An article that explains to users why we have moved from a survey-based methodology for estimating international migration to using administraive data, why this is an improvement and then the remaining challenges. It's purpose is to bring all the information we have published over the years into one, easily digestible article.

Changes to this release date

  • Previous date:
    15 September 2023 09:30
    Reason for change:
    This release date has been changed to publish alongside Revised UK international migration statistics: 2012 to 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.