 Verfasst am: 03. Nov 2022 06:14 Titel: Migration biggest part of England and Wales population rise |
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| Migration biggest part of England and Wales population rise The number of people in England and Wales who were born outside the UK has increased by 2.5 million since 2011, latest census data shows. 168slotxo.info In terms of security, it uses a modern SSL encryption system, which is the same system that is commonly used by leading banks around the world. The 2021 survey counted 10 million foreign-born people, among a population of 59.5 million in England and Wales. Of these, India was the most common birth place, with 920,000 people, 1.5% of usual residents, born there. The number of Romanian-born people in England and Wales rose 576% between 2011 and 2021 to 539,000. The Republic of Ireland retained its position in the top 10 non-UK countries of birth - but had the greatest decrease, at 20.3%, from 407,000, in 2011, to 325,000, in 2021. On census day, 21 March 2021, the combined population of England and Wales was 59,597,542 - up from 56,075,912 in March 2011. "Natural" population increase - the number of deaths subtracted from the number of babies born - accounted for 42.5% of the rise. The other 57.5% was due to positive net migration - the difference between the numbers who immigrated into and emigrated out of England and Wales, amounting to two million people. London is the region with both the largest proportion of people born outside the UK. In 2021, more than four in 10 (40.6%) of the capital's usual residents were non-UK born. |
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