The impact of migration on UK population growth

Based on official population estimates and population projections, this briefing examines the impact of migration on recent and future UK demographic trends.

More than half (60%) of the increase of the UK population between 2001 and 2020 was due to the direct contribution of net migration.
Official figures project that the growth in the UK’s population will be slower over the next 25 years than in the previous 25 years. The UK’s population is projected to grow to approximately 72 ...