The population of the UK is projected to grow from an estimated 67.0 million in mid-2021 to 73.7 million by mid-2036, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This represents an increase of around 6.6 million, or 9.9%.
Long-term international net migration – the difference between the number of people entering the country and leaving – is projected to account for 6.1 million of the increase, with the remainder coming from a higher number of births than deaths.
All the figures are projections, not predictions or forecasts, because they are based on current and past trends.
TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer expresses her fury at the news: "We haven't got the GP appointments, the NHS doctors, we haven't got the jobs for these people."
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