UK net migration figures by citizenship 2023

For the year ending December 2023, the net migration figure for British citizens in the United Kingdom was negative 37,000, compared with negative 75,000 for citizens of European Union countries, and 797,000 for non-EU citizens.

Net migration figures of the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	British	EU	Non-EU
Q4 2023	-37	-75	797
Q3 2023	-31	-86	842
Q2 2023	-10	-86	836
Q1 2023	-9	-102	862
Q4 2022	-4	-123	873
Q3 2022	6	-135	839
Q2 2022	20	-133	720
Q1 2022	29	-106	603
Q4 2021	32	-62	496
Q3 2021	14	16	413
Q2 2021	-73	68	226
Q1 2021	-79	61	150
Q4 2020	-78	70	101
Q3 2020	-70	45	60
Q2 2020	-74	70	115
Q1 2020	-77	81	166
Q4 2019	-82	80	186
Q3 2019	-83	114	171
Q2 2019	-82	126	179
Q1 2019	-72	155	190
Q4 2018*	-72	170	178
Q3 2018	-67	138	155
Q2 2018	-84	158	143
Q1 2018	-89	160	122
Q4 2017	-81	176	114
Q3 2017	-85	192	98
Q2 2017	-79	188	91
Q1 2017	-91	235	97
Q4 2016	-94	253	90
Q3 2016	-87	294	83
Q2 2016	-83	322	82
Q1 2016	-77	294	80
Q4 2015	-73	287	88
Q3 2015	-72	262	103
Q2 2015	-72	267	101
Q1 2015	-73	275	94
Q4 2014	-80	277	87
Q3 2014	-79	270	73
Q2 2014	-75	258	65
Q1 2014	-74	263	67
Q4 2013	-81	262	63
Q3 2013	-80	275	64
Q2 2013	-83	242	56
Q1 2013	-79	223	60
Q4 2012	-72	206	61
Q3 2012	-80	183	54
Q2 2012	-83	187	57
Q1 2012	-77	107	185
Q4 2011	-70	115	204
Q3 2011	-60	107	228
Q2 2011	-55	116	222
Q1 2011	-50	112	215
Q4 2010	-43	90	217
Q3 2010	-44	94	218
Q2 2010	-33	85	196
Q1 2010	-34	76	199
Q4 2009	-44	82	184
Q2 2009	-70	62	174
Q4 2008	-87	63	187
Q2 2008	-87	88	196
Q4 2007	-97	127	204
Q2 2007	-122	122	208
Q4 2006	-124	104	218
Q2 2006	-107	89	195
Q4 2005	-88	96	198
Q2 2005	-100	106	254
Q4 2004	-107	87	266
Q4 2003	-91	15	224
Q4 2002	-88	7	234
Q4 2001	-48	7	213
Q4 2000	-62	6	214
Q4 1999	-24	8	179
Q4 1998	-22	33	129
Q4 1997	-59	18	88
Q4 1996	-62	28	88
Q4 1995	-51	23	104
Q4 1994	-16	9	85
Q4 1993	-62	4	58
Q4 1992	-62	5	44
Q4 1991	-44	-1	89

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Release date

May 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q4 1991 to Q4 2023

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

*Change in methodology from this quarter, for data prior to this date please see House of Commons Library

Figures relate to the year ending in the relevant quarter. Please note the irregular time intervals; (annual between Q4 1991 and Q4 2008, bi-annual between Q2 2009 and Q2 2009, and quarterly between Q1 2010 and Q1 2020)

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