It is the second-largest annual numerical rise in more than 75 years – behind only the increase of more than 800,000 people that took place from mid-2022 to mid-2023.
There were an estimated 61.8 million people in England and Wales in mid-2024, up 706,881 from 61.1 million in mid-2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Almost all of this increase was due to international migration, with natural change – the difference between births and deaths – accounting for only a small proportion.
Net international migration – the difference between people moving to the country and leaving – accounted for 690,147 of the estimated population increase of 706,881 people, or 98% of the total, the ONS said.
Some 1,142,303 people were estimated to have come to England and
Wales as immigrants in the 12 months to June 2024 while 452,156 were
likely to have emigrated. …<<<Read More>>>...
