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Population explosion

  • How the UK’s population growth compares to the rest of the world – in four charts

    We’ll be a snug 11.2bn inhabitants on the planet before the century is out, according to the UN’s latest population forecasts. But where are populations growing fastest – and how does the UK measure up? 1. Planet Earth is growing at twice the rate of the UK The world’s population growth has slowed, but not [...]

  • Population growth: UK to become biggest country in European Union by 2050

    The UK will become the most populous country in the European Union by 2050, according to new estimates. That is, as long as we are still in the EU by then.    Eurostat's predicts that the UK's population will continue to rise, from 65 million in 2015 to 67m in 2020. By 2050 it will [...]

  • Migration pushes UK population up by 500,000 to a new record

    The population of the UK has hit a record high, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said, with the average age also reaching a new peak. The population at 30 June 2014 is estimated to have been 64,596,800, an increase of 491,100 or 0.77 per cent on the year before. Most of the increase [...]

  • Britain’s ageing population could boost economic growth – if we adapt

    June 25, 2015

    The UK and other western economies face the prospect of an ageing population. As the post-war baby boomers grow older, and people live longer, the number of over-65s in the UK is expected to nearly double by 2050. This is often seen as a problem for society, leading to higher health care and social costs, [...]

  • Ageing population: The UK’s average age has reached an all-time high as population grows at an above-average rate

    June 25, 2015

    The UK is older than it has ever been before.   Figures published today show the average age of the population now stands at 40 – the highest ever estimated. In 1974, the average person was a mere puppy, aged 33.9 years.    Wales has the oldest population within the union at 42.1 years, while Northern [...]

  • Britain’s ageing population will ruin the budget surplus plan, says OBR

    June 11, 2015

    Britain's ageing population will throw a spanner in the works for George Osborne's new budget Surplus Rule.   According to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), a rise in the proportion of people over working age will wipe out surpluses unless changes are made to taxes and spending.   Read more: The world's ageing population is [...]

  • The world’s ageing population is sending us into a deepening debt crisis

    May 26, 2015

    The world's ageing population is causing a huge pile of debt to build up, the European chief executive of Goldman Sachs Asset Management has said.    Andrew Wilson, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the investor, warned that it would be impossible to pay off national debts under the current system because of [...]

  • UK immigration: These charts show how net migration has increased, where migrants are coming from and why they migrate

    May 21, 2015

    Just as Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his stance on tackling immigration, figures were published showing net long-term migration to the UK last year rose to the highest level in nearly a decade, reaching an estimated 318,000 over the 12 months.    In total 641,000 people immigrated to the UK, up from 526,000 the previous [...]

  • The UK’s ageing population: Use this interactive map to see the country’s average age getting older

    March 23, 2015

    We all know the UK has a problem with its ageing population. There are currently 10m people aged 65 and over across the country, and official projections are for that to grow by 5.5m in the next 20 years.    By 2050, the number of people over 65 is expected to reach 19m – one [...]

  • London’s population explosion mapped: Which borough will grow the most by 2039?

    February 3, 2015

    So London is now home to more than 8.6m people – the most to reside in the capital yet, having edged above the previous record set back in 1939. City Hall is predicting that London's population is now set for a period of solid growth, reaching 11m by 2050. But where will they be living?  [...]

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