Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed its population projections for 2036, predicting an increase from an estimated 67 million residents in mid-2021 to 73.7 million residents, driven overwhelmingly by mass migration.
The ONS projects 13.7 million long-term migrants will arrive in Britain over the period — equivalent to the combined population of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including their existing migrant populations, plus an additional three million people.
The government office projects 7.6 million people will emigrate from Britain over the same period, for a net influx of 6.1 million – still far in excess of the population of Scotland, which is currently estimated at 5.5 million.
Immigration, therefore, accounts for the lion’s share of the expected increase in population. Births over deaths, including the children of migrants, are expected to add only 541,000 people to the population.
The “Conservative” Party, which has been in office since 2010, pledged to reduce net immigration “from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands” in three consecutive election campaigns. They never came close to achieving this, and the pledge was downgraded to a vaguer commitment to reduce immigration “overall” under Boris Johnson in 2019.
In fact, net immigration increased to 745,000 in 2022, far above the 184,000 arrivals in 2019.
Over the 15 years between mid-2021 and mid-2036, the UK population is projected to grow by 6.6 million people.
This includes 541,000 more births than deaths and international net migration of 6.1 million people. pic.twitter.com/MvQLfWi1Iq
— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) January 30, 2024
