Wow this is amazing, plus the tax's that the govt are going to have to raise to pay for this and the future pensions are going to be crippling.
From BBC
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UK population 'to rise to 71.6m'
The number of people over 65 is projected to increase to 23%
The population of the UK is expected to increase from 61m to 71.6m by 2033, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Just over two-thirds of the increase is expected to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK.
The population of pensionable age is expected to rise by 32% over the next 25 years.
If the projected increase materialises, the population will have grown at its fastest rate in a century.
Migration increase
The population is expected to rise by more than 10m in the 24 years between 2008 and 2029, less than half the time it took to rise from 50m to 60m between 1948 and 2005.
"That reflects really the speeding-up of the population growth as time has gone on in recent years," says Guy Goodwin, ONS director of population statistics.
National population projections are produced every two years to provide an estimate of future population which is used for government planning for pensions and the welfare state.
The ONS comes up with different models of how the population could change, based on variations in migration, birth rate and life expectancy.
Of the projected 10.5m population increase in the next 25 years, 55% is expected to be due to natural increase - more births than deaths.
Just more than two thirds of the projected population increase by 2033 will be directly or indirectly as a result of migration to the UK.
Immigrant numbers have fallen by 10,000 since the last ONS projection two years ago, with 180,000 new arrivals expected every year for the next 25 years.
Immigration minister, Phil Woolas, said the fall in migrant numbers showed the government's points-based system was working.
"Today's projections show that population growth is starting to slow down, the impacts of the radical reforms we have made to the immigration system over the last two years are working," he said.
But shadow immigration minister, Damian Green, said the government had failed to control immigration.
"A Conservative Government would introduce a limit on the numbers allowed to come here to work, as well as other measures to fight illegal immigration."
Ageing population
The ONS says in common with other European countries, the UK has an ageing population which will grow more rapidly than other age groups.
The population of state pensionable age is expected to rise by 32% over the next 25 years from 11.8m in 2008 to 15.6m in 2033.
The number of people over 85 is projected to more than double over the next 25 years from 1.3 million in 2008 to 3.3 million by 2033.
The number of centenarians - people who live to 100 - is expected to rise more than sevenfold from 11,000 in 2008 to 80,000 in 2033.
The proportion of people aged 65 and over is projected to increase from 16% in 2008, to 23% by 2033.
The population of working age is projected to rise by just under 14%, from 38.1m in 2008 to 43.3m in 2033.
In 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of state pensionable age, but this ratio is expected to fall to 2.8 by 2033, taking into account the future changes to state pension age.
Trends differ across the UK. The populations of England and Northern Ireland are projected to increase by 7% by 2018, and Wales by 5%.
Fertility and life expectancy levels are expected to remain lower in Scotland, where the projected increase is 4%.
Mr Goodwin says the bulk of population increase will be in England:
"If the projection is realised, England will have the population of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland combined." 😱
From BBC
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UK population 'to rise to 71.6m'
The number of people over 65 is projected to increase to 23%
The population of the UK is expected to increase from 61m to 71.6m by 2033, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Just over two-thirds of the increase is expected to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK.
The population of pensionable age is expected to rise by 32% over the next 25 years.
If the projected increase materialises, the population will have grown at its fastest rate in a century.
Migration increase
The population is expected to rise by more than 10m in the 24 years between 2008 and 2029, less than half the time it took to rise from 50m to 60m between 1948 and 2005.
"That reflects really the speeding-up of the population growth as time has gone on in recent years," says Guy Goodwin, ONS director of population statistics.
National population projections are produced every two years to provide an estimate of future population which is used for government planning for pensions and the welfare state.
The ONS comes up with different models of how the population could change, based on variations in migration, birth rate and life expectancy.
Of the projected 10.5m population increase in the next 25 years, 55% is expected to be due to natural increase - more births than deaths.
Just more than two thirds of the projected population increase by 2033 will be directly or indirectly as a result of migration to the UK.
Immigrant numbers have fallen by 10,000 since the last ONS projection two years ago, with 180,000 new arrivals expected every year for the next 25 years.
Immigration minister, Phil Woolas, said the fall in migrant numbers showed the government's points-based system was working.
"Today's projections show that population growth is starting to slow down, the impacts of the radical reforms we have made to the immigration system over the last two years are working," he said.
But shadow immigration minister, Damian Green, said the government had failed to control immigration.
"A Conservative Government would introduce a limit on the numbers allowed to come here to work, as well as other measures to fight illegal immigration."
Ageing population
The ONS says in common with other European countries, the UK has an ageing population which will grow more rapidly than other age groups.
The population of state pensionable age is expected to rise by 32% over the next 25 years from 11.8m in 2008 to 15.6m in 2033.
The number of people over 85 is projected to more than double over the next 25 years from 1.3 million in 2008 to 3.3 million by 2033.
The number of centenarians - people who live to 100 - is expected to rise more than sevenfold from 11,000 in 2008 to 80,000 in 2033.
The proportion of people aged 65 and over is projected to increase from 16% in 2008, to 23% by 2033.
The population of working age is projected to rise by just under 14%, from 38.1m in 2008 to 43.3m in 2033.
In 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of state pensionable age, but this ratio is expected to fall to 2.8 by 2033, taking into account the future changes to state pension age.
Trends differ across the UK. The populations of England and Northern Ireland are projected to increase by 7% by 2018, and Wales by 5%.
Fertility and life expectancy levels are expected to remain lower in Scotland, where the projected increase is 4%.
Mr Goodwin says the bulk of population increase will be in England:
"If the projection is realised, England will have the population of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland combined." 😱
