UK Population Hits New Peak of 69.5million but Growth Slows as Net Migration and Birth Rates Drop

Slowest UK Population Growth Since 1998 After Immigration Plunges

Britain’s population rose at the slowest pace in almost three decades, when excluding the pandemic, as net migration tumbled and births barely exceeded deaths.

UK population hits new peak of 69.5million but growth slows as net migration and birth rates drop

Net migration accounted for 96 per cent of Britain's population growth last year

Net international migration accounted for 98 per cent of Britain's population growth last year.Of the total 227,700 increase, 222,900 were due to more people arriving than leaving the country.The UK's population reached an estimated 69.5 million, according to the latest figures.The overall growth rate of 0.3 per cent was the slowest recorded since mid-2020. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Natural change, the gap between births and deaths, added…

UK population hits new high of 69.5million but growth slows, says ONS

There were an estimated 69,483,939 people living in the UK in mid-2025, up by 227,665 on the previous 12 months.

UK population growth slows to lowest rate in decades as migration dips

me 652,400 births took place in the year to mid-2025, the lowest for more than four decades

Slowest UK population growth outside pandemic since 1998

The population stood at an estimated 69.5 million in mid-2025, up by 227,665 on the previous 12 months.