Population of UK has risen to more than 63 million

THE UK's population has risen to more than 63 million, according to estimates made after the first results from last year's census were published.

The population of England and Wales leapt by 3.7 million over the last decade to 56.1 million on census day last year, signalling the biggest growth between censuses since the headcount began in 1801.

A further 1.8 million people were living in Northern Ireland, according to the official record taken on March 27 last year.

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