Indeed, the EU-born population in the UK is likely to have fallen in the early 2020s – net migration from EU countries became negative after 2021, with immigration from the bloc at low levels under the new immigration system (for more details, see the Migration Observatory’s briefing, EU Migration to and From the UK). [...] For more details about work migration and the jobs migrants do in the UK, see the Migration Observatory’s briefings, Work visas and migrant workers in the UK and Migrants in the UK Labour Market: An Overview. [...] Around 47% of all foreign-born residents in the UK lived in London and the Southeast at the time of the 2021/22 Census. [...] For more details about the characteristics of migrants in the UK, see the following Migration Observatory briefings: Migrants and Housing in the UK, The health of migrants in the UK, Deprivation and the NRPF condition, English language use and proficiency of migrants in the UK, and Permanent or Temporary: How long do migrants stay in the UK?. [...] UK PAGE 10 BRIEFING: Migrants in the UK: An Overview The Migration Observatory Based at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford, the Migration Observatory provides independent, authoritative, evidence-based analysis of data on migration and migrants in the UK, to inform media, public and policy debates, and to generate high quality research on international.
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- AUTHORS Mihnea Cuibus PUBLISHED 09082024 1
- BRIEFING 2
- Migrants in the UK An Overview 2
- Key Points 2
- India Poland Pakistan Romania and Ireland were the most common countries of birth among UK migrants in 202122. Together the top five countries of origin accounted for 32 of all those born abroad. 2
- Compared to people born in the UK migrants are more likely to be of working age or have a university degree. In 2021 a majority of those born abroad had been in the country for 10 years or more. 2
- This briefing provides an overview of the UKs migrant population. It looks at how many migrants there are in the UK where they live and where they are from. 2
- Understanding the evidence 2
- BRIEFING 3
- Migrants in the UK An Overview 3
- At the time of the 202122 Census 16 of people in the UK had been born abroad 3
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 4
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 5
- India Poland Pakistan Romania and Ireland were the most common countries of birth among UK migrants in 202122 5
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 6
- Family was the most common reason for coming to the UK among the foreign-born population in 2022 followed by work 6
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 7
- London has the largest proportion of migrants among UK regions with over 40 of its residents born abroad 7
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 8
- Compared to people born in the UK migrants are more likely to be of working age and have a university degree 8
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 9
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- Migrants in the UK An Overview 10
- Acknowledgements 10
- BRIEFING 11
- Migrants in the UK An Overview 11
- The Migration Observatory 11
- About the authors 11
- COMPAS 11
- Press contact 11
- Recommended citation 11
