The UK population has grown by more than three-quarters of a million – the second-largest increase in 75 years.
Most of the increase was due to international migration, with natural change – the difference between births and deaths – accounting for only a small proportion.
A record 69.3 million people were estimated to be in the UK in mid-2024, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Some 1,235,254 were estimated to have immigrated to the UK in the 12 months to June 2024 while 496,536 were likely to have emigrated.
It is the second-largest jump since 1949.
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