Immigration figures in the UK 1991-2024, by citizenship
In 2024, approximately 766,000 people from outside the European Union migrated to the United Kingdom, compared with 122,000 people from European Union countries, and 60,000 British nationals.
Number of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2024, by citizenship (in 1,000s)
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House of Commons, & Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2025). Number of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2024, by citizenship (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284038/immigration-figures-uk-by-citizenship/
House of Commons, und Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2024, by citizenship (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284038/immigration-figures-uk-by-citizenship/
House of Commons, Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2024, by citizenship (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284038/immigration-figures-uk-by-citizenship/
House of Commons, and Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Immigrants Entering The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 1991 to 4th Quarter 2024, by Citizenship (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284038/immigration-figures-uk-by-citizenship/
House of Commons & Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2024, by citizenship (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284038/immigration-figures-uk-by-citizenship/ (last visited June 10, 2025)
Number of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2024, by citizenship (in 1,000s) [Graph], House of Commons, & Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284038/immigration-figures-uk-by-citizenship/