Topic: Migration within the UK

This bulletin presents statistics on levels of internal migration within England and Wales and between its regions and local authorities, and also looks at international comparisons.

Internal Migration within England and Wales, year ending June 2010.

This article details the development of a new area classification for Britain based on internal migration variables taken from the 2001 Census. An explanation of why general-purpose area classifications already in existence are not ideal for internal migration analysis is provided, before an account of the construction of the new classification is given. The latter involves justification of the choice of variables, explanation of the methodology adopted and presentation of the final typology.

This article uses a recently proposed measure, the overall replacement ratio or ORR, to assess the extent to which migration alters intergenerational replacement within the United Kingdom. The UK as a whole can be seen to experience ‘replacement migration’ as immigration compensates for fertility below the replacement level. However, the article shows that the impact of migration differs radically in the different regions of the country. South East England experiences very substantial immigration from both the rest of the UK and overseas, far more than is needed for intergenerational replacement, whereas most of the rest of the UK sees little or no net immigration and the ORR remains below the replacement level.

PDF download: Population Trends covers population and demographic information. It contains commentary on the latest findings and topical articles on relevant subjects.

This report looks at the impact that the most recent recession (during 2008 and 2009) has had on people’s lives at a regional level. It brings together data from a wide range of subject areas to help understand how different aspects of life have been affected by the recession. Topics including unemployment, jobs, migration, income, education and crime are explored to assess the impact. The impact of the recession is different across the UK