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flag UK population rose 1.1% to 69.3 million in 2023-2024, driven by net migration.

flag The UK population rose by 755,254 people, or 1.1%, to 69.3 million between mid-2023 and mid-2024, the second-largest annual increase since 1949. flag Net international migration accounted for 98% of the growth, driven by 1.2 million immigrants and 496,536 emigrants. flag Natural increase added only 16,239 people, with births at their lowest level in at least 42 years and deaths at their lowest since 2019. flag Growth was fastest in England (1.2%), followed by Scotland (0.7%), Wales (0.6%), and Northern Ireland (0.4%), influenced by age structures and fertility rates. flag Over the past decade, the population increased by 4.7 million, or 7.2%, with net migration remaining the primary driver since the early 2000s.

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