Since April, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey (CIS) has offered weekly snapshots of the level of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating…
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In mid-November 2020, a new variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in the UK. For several weeks afterwards the…
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Past epidemics and pandemics have had lasting effects on the structure of the population. The impacts have been seen through…
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People living longer lives combined with fewer children being born means that the UK population is ageing. This means that there is likely to be a growing number of pensioners compared to those of working age. The ONS is exploring what this means for the UK population, old-age dependency and the role of international migration.
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