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UK IMMIGRATION DATA

Population & birthplace

Who lives in the UK, where they were born, and the geographic coverage behind each figure.

Non-UK-born population
13.1m
Mid-2024
United Kingdom
+5.7% vs prior year
Estimated
Data 2022–2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

Office for National Statistics

Published 21 May 2026 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2012-01-012025-12-31

Release schedule: Semiannual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Non-UK-born share of UK population
18.9%
Mid-2024
United Kingdom
+4.5% vs prior year
Calculated
Data 2022–2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

Office for National Statistics

Published 21 May 2026 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2012-01-012025-12-31

Release schedule: Semiannual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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UK resident population
69.3m
Mid-2024
United Kingdom
+1.1% vs prior year
Estimated
Data 2022–2024 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

Office for National Statistics

Published 26 Sept 2025 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2022-06-302024-06-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Non-UK-born residents
10m
Census · 21 March 2021
England and Wales
Prior-year change unavailable
Calculated
Data 2021 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

ONS via Nomis

Published 13 Dec 2022 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2021-03-212021-03-21

Release schedule: Decennial.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Non-UK-born share
16.8%
Census · 21 March 2021
England and Wales
Prior-year change unavailable
Calculated
Data 2021 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

ONS via Nomis

Published 13 Dec 2022 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2021-03-212021-03-21

Release schedule: Decennial.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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UK-born residents
49.6m
Census · 21 March 2021
England and Wales
Prior-year change unavailable
Estimated
Data 2021 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

ONS via Nomis

Published 13 Dec 2022 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2021-03-212021-03-21

Release schedule: Decennial.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →
The UK birthplace estimate is provisional and modelled for mid-2024. Its national share uses the UK population denominator for the same date. Census cards refer to England and Wales in March 2021. They have different coverage and dates and must not be used together to calculate a UK percentage.

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