London has become the only large city of the United Kingdom, where over the past ten years the average age of the population has increased.
This follows from the results of the study conducted by the analytical center Resolution Foundation.
In the period from 2011 to 2023, the median indicator in the British capital grew from 33.8 to 35.8 years. At that time, in other large cities, including Bristol, Newcastle, Cardiff and Nottingham, this
According to the study, there are two key factors by which the pace of aging in the capital of London differs from other large cities of the country. Firstly, the birth rate in London decreased from 16 to 1000 people in the 2000s to the 14th in the 2010s. The second reason is that after Brexit in London the number of young migrants from other countries decreased.