"Figure 2: Over time, births and deaths reach similar levels so net international migration causes most growth","" "Projected births, deaths and net migration, UK, years ending mid 2019 to mid 2043","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Thousands" "","" ""," Births"," Deaths"," Net international migration","Balance of births and deaths" "2019","721","589","265","133" "2020","726","618","255","108" "2021","723","623","236","99" "2022","719","629","224","89" "2023","716","635","213","81" "2024","716","642","201","75" "2025","716","648","190","67" "2026","715","655","190","60" "2027","715","663","190","52" "2028","714","670","190","44" "2029","715","678","190","37" "2030","716","686","190","30" "2031","718","695","190","23" "2032","721","703","190","18" "2033","725","711","190","13" "2034","729","720","190","9" "2035","734","728","190","6" "2036","740","735","190","5" "2037","747","743","190","4" "2038","754","750","190","4" "2039","761","756","190","5" "2040","767","762","190","5" "2041","773","768","190","5" "2042","777","773","190","4" "2043","780","778","190","2"