For the year ending December 2022, approximately 1.16 million people migrated to the United Kingdom, while 557,000 people migrated from the UK, resulting in a net migration figure of 606,000. There have consistently been more people immigrating to the United Kingdom than leaving it since 1993 when the net migration figure was negative 1,000.
Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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House of Commons, & Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 25, 2023). Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283287/net-migration-figures-of-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons, und Office for National Statistics (UK). "Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283287/net-migration-figures-of-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons, Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283287/net-migration-figures-of-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons, and Office for National Statistics (UK). "Long-term Migration Figures in The United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283287/net-migration-figures-of-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons & Office for National Statistics (UK), Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283287/net-migration-figures-of-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], House of Commons, & Office for National Statistics (UK), May 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283287/net-migration-figures-of-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/