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🇬🇧 Migration to & from United Kingdom

Historic Net Migration for United Kingdom (1950-2024)

United Kingdom has seen an increase in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 151,663 379,950
1951 -93,691 71,647
1952 7,995 227,191
1953 15,385 234,413
1954 13,400 228,013
1955 9,403 208,983
1956 16,200 238,441
1957 17,875 272,463
1958 25,213 287,002
1959 19,006 294,652
1960 19,953 329,503
1961 52,295 363,297
1962 76,443 412,467
1963 8,271 347,744
1964 -23,885 364,653
1965 -24,955 335,119
1966 -27,935 299,528
1967 -39,659 295,106
1968 -38,852 238,863
1969 -60,655 192,259
1970 -15,254 222,930
1971 1,175 230,212
1972 -1,406 147,522
1973 -33,840 71,583
1974 -65,710 -67
1975 -40,241 -8,747
1976 -19,135 -29,262
1977 -21,636 -21,355
1978 3,783 20,809
1979 11,255 65,604
1980 -25,187 61,076
1981 -83,876 -16,099
1982 -61,152 -7,575
1983 27,063 86,181
1984 71,107 152,331
1985 83,164 157,871
1986 41,836 133,145
1987 8,266 135,057
1988 13,952 145,989
1989 49,586 165,190
1990 57,132 206,262
1991 27,601 168,398
1992 17,846 159,761
1993 27,403 123,770
1994 45,339 160,562
1995 61,385 142,301
1996 54,964 145,560
1997 59,723 151,488
1998 125,541 207,973
1999 152,653 215,702
2000 153,917 221,660
2001 175,133 239,844
2002 203,577 265,502
2003 211,846 293,742
2004 276,077 405,422
2005 308,279 446,860
2006 288,923 463,113
2007 309,385 506,407
2008 263,390 476,497
2009 249,639 481,341
2010 274,811 519,174
2011 228,773 486,431
2012 172,088 415,966
2013 237,272 441,842
2014 306,091 511,215
2015 347,839 521,172
2016 324,649 501,324
2017 272,311 420,902
2018 259,744 375,106
2019 232,727 341,860
2020 144,221 139,947
2021 462,967 493,914
2022 487,029 527,133
2023 445,523 480,161
2024 417,114 430,297

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to United Kingdom for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for United Kingdom (2024-2100)

United Kingdom will see a decrease of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2024 417,114 430,297
2025 389,911 395,983
2026 364,099 364,410
2027 364,982 359,695
2028 349,289 339,092
2029 331,691 317,633
2030 330,856 313,678
2031 309,107 287,186
2032 299,698 275,276
2033 301,384 273,174
2034 282,748 252,435
2035 280,500 249,826
2036 264,030 233,053
2037 254,129 222,384
2038 253,389 222,051
2039 242,358 211,484
2040 236,786 207,853
2041 231,598 203,596
2042 226,945 198,828
2043 227,790 199,170
2044 217,845 184,843
2045 214,341 177,335
2046 209,538 166,917
2047 210,132 159,727
2048 205,787 146,022
2049 200,415 130,826
2050 196,199 117,728
2051 194,818 105,823
2052 191,897 91,670
2053 184,117 73,336
2054 188,379 67,298
2055 170,614 38,773
2056 172,610 32,616
2057 167,486 19,867
2058 172,016 18,174
2059 158,512 -488
2060 162,550 -516
2061 168,142 2,319
2062 174,421 6,611
2063 167,646 -404
2064 169,415 3,058
2065 166,335 793
2066 170,171 6,880
2067 169,041 7,393
2068 160,706 850
2069 163,429 6,649
2070 164,505 9,675
2071 163,710 10,671
2072 159,097 7,580
2073 141,663 -9,088
2074 141,307 -11,305
2075 142,349 -12,497
2076 154,690 -2,386
2077 141,730 -17,562
2078 143,457 -18,454
2079 136,027 -28,618
2080 136,684 -32,024
2081 145,151 -27,077
2082 135,915 -40,771
2083 130,681 -49,454
2084 134,005 -50,321
2085 130,157 -58,680
2086 124,367 -67,733
2087 124,810 -70,787
2088 127,007 -71,576
2089 118,312 -82,232
2090 116,228 -86,658
2091 115,641 -89,926
2092 114,141 -93,155
2093 111,361 -97,918
2094 114,730 -96,370
2095 105,007 -109,889
2096 106,831 -111,802
2097 107,370 -113,631
2098 107,017 -118,571
2099 99,625 -130,018
2100 97,329 -136,518

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to United Kingdom

Causes of Emigration from United Kingdom

Common Questions

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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