Oh well, the UK population only grew by another 327,000 in the year to March so I suppose we should be delighted.
Poland has now become the most common non UK country of birth for people in the UK and there's been record levels of immigration from Romania and Bulgaria. What a surprise...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37183733
Quote:
More than 25% of births in England and Wales in 2015 were to women born outside the UK, the highest level on record, according to separate figures.
ONS statistician Elizabeth McLaren said: "The rising percentage of births to women born outside the UK is largely due to foreign born women making up an increasing share of the female population of childbearing age in England and Wales.
"Part of the reason for this is that migrants are more likely to be working-age adults rather than children or older people. Alongside their increasing share of the population, higher fertility among women born outside the UK has also had an impact."
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But it's all OK because GDP will be higher...
