The estimate was published by the Office for National Statistics, which said that in 2029 numbers in England will reach 60,207,000 if high migration levels continue . The most recent recorded figure for current net migration – for the 12 months to September 2018 – was nearly a third higher at 283,000. Also in 2029, the population of London alone will pass 10million for the first time unless net migration drops below the 215,000 a year mark, the ONS said. But the ‘principal’ figure used by the ONS is based on net migration of 152,000 a year, a level unknown since the 1990s. Under the ‘high’ migration estimate, which uses the 215,000 a year figure, the 2026 England population would be 59,172,000, and by 2029 the figure would be 60,207,000.

Source: Daily Mail April 09, 2019 15:38 UTC