2012-09-29 Daily Mail: Britannian väestönkasvu kiihtyy

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210329/Population-England-rise-faster.html

Population of England to rise 4.5m in a decade as growth rate 'gets faster'

The number of people in England will rise by more than four and a half million over the next decade, official estimates said yesterday.

The estimates mean population growth over the next ten years will outpace the historic record increase of the past decade.

Figures on future growth, from the Office for National Statistics, were made public following Home Secretary Theresa May's suggestion earlier this month that no specific effort would be made to keep Britain's overall population below the symbolic 70million level that one Labour minister promised would never be reached.

Seuraavan vuosikymmenen aikana Englannin väkiluku kasvaa 4.5 miljoonaa, lyöden aikasemman vuosikymmenen historiallisen kasvuvauhdin.

The population boom is thought to be driven by both immigration and higher birthrates.

Immigration and births to migrants were responsible for around 70 per cent of growth, with the rest accounted for by higher birthrates among mothers born in Britain.

Kasvua vauhdittaa maahanmuutto ja korkeampi syntyvyys. Maahanmuutto ja syntymät maahanmuuttajille kattoivat 70% kasvusta, ja loput kasvusta tuli Britanniassa syntyneiden äitien korkeammasta syntyvyydestä.

Britain's population is around the 63million mark and estimates suggest the 70million figure – which critics say would overstretch housing, transport, education, health services and utilities – will be hit before the currently expected date of 2027.

The projections for England's population in 2021 have been calculated following last year's census, which found around half a million more people in the country than were thought to be living here.

This means numbers are expected to be 667,000 higher in 2021 than previously thought.

According to the ONS projections, England will now have 57,688,000 people in 2021 compared with 53,107,000 last year. The anticipated population increase over a decade is 4,581,000.

Kriitikot sanovat, että 70 miljoonan populaatio ylikuormittaa asutuksen, liikenteen, opetuksen, terveyspalvelut ja palvelut.

Simon Ross of Population Matters, which campaigns for more sustainable living, said: 'This growth rate is one of the highest in Europe, for a country that is already one of its most densely populated.

'It is hardly surprising that we face issues in housing, transport and employment. In the medium term, these numbers are unsustainable.

'The Government must be supported in its efforts to limit net migration and should take steps to reduce the birth rate through improving sexual health and encouraging people to have smaller families.'

Simon Ross:" Tämä kasvu vauhti on yksi Euroopan korkeimmista, maalle joka on jo yksi tiheimmin asutuista. On tuskin yllättävää, että me kohtamme ongelmia asutuksessa, liikenteessä ja työllisyydessä. Nämä luvut ovat kestämättömiä. Hallitusta pitää tukea yrityksissän rajoittaa netto maahanmuuttoa ja vähentävää syntyvyyttä rohkaisemalla ihmisiä tekemään pienempiä perheitä."

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Kaiken lisäksi väestönlaskenta Britanniasa ei ole kovin tarkkaa. Se perustuu väestönlaskentakaavakkeisiin, jotka palautetaan viranomaisille. Kuitenkin, epäillään että maassa asuu useita miljonia ihmisiä väestönlaskennan ulkopuolella.