Europe of the future: Germany shrinks, France grows, but UK population booms

The UK population is on the increase again. For the first time in a generation the annual birth rate has approached 2.0 (1.9 Office for Nationa Statistics August 2008). Click on the cartoon to find out more.

Use this background information and the links to augment your class notes.

Population Change in the UK - the next 25 years

here is a chance for you to investigate the demographic shift that will affect you over the next 25 years. Click on the link below and check the data on the online database.

http://42degrees.bankofscotland.co.uk/issue-1/trends-2.html

England the most crowded place in Europe

Population change is affected by three key factors, birth rate death rates and migration. Consider the long-term implications for the UK on the latest figures released by the National Statistics Office.

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