Net migration estimates and projections in United Kingdom
The net migration rate in United Kingdom was 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate)
6.5
Change from 2022
−0.7per 1,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
3.7 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
4.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
2.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
1.3 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
30th of 216
Net migration estimates and projections in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 2.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 2.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 2.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 2.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 2.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 3.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 3.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 4.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 5.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 6.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 7.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 6.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 2.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 3.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 3.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 4.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 4.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 5.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 4.7 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 from 7.1 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 3.7 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.8.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 30th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Net migration rate
2.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
68,682,962 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Immigration
680,906 immigrants
2019 · Eurostat
Emigration
368,385 emigrants
2019 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
159,348 people
2019 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
44,315 applicants
2019 · Eurostat