and study. London’s birth rate has also been declining faster than the national trend - effectively adding six months to the capital’s median age.