Referendum day ONS population estimate release reported UK population to be 65,110,000 as of June 2015 with 91.5% of the increase occuring in England

Todays largely unreported ONS release on UK population projections for 2015 states ” The population of the United Kingdom at 30 June 2015 is estimated to be 65,110,000 derived from the international migration statistics published in November 2015, and birth and death registrations reported within published provisional data on births and deaths.
Over the year to mid-2015 the number of people resident in the UK increased by 513,300 (up 0.8%), similar to the average annual increase seen over the last decade. The population of England increased by 469,700 (up 0.86%) to 54,786,300 and accounts for 84% of the UK’s population” That is 91.5% of the increase occuring in England.

UK ONS population statistics

UK ONS population statistics

 

The UK in an open border EU

The UK in an open border EU