UK population increased by 3.7 million between 2001 and 2011

[trousers]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18838540

 

UK population increased by 3.7 million between 2001 and 2011, compared to a 1.6 million increase between 1991 and 2001

[buctootim]

Two of those were down to me. No idea about the rest.

 

 

The other thing is that the story only highlights the nett increase. The real story is that around 7 million new people arrive in the UK and 3.5 million left.

Edited 16 July, 2012 by buctootim

[buctootim]

Worked on the populations stats for years and the UK was well behind many other developed countries for average annual growth.

 

Thats patently wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_population_growth_rate

 

A lot struggle with statistics though. Or just use them for the story they want.

 

Thats patently patronising.

 

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[Noodles34]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18838540

 

UK population increased by 3.7 million between 2001 and 2011, compared to a 1.6 million increase between 1991 and 2001

 

imigration anyone (literally)

[bridge too far]

Other population data showed:

• there were a million more women than men in England and Wales - 27.6 million men vs 28.5 million women
  
• the median age of the population in England and Wales was 39, with the median age for men being 38 and for women 40
  
• there were 406,000 more under-five-year-olds than in 2001
  
• one in six people in England and Wales in 2011 was aged 65 and over
  
• this percentage of the population aged 65 and over was the highest seen in any census - at 16.4%
  
  
• there were 430,000 residents aged 90 and over in 2011 compared with 340,000 in 2001 and 13,000 in 1911
  

 

This will continue to be a high growth area I think and a good reason why we need more people in this country - to pay for old people like me!

[SuperMikey]

imigration anyone (literally)

 

There are estimated to be 1m migrant workers in their 20s in the country.

 

The worrying thing is the ageing population part - 14%+ of the population are over 65. Means there will be big expenditure on the NHS over the next few decades. Apparently record numbers of Under Fives though, so at least we've got the 'next generation' sorted.