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Net immigration for 2022 was 606,000, ONS says -
less than forecast, but still 118,000 higher than in 2021
The ONS immigration figures are out. They’re here.
Net immigration last year was 606,000, the figures
show.
That is
well below expecations – 700,000 or more was the consensus view, with some
reports saying it could be close to 1m – but this is still roughly three times
as high as the figure the Tories were promising in their 2019 manifesto.
This is
from the ONS news release.
Total
long-term immigration was estimated at around 1.2 million in 2022, and
emigration was 557,000, which means migration continues to add to the
population with net migration at 606,000; most people arriving to the UK in
2022 were non-EU nationals (925,000), followed by EU (151,000) and British
(88,000).
People
coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study, and for humanitarian
purposes, including unique events such as those arriving from Ukraine and Hong
Kong, have contributed towards relatively high levels of immigration over the
past 18 months; however, growth has slowed over recent quarters, potentially
demonstrating the temporary nature of these impacts.
The
composition of non-EU immigration changed in 2022, with 39% of people arriving
for study related reasons, down from 47% in 2021; those arriving on
humanitarian routes (including Ukrainian schemes) increased from 9% to 19% over
the same period.
Evidence
suggests that students typically stay for shorter periods than other migrants
and that the majority leave at the end of their study; the latest data shows
that those who arrived for study reasons in 2021 are now starting to leave,
driving an increase in total emigration from 454,000 in 2021 to 557,000 in
2022.
Both a
slowing of immigration and rising of emigration means that levels of net
migration have levelled off in recent quarters; an estimated 606,000 more
people arrived long-term to the UK than departed in YE December 2022, 118,000
higher than a year previously, but similar to levels in YE June 2022.
The
improvement in methods means the previously published immigration estimate for
YE June 2022 is revised upwards by 45,000 to 1,109,000, emigration downwards by
negative 57,000 to 503,000, and net migration revised by 102,000 to 606,000.
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