Record immigration sees UK population soarBy Philip Johnston, Home Affairs EditorLast Updated: 2:36am BST 24/10/2007 Record immigration is fuelling the biggest rise in the population for almost 50 years, official figures show.Ten years from now, there will be 65 million people in the UK - an increase of five million - and by 2031, the population will be over 70 million, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.Within a generation, immigration will add the equivalent of a city the size of London to the population. This is the fastest growth rate since the post-war baby boom - and is far more rapid than the Government forecast just three years ago. One campaign group accused the Government of conducting a ''vast unplanned experiment’’ with the country’s well-being. Statisticians said at least 70 per cent of the population rise over the next 20 years will be attributable directly to immigration
 
创纪录的移民数致使英国人口猛增 最近记录的移民人数是近50年来最多的一次，据官方数据显示。在未来10年里，英国的人口将达到6500万-净增500万人口，到2031年，人口将超过700万，据官方国家统计的报告。在新的一代人中，移民将增加像伦敦这座城市一样多的人口。自战后婴儿出生高峰期后最快的一次人口增长了-增加的数字要比政府近三年公布的还要多。一个商业小组指责政府的“广泛的无计划的试验”有关国家福利的操作。统计学家说，在未来20年的人口增长中70%的人是因为直接移民而产生的.