"Year to 2024 sees UK record second largest population growth in 75 years" "The UK is estimated to have recorded a population growth of more than three-quarters of a million in the year to June 2024. This is the second-largest annual increase since the late 1940s, and England saw a faster increase rate than the rest of the UK. Net international migration, which is the difference between people moving into the country and leaving, accounted for 98% of the UK's overall population growth, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. In mid-2024, 69.3 million people were estimated to be in the UK, up from 68.5 million in mid-2023. Immigration explained: Migrants, refugees, and visas defined Nigel Henretty, from the ONS, said: "The UK population has increased each year since mid-1982. "Net international migration continues to be the main driver of this growth, continuing the long-term trend seen since the turn of the century. "The rate of population increase has been higher in recent years, and the rise seen in the year to mid-2024 represents the second largest annual increase in numerical terms in over 75 years." In the year to June 2024, 1,235,254 people were estimated to have immigrated to the UK while 496,536 were likely to have emigrated. Net migration stood at 738,718, and was the largest contributing factor to the overall population growth. Another factor, albeit a fraction of the overall increase, was that there were slightly more births than deaths in the year to mid-2024. The number of births in the UK stood at 662,148 compared to 645,909 deaths, which added 16,239 to the almost three-quarters of a million total. The total number of births in the UK was the lowest for at least 42 years while the number of deaths was the lowest since before the Covid-19 pandemic in mid-2019." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2djl9jem7o#:~:text=The%20UK%20is%20estimated%20to,were%20likely%20to%20have%20emigrated. "Net international migration, which is the difference between people moving into the country and leaving, accounted for 98% of the UK's overall population growth". Not very green, however it happens, is it?

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