Internet migration to UK climbs to new file of 606,000
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et migration to the UK hit a brand new file excessive of 606,000 final 12 months, pushed by folks from non-EU international locations arriving for work, research and humanitarian causes, new estimates present.
The determine, which is the distinction between the variety of folks shifting to the UK and the quantity leaving, is up from 488,000 in 2021.
The estimates embrace individuals who have come to the UK from Ukraine and Hong Kong below resettlement schemes, in addition to abroad college students – although there are indicators that those that first arrived for research causes in 2021 at the moment are beginning to go away, in accordance with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which compiled the figures.
A complete of 1.2 million persons are more likely to have migrated to the UK in 2022, whereas 557,000 are estimated to have migrated from the UK in the identical interval.
Jay Lindop, ONS director of the centre for worldwide migration, stated a sequence of “unprecedented world events throughout 2022”, along with the lifting of restrictions following the Covid-19 pandemic, led to file ranges of worldwide immigration to the UK.
He continued: “The main drivers of the increase were people coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study and for humanitarian purposes, including those arriving from Ukraine and Hong Kong.
“There are some signs that the underlying drivers behind these high levels of migration are changing. As lockdown restrictions were lifted in 2021, we saw a sharp increase in students arriving. Recent data suggests that those arriving in 2021 are now leaving the country, with the overall share of non-EU immigration for students falling in 2022.
“In contrast those arriving on humanitarian routes increased over the 12 months. Evidence also suggests immigration has slowed in recent months, potentially demonstrating the temporary nature of these events.”