Emigration figures UK 2022, by citizenship

In the year ending June 2022 the number of people emigrating from the United Kingdom was approximately 560,000, an increase of almost 100,000 people when compared with the twelve months to June 2021. During this time period, emigration was highest in the year ending December 2008, when approximately 427 thousand people emigrated from the UK.

Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 1991 to 2022, by citizenship (in 1,000s)

Year ending	British	EU	Non-EU
Q2 2022	90	275	195
Q1 2022	81	266	170
Q4 2021	76	268	154
Q3 2021	82	273	149
Q2 2021	66	221	168
Q1 2021	53	231	168
Q4 2020	59	255	217
Q3 2020	53	258	231
Q2 2020*	78	286	258
Q1 2020	144	137	121
Q4 2019	138	148	123
Q3 2019	140	133	127
Q2 2019	131	151	121
Q1 2019	130	141	121
Q4 2018	125	127	120
Q3 2018	121	145	118
Q2 2018	128	146	117
Q1 2018	127	144	121
Q4 2017	129	144	122
Q3 2017	129	142	121
Q2 2017	127	123	121
Q1 2017	133	121	120
Q4 2016	134	116	119
Q3 2016	128	102	124
Q2 2016	127	95	125
Q1 2016	126	89	126
Q4 2015	124	86	125
Q3 2015	128	85	122
Q2 2015	131	85	126
Q1 2015	133	86	131
Q4 2014	137	89	132
Q3 2014	135	87	139
Q2 2014	131	85	139
Q1 2014	129	83	138
Q4 2013	134	78	138
Q3 2013	137	78	141
Q2 2013	140	77	137
Q1 2013	141	75	141
Q4 2012	143	75	145
Q3 2012	150	84	108
Q2 2012	153	86	110
Q1 2012	150	90	112
Q4 2011	149	92	110
Q3 2011	142	91	106
Q2 2011	143	95	104
Q1 2011	141	92	102
Q4 2010	136	99	104
Q3 2010	136	101	108
Q2 2010	128	104	115
Q1 2010	131	115	119
Q4 2009	140	109	119
Q2 2009	158	121	118
Q4 2008	173	134	120
Q2 2008	169	96	110
Q4 2007	171	69	101
Q2 2007	198	70	119
Q4 2006	207	66	126
Q2 2006	199	63	125
Q4 2005	186	56	119
Q2 2005	189	43	105
Q4 2004	196	43	104
Q4 2003	191	51	121
Q4 2002	186	54	122
Q4 2001	159	51	99
Q4 2000	161	57	103
Q4 1999	139	59	93
Q4 1998	126	49	77
Q4 1997	149	53	77
Q4 1996	156	44	64
Q4 1995	135	38	63
Q4 1994	125	42	71
Q4 1993	149	40	77
Q4 1992	155	38	88
Q4 1991	154	53	77

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q4 1991 to Q2 2022

Supplementary notes

*Change in methodology from this quarter

Figures relate to the year ending in the relevant quarter. Please note the irregular time intervals; (annual between Q4 1991 and Q4 2004, bi-annual between Q2 2005 and Q2 2009, and quarterly between Q1 2010 and the most recent quarter)

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