Tuesday 23 October 2007

UK population to hit 65,000,000 by 2016

Amongst the many geographical stories in the news today (more of which later...) was the estimate from the Office of National Statistics that the UK's population will reach 65 million by 2016 - an increase of 4.4 million - if current trends continue.


Have a look at this article from the BBC, and at the ONS website.

What are the causes of this increase? What will be the consequences? What will need to be done in order to cope?

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