Population

• There were 585,396 live births in England and Wales in 2025, and the total fertility rate was 1.39 children per woman Live births each year, 1838 to 2025, and the total fertility rate, 1938 to 2025, England and Wales. Births; children per woman.
• 33,374 people crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats in the year to June 2026 People the Home Office recorded arriving in the UK illegally, by how they came, UK, 2018 to 2026. People a year.
• 40,168 people in the UK were waiting for a first decision on their asylum claim at the end of June 2026, and 16,021 people seeking asylum were living in hotels People waiting for the Home Office's first decision on an asylum claim, and people seeking asylum it housed in hotels, UK, 2010 to 2026. Number of people, counted at the end of each year and of the latest quarter.
• Life expectancy at birth in the UK was 79.1 years for males and 83.0 years for females in 2022 to 2024 Period life expectancy at birth and at age 65, by sex, UK, 1980 to 2024, in overlapping three-year periods. Years.
• Net migration to the UK was 171,000 in the year to December 2025: 813,000 people moved to the UK and 642,000 moved away Long-term immigration, emigration and net migration, UK, 1964 to 2025. People a year.
• Life satisfaction in the UK averaged 7.45 out of 10 in 2022-23; worthwhile 7.73, happiness 7.39 and anxiety 3.23 Average (mean) score for each of four questions on personal well-being, people aged 16 and over, UK, 2011-12 to 2022-23. Score out of 10.