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UK population to reach 77 mln in 2060
UK population is expected to increase from its current figure of 61 mln to almost 77 mln in 2060 - a rise of 25%. This would make it the largest population in the EU, ahead of the projections for France (72 mln) and Germany (71 mln). Eurostat predicts the EU population will be 506 mln [...]
UK population is expected to increase from its current figure of 61 mln to almost 77 mln in 2060 - a rise of 25%. This would make it the largest population in the EU, ahead of the projections for France (72 mln) and Germany (71 mln). Eurostat predicts the EU population will be 506 mln in 2060, up from 495 mln in 2008. It is expected to peak at 521 mln in 2035 but then decline.