The figures pile pressure on the government to tackle migration and pour more funding into the social care system ...
Immigration is expected to be the sole driver of population growth in the UK, while projections also show an increase in the ...
The population is projected rise to 72.5million by mid-2032 – up from an estimated 67.6million a decade earlier, according to ...
Higher levels of net migration result in a population projection of 81.4 million by mid-2047 instead of 76.6 million.
Projections from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that, by mid-2047, the number of over-85 will have nearly ...
James Robards, from the ONS, explained the data: ‘The UK population is projected to grow by almost five million over the next ...
The triple lock sees pensions rise in line with inflation, wages or 2.5 per cent, whichever is higher. Recent high interest ...
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 ...