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- Net migration will be the only driver of the United Kingdom’s population growth through 2034.
- The Office for National Statistics projects the UK population will reach 71.0 million by mid-2034.
- Net immigration is expected to add 2.2 million people while deaths exceed births by 450,000 between mid-2024 and mid-2034.
- The number of pensioners is projected to rise 15 % to 14.2 million.
- The under-16 population is projected to fall 13 %.
