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  • Population........................................................................60,943,912 (July 2008 est.)
  • Population growth rate ...............................................................0.276% (2008 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................10.65 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................10.05 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Net migration rate.................................2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.........white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
Member of what is now the European Union since 1973.
Country Profile
United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country of Immigration
Recent immigration to the United Kingdom is larger and more diverse than at any point in its history. This updated profile examines how the global recession is affecting migration flows, the latest immigration and asylum data, and overviews of new immigration and integration policies.

The Immigration Legacy of Tony Blair

Migration, Integration, and Security in the UK Since July 7

United Kingdom page on the World Migration Map
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Data
Check out British International Migration Data in the Global Data Center
Neighboring Countries

Ireland
France
Other Resources

United Kingdom National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/

UK Border Agency
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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