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Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending June 2024
What's in the bulletin?
- Our latest estimates indicate a fall in long-term net migration (the difference between people coming to live in the UK and those leaving to live elsewhere). Our provisional estimates show a 20% reduction between our updated estimate for year ending (YE) June 2023 (906,000) and our latest estimate for YE June 2024 (728,000).
- Our provisional estimate of long-term immigration for YE June 2024 is 1.2 million. This is down from our updated estimate of 1.3 million in YE June 2023.
- Our provisional estimate of long-term emigration for YE June 2024 is 479,000. This is higher than our updated estimate of 414,000 in YE June 2023.
Reason for international migration, international students update: November 2024
International student migration to the UK. Provisional estimates, 2019 to 2024. These are official statistics in development.
Measuring migration: the story behind the headlines
In this interactive article, we take you behind the headlines and use the latest data to answer questions about international migration. We also explain why measuring migration is harder than you might think.
Datasets related to International migration
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International migration – table of contents
Tool to locate the datasets of Long-Term International Migration and International Passenger Survey estimates.
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Long-term international immigration, emigration and net migration flows, provisional
Estimates for UK immigration, emigration and net migration, year ending June 2012 to year ending June 2024. These are official statistics in development.
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Statistical bulletins
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Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending June 2024
Estimates of UK long-term international migration, year ending June 2012 to year ending June 2024. These are official statistics in development. Long-term refers to people entering or leaving the UK for a period of at least 12 months.
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International migration, England and Wales: Census 2021
International migration, including country of birth, passports held and year of arrival, Census 2021 data.
Articles
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Reason for international migration, international students update
International student migration to the UK. Provisional estimates, 2019 to 2024. These are official statistics in development.
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International migration research, progress update
An update on international migration methods and research to further develop admin-based migration estimates (ABMEs).
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