Immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Immigration by age group, sex and citizenship was 680,906 Number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom, 1998–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom is 680,906 Number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom peaked at 680,906 Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 332,390 Number, in 1998.
That places United Kingdom 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 332,390 Number | — |
| 1999 | 354,077 Number | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 364,367 Number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 372,206 Number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 385,901 Number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 431,487 Number | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 518,097 Number | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 529,008 Number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 526,714 Number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 590,242 Number | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 566,514 Number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 590,950 Number | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 566,044 Number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 498,040 Number | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 526,046 Number | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 631,991 Number | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 631,452 Number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 588,993 Number | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 644,209 Number | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 603,953 Number | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 680,906 Number | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343,234 Number | 332,390 Number | 354,077 Number | 2 |
| 2000s | 476,060 Number | 364,367 Number | 590,242 Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 596,258 Number | 498,040 Number | 680,906 Number | 10 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 Persons per square kilometre (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 Number (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom?
- Immigration by age group, sex and citizenship in United Kingdom was 680,906 Number in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest immigration by age group, sex and citizenship recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 680,906 Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest immigration by age group, sex and citizenship recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 332,390 Number in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom rank for immigration by age group, sex and citizenship?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is immigration by age group, sex and citizenship rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Immigration by age group, sex and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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