人口數量減少 and 死亡 aren't the same thing. Reduced birth rate and level or immigration, or increased death rate and level of emigration, can all result in total population reduction. The original research (link: https://www.escoe.ac.uk/estimating-the-uk-population-during-the-pandemic/ ) indicates that the the reduced level of immigration is the major factor.
[...] the total population falls by more than 1.3 million [...] The impact has been largest in London [...] our estimate implies that the resident population of London might have fallen by nearly 700,000. Much of this may be temporary, if non-UK born people return to London after the pandemic; but it may not.
人口數量減少 and 死亡 aren't the same thing. Reduced birth rate and level or immigration, or increased death rate and level of emigration, can all result in total population reduction. The original research ...