title: International migration:  demographic and socioeconomic consequences in the United Kingdom and Europe.
abstract: "This article evaluates the consequences of international migration since World War II, with particular reference to Great Britain. It emphasizes the substantial differences between the origins and responses to immigration in the United Kingdom and that of the rest of Western Europe." It is found that "people of non-European origin from Commonwealth countries have predominated in postwar immigration to the United Kingdom.  That migration neutralized the previously dominant pattern of emigration and increased U.K. population by about 3 million people through immigration and higher fertility, with only slight effects upon the age distribution."
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005298:Fertility; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D013995:Time; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Europe; Fertility; Immigrants; International Migration; Longterm Effects; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Northern Europe; Origin; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Size; Social Policy; Time Factors; United Kingdom