THE UNITED KINGDOM, THROUGH DATA

Immigration in the UK

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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: 2012-01-01–2025-12-31

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: 2012-01-01–2025-12-31

Release schedule: Semiannual.

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

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Net migration

171k

Year ending December 2025
United Kingdom

-48.3% vs prior year

Estimated

Data 2021–2025 · 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: 2012-01-01–2025-12-31

Release schedule: Semiannual.

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

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Work visas granted

235k

Year ending June 2026
United Kingdom

Prior-year change unavailable

Reported

Data 2026 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

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

Home Office

Published 27 Aug 2026 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2025-07-01–2026-06-30

Release schedule: Quarterly.

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

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Immigration in the UK

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01Population & demographicsUK residents, birthplace and foreign-born share

02Crime & public safetyEngland and Wales prison data by nationality and offenseData available

03Migration flows & historical trendsImmigration, emigration and net migration by year and nationality

04Visas & legal migrationEntry-clearance grants by route. A visa grant is permission to travel; it does not measure arrivals or net migration.

05Work visasUK work routes have their own categories. Worker-route grants are a subset of all work visas; both include dependants.

06AsylumClaimants, decisions, and the people awaiting an initial decision. These measures count people, including dependants.

07Border & returnsDetected irregular arrivals, small-boat arrivals, and returns recorded by the Home Office.

08Settlement & citizenshipGrants of settlement and British citizenship, with separate definitions and populations.

09Nations, regions & country of birthCensus profiles and regional support snapshots

10Economy, public services & other topicsHousing, education, fraud and fiscal impactsNot yet imported

11Sources, methodology & downloadsTrace each statistic back to its original government release