United Kingdom (2025)
389,911
persons (net inflows)
-27,203 YoY
YoY Change
-27,203
persons (net inflows)
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Net Migration (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year persons (net inflows) YoY Change
2025 389,911 -27,203
2024 417,114 -28,409
2023 445,523 -41,506
2022 487,029 +24,062
2021 462,967 +318,746
2020 144,221 -88,506
2019 232,727 -27,017
2018 259,744 -12,567
2017 272,311 -52,338
2016 324,649 -23,190
2015 347,839 +41,748
2014 306,091 +68,819
2013 237,272 +65,184
2012 172,088 -56,685
2011 228,773 -46,038
2010 274,811 +25,172
2009 249,639 -13,751
2008 263,390 -45,995
2007 309,385 +20,462
2006 288,923 -19,356

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 389,911 persons (net inflows) in 2025. The latest change was -27,203. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -83,876 in 1981 to 487,029 in 2022.

This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Positive values indicate net inflow.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Positive values indicate net inflow. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 487,029 persons (net inflows) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of -83,876 in 1981. The latest reading of 389,911 in 2025 represents a change of -27,203.