Immigration Drives Record Population Growth in 75 Years: ONS
More than a million people immigrated to England and Wales, contributing to the largest spike in the population since the post-war baby boom of 1948.
Immigration has driven the largest population increase in England and Wales in 75 years, as per official statistics released on Monday.
The population rose by approximately 610,000 to 60.9 million in mid-2023, marking the most significant surge in population since 1948, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Statistics indicate that around 1,084,000 individuals immigrated to England and Wales in the year leading to mid-2023, with 462,000 emigrating, resulting in a net international migration of 622,000.
During the same period, net internal migration out of England and Wales to the rest of the UK stood at 13,800.
The total population for the entire UK was 67.6 million in mid-2022, though data for 2023 is currently unavailable.
The ONS stated: “Long-term international immigration for England and Wales in the year leading to mid-2023 was estimated at 1,084,000, an increase of 98,000 compared to the previous year.”
“International emigration was also higher for mid-2023, at 462,000. Net international migration was 622,000 in the year leading to mid-2023, which was 73,000 higher than in mid-2022.”
Economic output has apparently not kept pace with the rising population, with provisional figures showing GDP per head in 2023 to be 0.7 percent lower than in 2022.
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