Population trends
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This article discusses the results of a questionnaire completed by the National Population Projections Expert Advisory Group in spring 2007. As well as asking for the experts' opinions on the most likely future levels of key fertility, mortality and migration indicators, views were collected about a wide range of factors that may have an influence on key demographic variables over the next 25 years.
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The population of the UK is growing at the fastest rate since the 1960s, increasing on average by 0.5 per cent each year. The fastest growing age group is those aged 85 years and older, who now represent just over 2 per cent of the population, compared to just over 1 per cent in 1982. In 2007, continued increase in the population over state pension age meant for the first time this sub-group of the population exceeded the number aged under 16. ⋯ This is the second in a series of annual reports on the population of the UK, providing an overview of the latest statistics on the population, and focussing on a specific theme. This year's theme is the ageing population, with different topics to be covered in future years. The report highlights the work being taken forward as part of the National Statistics Centre for Demography (NSCD) work programme to understand the social and demographic impacts of an ageing society.