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Net migration in United Kingdom

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 8 of 43 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2023 6.5per 1,000 −0.7 since 2022
Countries · 2023 8 of 43 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013 +2.8
vs World +6.5 World: 0.0 · 2023
Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · United Kingdom · World
+2.8 since 2013
United Kingdom World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
United Kingdom
6.5
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1950 – 2023
Latest value 6.5 · 2023
First value 3.0 · 1950
Highest 7.1 · 2022
Lowest -1.9 · 1951
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2023 6.5 −0.7 0.0
2022 7.1 +0.3 0.0
2021 6.8 +4.7 0.0
2020 2.1 −1.3 0.0
2019 3.5 −0.4 0.0
2018 3.9 −0.2 0.0
2017 4.1 −0.8 0.0
2016 4.9 −0.4 0.0
2015 5.3 +0.6 0.0
2014 4.7 +1.0 0.0
2013 3.7 +1.0 0.0
2012 2.7 −0.9 0.0
2011 3.6 −0.8 0.0
2010 4.4 +0.4 0.0
2009 4.0 −0.3 0.0
2008 4.2 −0.8 0.0
2007 5.0 +0.3 0.0
2006 4.7 −0.4 0.0
2005 5.1 +0.5 0.0
2004 4.6 +1.0 0.0
2003 3.5 +0.1 0.0
2002 3.4 +0.5 0.0
2001 3.0 +0.3 0.0
2000 2.6 +0.0 0.0
1999 2.6 +0.5 0.0
1998 2.1 +1.1 0.0
1997 1.0 +0.1 0.0
1996 0.9 −0.1 0.0
1995 1.1 +0.3 0.0
1994 0.8 +0.3 0.0
1993 0.5 +0.2 0.0
1992 0.3 −0.2 0.0
1991 0.5 −0.5 0.0
1990 1.0 +0.1 0.0
1989 0.9 +0.6 0.0
1988 0.2 +0.1 0.0
1987 0.1 −0.6 0.0
1986 0.7 −0.7 0.0
1985 1.5 +0.2 0.0
1984 1.3 +0.8 0.0
1983 0.5 +1.6 0.0
1982 -1.1 +0.4 0.0
1981 -1.5 −1.0 0.0
1980 -0.4 −0.6 0.0
1979 0.2 +0.1 0.0
1978 0.1 +0.5 0.0
1977 -0.4 −0.0 0.0
1976 -0.3 +0.4 0.0
1975 -0.7 +0.5 0.0
1974 -1.2 −0.6 0.0
1973 -0.6 −0.6 0.0
1972 -0.0 −0.0 0.0
1971 0.0 +0.3 0.0
1970 -0.3 +0.8 0.0
1969 -1.1 −0.4 0.0
1968 -0.7 +0.0 0.0
1967 -0.7 −0.2 0.0
1966 -0.5 −0.1 0.0
1965 -0.5 −0.0 0.0
1964 -0.4 −0.6 0.0
1963 0.2 −1.3 0.0
1962 1.4 +0.4 0.0
1961 1.0 +0.6 0.0
1960 0.4 +0.0 0.0
1959 0.4 −0.1 0.0
1958 0.5 +0.1 0.0
1957 0.3 +0.0 0.0
1956 0.3 +0.1 0.0
1955 0.2 −0.1 0.0
1954 0.3 −0.0 0.0
1953 0.3 +0.1 0.0
1952 0.2 +2.0 0.0
1951 -1.9 −4.9 0.0
1950 3.0 0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryNet migration
1 Lebanon 127.7
2 Saudi Arabia 17.3
3 Gabon 10.2
4 Norway 8.0
5 Canada 6.8
6 South Korea 6.0
7 Türkiye 5.7
8 Germany 5.7
9 United States 5.2
10 United Kingdom 3.7
11 Finland 3.3
12 Hong Kong SAR China 3.3
13 Italy 2.6
14 Chile 2.1
15 Russia 2.0
16 France 1.8
17 Congo - Kinshasa 1.6
18 Egypt 1.4
19 Netherlands 1.2
20 Czechia 0.5
21 Sierra Leone 0.4
22 Poland 0.3
23 Taiwan 0.3
24 Yemen 0.2
25 Argentina 0.1
26 Indonesia -0.1
27 India -0.1
28 China -0.1
29 Bulgaria -0.2
30 Ecuador -0.4
31 Honduras -0.7
32 Algeria -0.8
33 Brazil -0.8
34 Mexico -1.0
35 Colombia -1.4
36 Romania -1.7
37 Philippines -2.1
38 Liberia -4.9
39 Congo - Brazzaville -5.1
40 Spain -5.4
41 Greece -5.4
42 Bangladesh -5.5
43 Lithuania -5.7

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013

What it means

People moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents a year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals minus departures in the year (often estimated as the population change not explained by births and deaths), per 1,000 residents.