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The United Kingdom's population is projected to grow 3.2% to 69.2 million in the decade to 2030, up from 67.1 million in 2020. In the decade to 2020, the population grew by 4.3 million, or 6.9%.

The UK's population is set to soar by around 10 million over the next 25 years - according to official figures. Estimates from the Officer for National Statistics show the number of people living ...

The majority of the UK population describes their ethnic group as "white", but over the years the majority has been falling - from 94.1 per cent in 1991 to 86 per cent in 2011.

If net migration reaches the highest level currently believed to be likely by the ONS, the UK population will be 73.2 million by 2032 and have grown by a further nine million to 82.2 million by 2050.

Net migration will account for all the population growth of the UK over the coming years as the number of the people living here rises to nearly 70 million by 2030 official figures show.

UK population rises to 67.1 million by mid-2020; Annual population growth of 0.47% lowest since 2003; Net emigration of 67,000 recorded from March to June ...