In the wake of a swell registered in the number of babies born to the parents from overseas in Britain, the status of the nation in question has changed from being one of the most speedily aging populations of the European continent to one of the very youngest.

Some data made available in this connection suggest that the number of individuals — who are more than 65 years in the UK — increased remarkably, by 1.7 million, between 1985 and 2010. Though a quarter of century back, Britain was second only to Sweden when it came to having the most over age populace, presently it occupies the 15th position, out of the 27 nations of the European Union (EU).

However come 2035, and the percentage is expected to increase to such a lethargic pace that the nation will boast of the fifth youngest populace across whole of the European continent. The rate of increase in the number of people — who are more than 65 years of age in most other countries of the EU — will be much higher, as compared to the UK.

According to an estimate, Britain will have 23% of its people who are more than 65 of age by 2035, vis-a-vis certain nations, including Germany, where it is expected that one out of every three individuals will be more than 65 years of age by the set year, i.e., 2035.

Some experts are of the opinion that the influx of comparatively younger immigrant workers during recent years will remarkably alter the population figures of the nation. From 2004 to 2010 more than 1.4 million migrants from Eastern Europe turned up to do a job in Britain. Further, available data reveal that during 2010 one out of every four babies born during the year gone by had mothers born overseas.

Meanwhile, a concerned person was quoted as saying that with a significant chunk of females of the child-bearing age being from the immigrant class of the population, there is a corresponding increase in terms of the child-bearing age, and also the best working age people.