Five graphs to explain the UK’s population boom and the role of immigration
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. This net growth of 4.9 million people is forecast to be entirely made up of migration, with the number of deaths projected to catch up the number of births in the UK. The UK’s fertility rate is already sinking, but is projected to hit a low of 1.41 per woman over her lifetime in 2027; and stay at that rate for nearly a decade. Immigration Net migration will make up the bulk of UK’s population growth, according to ONS projections. The UK’s fertility rate was at just 1.44 children per woman in 2023, the latest available year; which is the lowest rate on record.
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