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Cumbria's Population Increased as UK Growth Hits Slowest Rate Since 1998
Net migration fell to 222,900 and births hit a four-decade low, leaving annual population growth at 0.33%, the ONS said.
- The Office for National Statistics reported UK population growth slowed to 0.33% in the year to mid-2025, reaching 69.5 million people, the lowest annual rate since 1998 excluding the 2020 pandemic.
- This slowdown follows a steep decline in net migration, which fell to 222,900 from 651,700 the previous year, alongside tighter employment rules introduced by the Conservative government and continued by Labour.
- Natural change—the gap between births and deaths—contributed only 4,900 to population growth, while ONS analysis of 361 councils showed 257 areas recording growth and 104 experiencing a fall.
- Regional trends diverged sharply: Wales saw its first population decline in a decade at 0.09%, England recorded a 0.39% increase, while Scotland and Northern Ireland experienced almost no annual growth.
- Projections published earlier this year by the ONS suggest deaths could outnumber births annually from 2026, with overall UK population growth expected to halt by the mid-2050s.
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Population reaches 69.5M as net migration falls sharply to 222,900, down from 651,700 a year earlier
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Net migration accounted for 96 per cent of Britain's population growth last year
Net international migration accounted for 98 per cent of Britain's population growth last year.Of the total 227,700 increase, 222,900 were due to more people arriving than leaving the country.The UK's population reached an estimated 69.5 million, according to the latest figures.The overall growth rate of 0.3 per cent was the slowest recorded since mid-2020. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Natural change, the gap between births and deaths, added…
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R 17%
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