• From 2001 the net flow of internal migration from south to north grew year on year, peaking in 2003 at around 35,000, before declining to around 2,700 in 2006. (Figure 1.10)
• The number of people aged 65 and over in the UK is expected to exceed the number aged under 16 in 2021. (Table 1.2) Latest information on ageing
• In 1996, around one in eight births in England and Wales were to mothers born outside the UK. In 2006, the figure had risen to around one in five. (Page 7) Latest information on live births
• Between 1996 and 2006, the net outflow of Britons leaving the UK more than doubled from 62,000 to 126,000. (Figure 1.12) Latest information on migration
• In 2006, there was a 32 per cent reduction in applications for UK citizenship compared with 2005, when new legislation relating to English language was introduced. (Page 10)
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