Population grows by 3.7 million in ten years
by Richard Pallot: ITV News correspondentThe population has grown by 7.1 per cent in ten years (up by 3.7 million to 56.1 million) in England and Wales.
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Census 2011: Population increases by 7% in last 10 years
The population of England and Wales increased by 7% between the last two census surveys, the ONS said.
Read the full storyEngland and Wales population up to 56.1 million
The population of England and Wales increased by 7% between the last two census surveys, the largest growth in numbers seen in any period since records began, the Office for National Statistics said today.
There were 56.1 million people living in England and Wales on the day of Census 2011, an increase of 3.7 million since 2001, when there were 52.4 million people.
Figures also showed that one in six people in England and Wales in 2011 was aged 65 and over.
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