Highlights
Migration Statistics Quarterly Report: November 2019
What's in the bulletin?
- In the year ending June 2019, long-term international migration continued to add to the UK population, as an estimated 212,000 more people moved to the UK with an intention to stay for 12 months or more than left the UK (net migration). Over the year, 609,000 people moved to the UK (immigration) and 397,000 people left the UK (emigration).
- Long-term net migration, immigration and emigration have remained broadly stable since the end of 2016.
- Since 2016, there has been a decrease in immigration for work; over the same period, immigration for study has been gradually increasing.
Transformation of the population and migration statistics system: overview
Latest update on our population and migration statistics transformation journey.Datasets related to International migration
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International migration – table of contents
Tool to locate the datasets of Long-Term International Migration and International Passenger Survey estimates.
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Provisional long-term international migration estimates
Migration flows to and from the UK, quarterly tables and charts.
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Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality
UK residents by broad country of birth and citizenship groups, broken down by UK country, local authority, unitary authority, metropolitan and London boroughs, and counties. Estimates from the Annual Population Survey.
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Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality: individual country data
UK residents by individual countries of birth and citizenship, broken down by UK country, local authority, unitary authority, metropolitan and London boroughs, and counties. Estimates from the Annual Population Survey.
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Local area migration indicators, UK
Different migration-related data sources at local authority level including migration flows, non-UK-born and non-British populations, National Insurance number registrations, GP registrations, and births to non-UK-born mothers.
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Short-term international migration 01, Citizenship by main reason for migration - flows, England and Wales
Nationality of short-term migrants by the primary purpose of their visit. Inflow and Outflow. Estimates from the International Passenger Survey, annual table.
Publications related to International migration
Statistical bulletins
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Migration Statistics Quarterly Report: November 2019
A summary of the latest official long-term international migration statistics for the UK for the year ending June 2019 published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data from the Home Office, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) are also included.
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Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality: July 2018 to June 2019
Latest population estimates for the UK by country of birth and nationality, covering the period from 2004 to the year ending June 2019.
Articles
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Understanding different migration data sources
Examining the issues with comparing the UK’s various migration data sources, our follow-up report to explain the differences between these sources.
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Migrant labour force within the tourism industry
The current demographic composition of those working in UK's tourism industry and movements into and out of the industry.
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International migration and the health sector
Our analysis plans on the contribution and impact of international migration on the health sector, where we will look at migrants both as a workforce and users of public services.
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Living abroad: British residents living in the EU
Latest available data on British residents living in the EU, including Eurostat data for 2017.
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Measuring illegal migration: our current view
A report outlining our discussions on the measurement of illegal migration.
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Feedback on the population and migration statistics transformation programme
Summarising the user feedback received to date on the population and migration statistics transformation programme.
Methodology related to International migration
Looking for local statistics?
A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics.