Recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Recent immigrants by citizenship was 1.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.7%
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
5th
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2016
All-time low
1.4%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2008–2019
Recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom, 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total population.
Analysis
In 2019, recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom stood at 1.7%.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom peaked at 2.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2013.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.7% | — |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom?
- Recent immigrants by citizenship in United Kingdom was 1.7% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom rank for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
- Is recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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