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EXCLUSIVE Do you live in one of Britain's fastest shrinking towns? Find out with our interactive tool that charts the underpopulation crisis

EXCLUSIVE Do you live in one of Britain's fastest shrinking towns? Find out with our interactive tool that charts the underpopulation crisis

Daily Mail​04-06-2025
Deaths outnumber births in half of neighbourhoods, according to analysis laying bare the 'alarming' baby bust.
Some of the worst-hit areas across England and Wales are shrinking naturally at a pace of 5 per cent a year, in trends which have spooked experts. Parts of Wales, Merseyside, Devon, Dorset and Sussex are threatened by 'underpopulation', data suggests.
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