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Net migration in United Kingdom

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

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
33 Algeria -0.6
23 Argentina 0.1
42 Bangladesh -6.2
32 Brazil -0.6
30 Bulgaria -0.3
1 Canada 10.3
3 Chile 9.4
31 China -0.5
4 Colombia 8.0
37 Congo - Brazzaville -1.1
40 Congo - Kinshasa -1.6
21 Czechia 0.5
13 Ecuador 3.2
24 Egypt 0.1
14 Finland 2.8
17 France 1.1
18 Gabon 1.0
9 Germany 3.8
12 Greece 3.4
34 Honduras -0.7
36 Hong Kong SAR China -1.0
35 India -0.7
27 Indonesia -0.1
19 Italy 0.8
43 Lebanon -46.1
41 Liberia -3.9
10 Lithuania 3.8
38 Mexico -1.3
6 Netherlands 6.2
8 Norway 4.8
26 Philippines -0.1
22 Poland 0.2
39 Romania -1.4
16 Russia 2.3
5 Saudi Arabia 6.3
29 Sierra Leone -0.3
15 South Korea 2.5
2 Spain 9.8
20 Taiwan 0.7
28 Türkiye -0.2
11 United Kingdom 3.5
7 United States 5.3
25 Yemen 0.1

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2019

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.