Estimates for UK immigration, emigration and net migration, year ending June 2012 to year ending June 2025. These are official statistics in development. To access the most up-to-date data for each time period, please use the most recently published dataset.

UK International Migration

Trends and Patterns within the UK

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About this dataset

This dataset contains invaluable insight into the long-term international migration patterns occurring in the United Kingdom. This dataset includes two key indicators: NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER (NINo) REGISTRATIONS and NEW MIGRANT GP REGISTRATIONS. NINo registrations measure the number of registrations of National Insurance Numbers to foreign nationals living in the UK, while migrant GP registrations provide a measure of new migrants registering with a general practitioner in the UK. This data provides invaluable information to help analyze new migration trends and understand how they impact different aspects of life within the United Kingdom.

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How to use the dataset

This dataset provides information on the long-term international migration to the UK. It contains data on two indicators, National Insurance Numbers registrations and new migrant GP registrations. It gives insights into how many people have moved to the UK from other countries as well as how they are settling down in terms of health care.

Research Ideas

• Analyzing the community health needs of newly arrived migrants by using the New Migrant GP Registrations to identify areas with higher concentrations of new immigrants and provide resources accordingly.
• Examining trends in National Insurance Number (NINo) registrations for overseas nationals to determine changes in foreign migration over time.
• Establishing policies and procedures for governments seeking to track individuals entering or leaving their countries by cross-referencing both NINo registration data, as well as New Migrant GP Registration data, from different countries over a certain period

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: national-insurance-numbers-issued-to-overseas-nationals-6.csv

File: new-migrant-gp-registrations-4.csv

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit data.world's Admin.

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.

United Kingdom UK: Net Migration data was reported at 900,000.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 990,000.000 Person for 2012. United Kingdom UK: Net Migration data is updated yearly, averaging 174,003.000 Person from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,030,075.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of -97,495.000 Person in 1982. United Kingdom UK: Net Migration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

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.

Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves for England and Wales, by local authority, region, single year of age, five-year age group and sex. Data on internal migration moves between local authorities and regions and internal migration moves into and out of each local authority in England and Wales. Also including a lookup table listing each local authority in England and Wales, the region it is located within, its local authority code and region code.

Data exploring the overview of migrants in the UK labour market.

This data collection stems from work directly arising out of the project 'Unity out of Diversity? Perspectives on the adaptations of immigrants in Britain'. The main aim of the project was to examine perceptions of adaptation in academic, policy, and public spheres.

The research generated new data in the form of: (1) focus groups conducted in Manchester and Glasgow between November 2014 and September 2015; (2) interviews with local and national 'policy stakeholders' conducted between January 2015 and September 2016. This data collection provides access to this new data and related documentation. The research also used existing data from various sources: (a) Existing surveys available via the UK Data Service such as: (1) Ethnic Minority British Election Study; (2) Citizenship Survey; and (3) Understanding Society. This data collection provides scripts that showed how the data was transformed for analysis. (b) Textual data from journal article abstracts; newspaper articles; and Hansard debates. This data collection provides details of the methodology used to extract such data. (c) Online survey data from a related project funded by the British Academy, where Dr Lessard-Phillips was a co-applicant (PI: Dr Maria Sobolewska). This data collection provides a replication dataset and related documentation.

The adaptation of immigrants (the immigrants' long-term integration into British society, and British society's response to it) has become an important topic of academic inquiry and debate among policy makers and the general public. Yet there is little systematic research or unified understanding of this process within and across these different arenas.

This project aims to investigate the commonalities and differences in the various perceptions and understandings of adaptation and try to reconnect them. This will be done by using an original research design that will examine:

the multidimensionality of immigrant adaptation in British academia (via a meta-analysis of the current literature and quantitative analysis of secondary data).

Which will be contrasted with the subjective understandings and perceptions of adaptation in Britain among: - policy makers and third-sector stakeholders (via an analysis of policy documents and interviews) - minority and majority groups among the British population (via focus groups).

This project will seek an active involvement by academic and non-academic audiences. It will provide a thorough and updated understanding of immigrant adaptation and its dimensionality in Britain, reaching beyond academic and policy circles, with the aim to build a solid evidence base for future research and policy.

This table contains 25 series, with data for years 1955 - 2013 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Last permanent residence (25 items: Total immigrants; France; Great Britain; Total Europe ...).

Introduction The 2023 mid-year estimate (MYE) is the current official estimate of the population for local authorities in England and Wales. Estimates are produced annually by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the 2023 MYE was published on 15 July 2024. Comparison to previous MYE data The previous MYE series (for the period 2012-2020) starts with the 2011 census estimate. Each subsequent year’s population is calculated by adding estimates of births, deaths and migration to the previous year’s population. The 2021 MYE represents a break in this series as it uses the 2021 census as its base. The ONS revised the 2012-2020 MYE series to bring it in line with the 2021 MYE, so that comparisons could be made between between this series and the previous series. The values plotted on the chart are the revised values of the previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022, together with the estimates for 2023. Key Points London’s mid-2023 population was 8.945 million London’s population increased by 76,300 persons compared to the previous mid-year value Components of change were as follows: 105,100 births and 53,500 deaths (natural change of 51,600) Net domestic migration was an outflow of 129,200 Net international migration was an inflow of 154,100 Population Change London’s 2023 population was 8,945,310. The first chart below shows the 2023 MYE in the context of previous estimates. There is an uptick after a temporary decrease in population which we attribute to the COVID-19 pandemic. Components of Change Births, deaths and migration form the components of population change. The 2023 MYE value for births was 4% lower than that in 2022, and for deaths 3% higher. The consequent value for natural change (births - deaths) was 10% lower than in 2022. At -129,000, the value for domestic migration (migration within the UK) was nearly 3% higher than the 2022 value, so still significantly lower than the peak net outflow during the COVID-19 pandemic of -186,000. An outflow of domestic migrants from London is normal and this has been the case each year for the last two decades. This flow is partly because many international in-migrants initially settle in London before moving out to other parts of the UK. The second move in this sequence is counted as a domestic migration. There has been a marked change in immigration since 2021. This can be attributed to the end of free movement for EU nationals, easing of travel restrictions following the COVID 19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine. At over 150,000, the 2023 MYE value for London’s net international migration was more than 18% higher than 2022, and represents a considerable increase from 78,000 in 2021. Age structure of the population Future Updates The release of the next mid-year estimates is expected in July 2025. The full ONS mid-year population estimates release and back series can be found on the ONS website: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates. For information relating to London’s population see the demography pages of the London Datastore: https://data.london.gov.uk/demography/ or email demography@london.gov.uk. An in-depth review of the available evidence for population change in London since the start of the coronavirus pandemic has been produced by GLA Demography: https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/population-change-in-london-during-the-pandemic.

