02 英国自然人口将从2025年开始下降

The natural population of the UK will begin to decline by the middle of the decade, leaving the country dependent on migration to increase the working-age population, according to new data.

根据最新数据，英国自然人口将在2025年左右开始下降，这将使英国依赖移民增加工作年龄人口。

Falling birth rates and an ageing population mean more people will die than are born annually by 2025, marking a long-term reversal of a historic trend, showed projections released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics.

英国国家统计局周三发布的预测显示，出生率下降和人口老龄化意味着，到2025年，每年的死亡人数将超过出生人数，这标志着历史趋势的长期逆转。

Previous estimates, based on 2018 data, predicted deaths would not outstrip births until 2043. But in 2025-26, 4,000 more people will die than are born in the UK, according to the ONS.

之前基于2018年数据的估计，预测死亡人数直到2043年才会超过出生人数。但根据国家统计局的数据，2025至2026年，英国的死亡人数将比出生人数多4000人。

The figures indicated that the population of the UK was also ageing faster than expected, fuelling concerns over the mounting cost of elderly care, pensions and health to the state.

这些数据表明，英国人口的老龄化速度也快于预期，加剧了人们对政府在老年人护理、养老金和医疗方面不断增加的成本的担忧。