How many people are there in Britain?

British population: According to the preliminary data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the population of Britain was 602 10000 by the end of June, 2005, and the official estimate exceeded 60 million for the first time. The population growth rate in Britain has risen to the highest level since the 1960s. In the year to June 2005, the population of Britain increased by 375,000, an increase of 0.6%. This is the largest annual population growth in Britain since 1962, and the largest annual growth since 1965. In contrast, from 199 1 to 2004, the average annual growth rate of the British population was 0.3%. From a regional perspective, the population of England is 50.432 million, accounting for 83.8% of the total population of Britain; The population of Wales is 2.959 million, accounting for 4.9%; Scotland has a population of 5.095 million, accounting for 8.5%; The population of Northern Ireland17.24 million, accounting for 2.9%. According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, since 190 1, the birth rate in Britain has been higher than the death rate (except 1976), and this natural population growth trend has been maintained until the mid-1990s. However, since the late 1990s, immigration has become an important factor in the demographic changes in Britain. The Financial Times emphasizes that from 2004 to 2005, nearly two-thirds of the population growth in Britain came from immigrants, and the net immigrants increased to 235,000, an increase of 4 1%.