From GARETH MORGAN
Stuart Nelson’s letter (5 September) gives the population of the UK
as 60 million with a growth rate of 2.4 per cent per annum. These figures
are much publicised, but the 1991 census counted only 55 509 000 – that
is 171 000 less than in 1981.
The population has been falling for many years. West Germany was the
first European country to record a fall in population and Greece and Ireland
were the last.
Gareth Morgan Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
