United Kingdom
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
11845000
Immigrant Population
17.1%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
4805000
Emigrant Population
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United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country of Immigration
Between two-thirds and four-fifths of the British public favor less immigration, yet structural forces make sustained high net flows to the United Kingdom likely.
Integration and Belonging in the United Kingdom
Everyday contact, equal opportunity, and fair treatment are central to whether minorities in the United Kingdom feel they belong.
Immigration in the United Kingdom: The Recession and Beyond
Recession reduced new immigration to the United Kingdom and hit recently arrived migrants hardest, highlighting the need for flexible labor policy and integration.
Feedback and Belonging: Explaining the Dynamics of Diversity
A new feedback-circuit framework challenges both “thick multiculturalism” theory and social capital research.
The Recession-Proof Race for Highly Skilled Migrants
Gloomy economic forecasts have not slowed the global hunt for highly skilled migrants.
Hybrid Immigrant-Selection Systems: The Next Generation of Economic Migration Schemes
Points systems and employer-driven admissions models each have key flaws; hybrid systems that combine both can better serve immediate labor needs and long-term national interests.
Learning by Doing: Experiences of Circular Migration
Circular migration programs built on compulsion rather than worker incentives tend to fail, pushing migrants into irregular status instead of encouraging voluntary return.
The Immigration Legacy of Tony Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair's decade in office opened the United Kingdom to managed economic migration while simultaneously tightening asylum and security controls.
Migration, Integration, and Security in the UK Since July 7
The July 7, 2005 bombings accelerated securitization of UK migration policy and elevated engagement of Muslim communities to the top of the political agenda.
EU Disunion: Immigration in an Enlarged Europe
One year after EU enlargement, only the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden had opened labor markets to accession-state nationals.