2011 Census: England and Wales population boosted by migration

The number of people living in England and Wales has risen 7% to 56.1 million, with more than half the rise down to migration, the 2011 census shows.

The most common birthplaces outside of the UK for residents were India, Poland and Pakistan. The number of ethnic white British dropped by 7%.

One in six people – or 9.2 million – was aged 65 or over, while 13% (7.5 million) of usual residents were born outside the UK; up nearly three million in 10 years.

BBC