The consultation period ended on 10 November 2000. Mortality methodology review GAD is currently carrying out a review of the methodology used for projecting mortality. The Government Actuary has, since 1954, produced the official national 'population projections' for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. Their primary purpose is to provide an estimate of future population which is used as a common framework for national planning in a number of different fields. Population projections are produced for the United Kingdom and constituent countries by age and sex.
New projections are usually prepared every second year.
GAD also produces population projections by marital status for England and Wales. Projections are made both of legal marital status and of the numbers cohabiting. They are produced when required by government. Click here for the 'marital status projections' News release. For links to sources of 'sub-national projections' please click here .