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Release: Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, August 2012

Released: 30 August 2012 Next edition: 29 November 2012
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Contact

Sarah Crofts

Migration Statistics Unit

migstatsunit@ons.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)1329 444097

Categories: Population, Migration, International Migration

Frequency of release: Quarterly

Language: English

Geographical coverage: UK

Geographical breakdown: Other

  • Estimated total long-term immigration to the UK in the year to December 2011 was 566,000. This compares to 591,000 in the year to December 2010 and has remained broadly at a similar level since 2004.

  • Estimated total long-term emigration from the UK in the year to December 2011 was 350,000. This compares to 339,000 in the year to December 2010.

  • Estimated net migration was 216,000 in the year to December 2011. This is lower, but is not a statistically significant difference, from 252,000 in the year to December 2010.

  • Study remains the most common reason for migrating to the UK estimated at 232,000 in the year to December 2011. This is similar to 238,000 in the year to December 2010.

  • In the year to June 2012 there were 282,833 visas issued for the purpose of study (including student visitors), a fall of 21% compared with the previous 12 months.

  • 601,000 National Insurance numbers (NINos) were allocated to non-UK nationals in the year to March 2012, a decrease of 15% on the year to March 2011.

  • 147,385 work-related visas were issued in the year to June 2012, a fall of 7% compared to the previous 12 months.

  • Excluding visitor and transit visas, the number of visas issued fell 16% to 519,730 in the year ending June 2012 (compared with 616,184 in the previous 12 months), to the lowest 12-monthly total recorded using comparable data available from 2005.

In this release

Quarterly summary of migration trends, including links to new data from ONS, DWP, the Home Office and NRS. Data associated with this report include; provisional Long-Term International Migration (LTIM) and provisional International Passenger Survey (IPS) estimates of long term international migration, National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals and control of immigration data. Other data released alongside the report include; population by country of birth and nationality, interregional migration, and local area migration indicators.

Supporting material

Quarterly Report

Long-Term International Migration

Other migration information released on 30 August 2012

Population by Country of Birth and Nationality

Supporting material (Population by Country of Birth and Nationality Dataset)

Local Area Migration Indicators

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