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Net migration in United Kingdom

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 8 of 43 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · United Kingdom · World
+2.8 since 2013
United Kingdom World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
United Kingdom
6.5
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1950 – 2023
Latest value 6.5 · 2023
First value 3.0 · 1950
Highest 7.1 · 2022
Lowest -1.9 · 1951
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2023 6.5 −0.7 0.0
2022 7.1 +0.3 0.0
2021 6.8 +4.7 0.0
2020 2.1 −1.3 0.0
2019 3.5 −0.4 0.0
2018 3.9 −0.2 0.0
2017 4.1 −0.8 0.0
2016 4.9 −0.4 0.0
2015 5.3 +0.6 0.0
2014 4.7 +1.0 0.0
2013 3.7 +1.0 0.0
2012 2.7 −0.9 0.0
2011 3.6 −0.8 0.0
2010 4.4 +0.4 0.0
2009 4.0 −0.3 0.0
2008 4.2 −0.8 0.0
2007 5.0 +0.3 0.0
2006 4.7 −0.4 0.0
2005 5.1 +0.5 0.0
2004 4.6 +1.0 0.0
2003 3.5 +0.1 0.0
2002 3.4 +0.5 0.0
2001 3.0 +0.3 0.0
2000 2.6 +0.0 0.0
1999 2.6 +0.5 0.0
1998 2.1 +1.1 0.0
1997 1.0 +0.1 0.0
1996 0.9 −0.1 0.0
1995 1.1 +0.3 0.0
1994 0.8 +0.3 0.0
1993 0.5 +0.2 0.0
1992 0.3 −0.2 0.0
1991 0.5 −0.5 0.0
1990 1.0 +0.1 0.0
1989 0.9 +0.6 0.0
1988 0.2 +0.1 0.0
1987 0.1 −0.6 0.0
1986 0.7 −0.7 0.0
1985 1.5 +0.2 0.0
1984 1.3 +0.8 0.0
1983 0.5 +1.6 0.0
1982 -1.1 +0.4 0.0
1981 -1.5 −1.0 0.0
1980 -0.4 −0.6 0.0
1979 0.2 +0.1 0.0
1978 0.1 +0.5 0.0
1977 -0.4 −0.0 0.0
1976 -0.3 +0.4 0.0
1975 -0.7 +0.5 0.0
1974 -1.2 −0.6 0.0
1973 -0.6 −0.6 0.0
1972 -0.0 −0.0 0.0
1971 0.0 +0.3 0.0
1970 -0.3 +0.8 0.0
1969 -1.1 −0.4 0.0
1968 -0.7 +0.0 0.0
1967 -0.7 −0.2 0.0
1966 -0.5 −0.1 0.0
1965 -0.5 −0.0 0.0
1964 -0.4 −0.6 0.0
1963 0.2 −1.3 0.0
1962 1.4 +0.4 0.0
1961 1.0 +0.6 0.0
1960 0.4 +0.0 0.0
1959 0.4 −0.1 0.0
1958 0.5 +0.1 0.0
1957 0.3 +0.0 0.0
1956 0.3 +0.1 0.0
1955 0.2 −0.1 0.0
1954 0.3 −0.0 0.0
1953 0.3 +0.1 0.0
1952 0.2 +2.0 0.0
1951 -1.9 −4.9 0.0
1950 3.0 0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
24 Algeria -0.2
21 Argentina 0.0
41 Bangladesh -5.9
35 Brazil -1.0
15 Bulgaria 1.7
4 Canada 5.2
9 Chile 3.4
26 China -0.3
6 Colombia 3.9
32 Congo - Brazzaville -0.8
30 Congo - Kinshasa -0.7
17 Czechia 0.4
36 Ecuador -1.6
20 Egypt 0.1
5 Finland 4.1
13 France 2.0
16 Gabon 0.6
7 Germany 3.7
43 Greece -15.2
29 Honduras -0.6
28 Hong Kong SAR China -0.5
25 India -0.2
22 Indonesia -0.0
11 Italy 2.6
40 Lebanon -4.8
38 Liberia -2.3
1 Lithuania 7.0
34 Mexico -1.0
3 Netherlands 6.0
8 Norway 3.7
31 Philippines -0.8
19 Poland 0.1
33 Romania -0.9
12 Russia 2.2
39 Saudi Arabia -3.4
23 Sierra Leone -0.2
27 South Korea -0.3
10 Spain 3.0
42 Taiwan -6.2
18 Türkiye 0.2
2 United Kingdom 6.8
14 United States 2.0
37 Yemen -2.2

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021

What it means

People moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents a year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals minus departures in the year (often estimated as the population change not explained by births and deaths), per 1,000 residents.