This table contains 32 series, with data for years 1956 - 1976 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-02-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (32 items: Outside Canada; Great Britain; France; Europe ...).

This study uses the ARDL model and macro data to conduct regression analysis on the relationship between immigrant share and unemployment rate and draws the following conclusions: First, overall, the increase of immigration will decrease the unemployment rate in the U.K. in the short-term; however, the long-term effect may be zero. The effect of immigration on the unemployment rate may vary subtly depending on the local economic development or population density. Specifically, in less economically developed or sparsely populated areas, an increase in the immigrant share may improve employment in the long term. Conversely, in regions with higher population density or RGDP, although immigration will improve employment in the short term, the long-term effects on employment are likely to be negative. The uploaded zip file includes the raw data folder as well as the data files for analysis. After executing the latter CSV file named post_2021_7 into EViews 10, the overall regression analysis of immigrants on the unemployment rates can be obtained by following the steps of the panel ARDL approach. The results of the analysis of the impact of immigrants on the unemployment rates in areas with lower RGDP, the impact of immigrants on the unemployment rates in areas with higher RGDP, the impact of immigrants on the unemployment rates in areas with low population density and the impact of immigrants on the unemployment rates in areas with high population density can be obtained by using the files named post_2021_7_red_rgdp_1_2, post_2021_7_green_rgdp_1_2, post_2021_7_red_pop_1_2 and post_2021_7_green_pop_1_2, separately.

FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE FLAG 4 DATA SEE MIGRATION INDICATORS

Figures show the number of new Flag 4 records added in the previous 12 months existing on the Patient Register as at 31st July, for each local authority in England and Wales. Flag 4s are codes within the Patient Register Data Service (PRDS) held by NHS Connecting for Health (NHSCfH). The data indicate that someone who has registered with a GP in England and Wales was previously living overseas.

All the Flag 4 data are unrounded.

These data are designated as ‘Official statistics not designated as National Statistics’. These data must be sourced to the Office for National Statistics.
Flag 4 statistics provide an indication of recent international in-migrants to local authority areas; however due to the definitional differences the figures are not directly comparable to other indicators of migration such as estimates of long-term international migration.
Flag 4 statistics are derived from an administrative system which is not designed primarily for statistical purposes. For more information on using administrative data sources please see ‘A Review of the Potential Use of Administrative Sources in the Estimation of Population Statistics’: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/imps/archive-material/archive-updates-and-reports/2007/a-review-of-the-potential-use-of-administrative-sources-in-the-estimation-of-population-statistics.pdf

Flag 4 records may not be retained on patient register records through the person's subsequent migration within UK. The patient register is a 'snapshot' taken annually. When an in-migrant subsequently moves internally within the UK and re-registers with a second GP, the Flag 4 demarcation is not retained as the individual’s last residence is now within the UK. If this internal migration occurs within the year of in-migration, i.e. before the next mid-year snapshot, the in-migration will not be recorded.GP registration is not compulsory. Some migrants will only register with a GP if, and when, they require medical attention. There may also be a lag between the migration event and the eventual GP registration.The completeness of the data depends on all patients registering with an NHS GP when they move to the England and Wales. However, it is known that registration patterns vary by sex and age group. Therefore, the usefulness of the data as an indicator of migration is limited by some groups being less likely to register with a GP than others. For example, young men (who make up a large proportion of migrants) are less likely to register with a GP than other groups.

Read more on local area migration indicators, available on the ONS website.

For more information please contact: Migstatsunit@ons.gov.uk

Objective: This study aimed to investigate factors affecting personal well-being of Polish immigrants living in the UK in the face of a significant political change - the Brexit vote. Possible perceived changes in attitude or behaviour of supervisors and co-workers of Polish migrants, their perceived stress, and its consequences on their psychological well-being and intention to leave the UK after the Brexit vote were subject to statistical analysis. Method: 551 Polish migrants residing in various regions of the UK took part in the study in the form of Qualtrics online survey. We used self-report measures: Perceived Stress Scale, The Satisfaction with Life Scale, Scale of Psychological Well-being. Results: Negative change in attitude or behaviour of supervisors or co-workers are associated with perceived stress, and later is linked with intention to leave the UK and decrease in positive outcomes: psychological well-being and life satisfaction. Conclusion: Further study should consider personal psychological resources, for instance, in the form of coping strategies that might influence the well-being of immigrants due to external political conditions.