The natural population of the UK will begin to decline by the middle of the decade, leaving the country dependent on migration to increase the working-age population, according to new data.
Falling birth rates and an ageing population mean more people will die than are born annually by 2025, marking a long-term reversal of a historic trend, showed projections released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics.
The figures indicated that the population of the UK was also ageing faster than expected, fuelling concerns over the mounting cost of elderly care, pensions and health to the state.
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