October 8, 2024 4:20 PM

UK population rises to 68.3 million, driven by immigration

Britain's population grew by 1% in annual terms to 68.3 million as of mid-2023, mainly due to high immigration, official data showed on Tuesday. Net international migration was the main contributor to population increase for all four countries of the UK - England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - in the year to mid-2023, Britain's Office for National Statistics said. The natural change in population, which is the difference between births and deaths, fell by 16,300. Previous projections ...