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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Safe or Sorry? Prospects for Britons in the European Union after Brexit
UK nationals living elsewhere in the European Union face legal, labour-market, and social security challenges after Brexit that are likely to persist regardless of whether a deal is reached.
The Good, the Bad, and the Fuzzy: Brexit negotiating stance towards mobile EU nationals unveiled
The UK government's opening offer on treatment of EU nationals post-Brexit included promising elements alongside significant gaps and bureaucratic risks.
Strife Abroad, Responses at Home: Muslims in the West and Conflict Spillover
Diaspora conflict in migrant-destination countries hinges on integration quality, community leadership, and screening, this comparison of Muslim communities in London and Detroit shows.
A Game of Chess, Not Tennis: Unraveling the rights and status of 'Brexpats'
The complex rights of 1.2 million UK citizens living in EU countries, or 'Brexpats', remained largely overlooked in early Brexit negotiations.
European Project Dealt a Blow with Brexit Vote and Challenges to Migration Management
The Brexit vote and the European Union's faltering migration response put free movement and the Schengen area under pressure, leaving the project's future uncertain.
As Publics Fear Loss of National Identity, Far-Right Populist Movements Gain Strength
Brexit and Donald Trump's electoral victory showed that anti-immigration anxiety could fracture liberal democratic consensus across the West.
When the Dust Settles: Migration policy after Brexit
The 2016 Brexit vote delivered an unambiguous message on migration control, but the policy path ahead remains uncertain, complex, and largely unplanned.
Brexit: The Role of Migration in the Upcoming EU Referendum
The UK’s 2016 EU referendum has become, in part, a vote on migration, pitting the prospect of tighter border control against the benefits of free movement.
Engaging the Anxious Middle on Immigration Reform: Evidence from the UK Debate
UK polling reveals a majority anxious middle that is skeptical of immigration governance but not hostile to immigrants—a nuance British policymakers have consistently missed.
Governments Increasingly Restrict Citizenship
Governments narrowed who can gain or keep citizenship, from Dominican-born Haitians to terrorism suspects, often with limited evidence of security gains.
