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| UK population increases by 500,000, official figures show | |
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| The UK population grew by almost half a million last year to 64,596,800, official figures show. | The UK population grew by almost half a million last year to 64,596,800, official figures show. |
| The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates the number of people living in Britain in June 2014 was up 491,100 on the previous year. | |
| Net migration added 259,700 to the population, while "natural growth" - births minus deaths - added 226,200. | Net migration added 259,700 to the population, while "natural growth" - births minus deaths - added 226,200. |
| The population increase was above average compared with rises over the last decade, the ONS said. | The population increase was above average compared with rises over the last decade, the ONS said. |
| The ONS said the number of births in 2013 to mothers born outside the UK made up a quarter of the total babies born. | |
| The figures also found that the number and proportion of older people in the UK continued to rise. | |
| The median age of the population - the age at which half the population is younger and half the population is older - in mid-2014 was 40 years, the highest ever estimated. | |
| There were 11.4 million people (17.7% of the population) aged 65 and over in mid-2014, up from 11.1 million (17.4%) in the previous year. |