{"id":2928,"date":"2018-07-10T22:40:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T21:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2018\/07\/poll-74-want-to-see-a-uk-population-strategy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:30:19","slug":"poll-74-want-to-see-a-uk-population-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2018\/07\/poll-74-want-to-see-a-uk-population-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: 74% want to see a UK population strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#b89592\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1526\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Population Strategy banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-union-jack-flag-and-people-wal-182755195-2048x1221.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Poll: 74% want to see a UK population strategy<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-07-10T22:40:53+01:00\">10 July 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">According to a national YouGov poll commissioned by Population Matters, 74% of UK adults believe the government should have a national strategy for addressing population, while 64% think the rate of population growth projected by the Office for National Statistics is too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conducted following the announcement that the UK population has topped 66 million, the poll also found that 63% of people supported the government setting targets for the population. 50% believe the current UK population is too high. Population Matters has called for the establishment of a Sustainable Population Policy in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll was conducted after the release of the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/populationandmigration\/populationestimates\/bulletins\/annualmidyearpopulationestimates\/mid2017\">population estimates<\/a> for the United Kingdom in June, showing that its population has reached 66 million \u2013 10 million more than in 1985. The Office for National Statistics\u2019 most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2017\/10\/27\/century-growth-latest-uk-population-projections\">projection for future growth<\/a> is that the UK\u2019s population will be just under 73m in 2041.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/london-1018629__480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/london-1018629__480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/london-1018629__480-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poll shows concern across groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll found consistent concern about population, across age groups, political positions and social classes. Only 2% of questioned people in total believe our population to be too low. Asked about the negative impacts of population, 41% thought pressure on public services was the most important effect and 15% thought housing pressures. Nine per cent were most concerned about impact on the environment and on quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Population Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Population Matters is calling on all political parties to support the implementation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/campaigns\/sustainable-population-policy\">Sustainable Population Policy<\/a> for the UK. Its recommendations include setting targets for population and <strong>making population and demography the responsibility of a Cabinet Minister.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population Matters director Robin Maynard said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe message of this poll couldn\u2019t be clearer: people want politicians to address the overall issue of population and its impacts. Across all the main political parties, including across the polarised positions on Brexit, those who want action or are concerned about our present and projected population numbers, outnumber those who are satisfied or think population is too low.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWhilst plenty of polls have told us about people\u2019s concerns about immigration, this is the first recent poll to look beyond that narrow framing and focus on the numbers, as provided by the best available analysis. As such, it tells policy-makers that the public have broader, legitimate concerns about population pressure that cannot be dismissed as based merely on ideology, party affiliation, polarised positions on Brexit, or simply ignorance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople across the board are looking for intelligent, forward-planning and positive action on population from government \u2013 a strategy for the immediate and long-term to achieve a population in balance with the available resources and infrastructure of our country, and wider, shared global ecosystems. That\u2019s what Population Matters is calling for, a Sustainable Population Policy underpinned by best available evidence and recognising wider planetary responsibilities and human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/north-yorkshire-moors-2430756__480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/north-yorkshire-moors-2430756__480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/north-yorkshire-moors-2430756__480-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-share\"><a class=\"fb-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2018%2F07%2Fpoll-74-want-to-see-a-uk-population-strategy%2F\" 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