The UK population is growing older as birth rates decline and life expectancy increases. While natural change still contributes to population growth, net international migration has become the main driver of increases in recent decades. The growing retired population is putting pressure on state pension and healthcare systems, and each working person will need to support more non-working retirees in the future. Projections estimate the UK population will peak at 65 million in 2050 before declining.
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