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Record number of people leave
UK
BBC
Wednesday Aug 22, 2007
More people left the UK last year than in any year since 1991,
statistics just released suggest.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest
that some 385,000 people left the UK for the long term in the
year to mid-2006.
Long-term migration into the UK, meanwhile, was 574,000.
The figures show the UK's population grew to 60,587,000 - an
increase of 349,000 (0.6%). They also suggest there were 159,000
more births than deaths.
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Population growth
The number of people aged 85 or over grew by 6% to 1,243,000
while the number of people of retirement age increased by 1% to
11,344,000.
The largest population growth, by district, was 14% in Westminster,
followed by Camden and South Northamptonshire - both 12%.
The populations of Forest Heath and Rutland grew by 11%.
The greatest reductions at 2% were in Rushmoor, Middlesbrough,
Sefton and Burnley.
Britons abroad
The average age was 39 compared with just over 34 in 1971.
The method by which migration statistics are compiled changed
in 1991, making comparisons with earlier figures difficult.
A study by the Institute for Public Policy Research for the BBC
News website in 2006 showed almost one in 10 British citizens
lives overseas.
The top expat locations were Australia, Spain, the US and Canada.
Increasing numbers were heading to Asian countries such as the
UAE, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and China.
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