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United Kingdom

United Kingdom Immigration Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Commitment to Development Index (immigration) 4.7 2012 15th out of 27
Country of birth of Australian resident population 1.15 million 2006 1st out of 48
Country of birth of Australian resident population per thousand people 19.03 2006 8th out of 46
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > African diaspora, population 2.08 million 2014 8th out of 15
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Arab population 500,000 2014 15th out of 20
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Canadians 73,000 2014 3rd out of 18
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > German ancestry 262,000 2013 7th out of 17
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Iraqis 250,000 2014 5th out of 19
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Iraqis per thousand people 3.96 2014 1st out of 1
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Core Jewish population per thousand people 4.69 2010 4th out of 35
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 360,000 2012 7th out of 96
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 5.69 2012 12th out of 95
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Lebanese 90,000 2008 13th out of 37
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians 300,000 2014 14th out of 58
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians per thousand people 4.75 2014 1st out of 1
Foreign-born population 7.01 millions 2010 3rd out of 12
Foreign-born population per million people 0.113 millions 2010 6th out of 12
Nationality compositions of > Canada 579,620 2006 2nd out of 216
Nationality compositions of > Canada per thousand people 9.57 2006 21st out of 199
Nationality compositions of > Ghana 7,000 2012 4th out of 11
Nationality compositions of > Greater London 5.18 million 2011 1st out of 28
Nationality compositions of > Greater London per thousand people 82.48 2011 1st out of 28
Nationality compositions of > London 5.18 million 2011 1st out of 28
Nationality compositions of > London per thousand people 82.48 2011 1st out of 28
Nationality compositions of > Norway 14,504 2013 17th out of 129
Nationality compositions of > Norway per million people 228.79 2013 35th out of 127
Nationality compositions of > Sweden per thousand people 0.349 2011 20th out of 25
Nationality compositions of > US foreign born population by country of birth 640 thousand 1990 6th out of 9
Nationality compositions of > US foreign born population by country of birth per million people 11.18 thousand 1990 5th out of 9
Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants 9.4% 2006 1st out of 215
Population born in another EU state 2.25 millions 2010 3rd out of 12
Population born in another EU state per million people 0.0361 millions 2010 6th out of 12
Population born outside EU 4.77 million 2010 3rd out of 12
Population born outside EU per million people 0.0766 million 2010 7th out of 12
Refugees and asylum seekers > Accepted asylum applications 14,570 2012 3rd out of 15
Refugees and asylum seekers > Accepted asylum applications per million people 230.44 2012 11th out of 15
Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee 319 2014 109th out of 149
Share of foreign born people in the EU 7.7% 2010 7th out of 12
Visa overstay rate > Australia 0.58 2012 120th out of 191
Visas > Visa requirements for > Australian citizens > Conditions of access visa-free 2014
Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Conditions of access visa-free 2014
Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Fee n/a 2014
Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Length of stay permitted Freedom of movement 2014
Visas > Visa requirements for > Bangladeshi citizens > Conditions of access up to six months [1] [2] 2014
Visas > Visa requirements for > Dutch > Length of stay Freedom of Movement 2014
Visas > Visa requirements for > German citizens > Conditions of access visa-free 2014

SOURCES: cgdev.org/cdi; Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Migration, Australia, 2011-12 and 2012-13" (XLS), "Estimated resident population, Country of birth, State/territory, Age and sex - 30 June 2011", 18 December 2013; Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Migration, Australia, 2011-12 and 2012-13" (XLS), "Estimated resident population, Country of birth, State/territory, Age and sex - 30 June 2011", 18 December 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: African diaspora (Largest 15 African diaspora populations); Wikipedia: Arab people (Arab diaspora) (Intra-Regional Labour Mobility in the Arab World , International Organization for Migration (IOM) Cairo); Wikipedia: Canadian diaspora; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_diaspora#Distribution; Wikipedia: Iraqi diaspora (Current number of Iraqis in all countries); Wikipedia: Iraqi diaspora (Current number of Iraqis in all countries). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rv2hLhme008J:www.jewishdatabank.org/Reports/World_Jewish_Population_2010.pdf+world+jewish+population+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFmlEo2XYeBjYVUGgz_STm8ZXvaFqIMHdpfxUC8uWpDuLqb9l7GvJbF2piXHqxgDaGkOY3jfCA_RkpUlKLSByoSQC3cLV-5LcpxgXggqUIYwzK9hdfmwVv4Sz0BdeFMxJ_-2To&sig=AHIEtbT5tVUek4PSi_N_5f0Dwe-11sBzMg, Number 2 - 2010. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sergio DellaPergola. p. 60. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rv2hLhme008J:www.jewishdatabank.org/Reports/World_Jewish_Population_2010.pdf+world+jewish+population+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFmlEo2XYeBjYVUGgz_STm8ZXvaFqIMHdpfxUC8uWpDuLqb9l7GvJbF2piXHqxgDaGkOY3jfCA_RkpUlKLSByoSQC3cLV-5LcpxgXggqUIYwzK9hdfmwVv4Sz0BdeFMxJ_-2To&sig=AHIEtbT5tVUek4PSi_N_5f0Dwe-11sBzMg, Number 2 - 2010. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sergio DellaPergola. p. 60.; Wikipedia: Lebanese people (Diaspora); Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics); Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF, eurostat, Statistics in focus, 34/2011, Katya Vasileva. p. 2.; http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF, eurostat, Statistics in focus, 34/2011, Katya Vasileva. p. 2. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D; http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.;

; "A summary of countries of birth in London". Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011.; "A summary of countries of birth in London". Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: London (United Kingdom Census) ("A summary of countries of birth in London" . Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011 : page 1. 11 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2011 ., , ); Wikipedia: London (United Kingdom Census) ("A summary of countries of birth in London" . Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011 : page 1. 11 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2011 ., , ). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.ssb.no/en/innvbef; http://www.ssb.no/en/innvbef. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Immigration to Sweden (25 largest immigrant populations by country of origin). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: History of immigration to the United States (Immigration summary since); Wikipedia: History of immigration to the United States (Immigration summary since). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Immigration to Canada (Canadian permanent resident population by country of birth) ([1] , Place of birth for the immigrant population by period of immigration, 2006 counts and percentages [1] , Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_the_European_Union
Mona W. Claussen (27 November 2013) Slik håndterer Europa asylstrømmen Aftenposten based on numbers from Eurostat . Retrieved 5 December 2013
http://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/dataset?q=asylum&op=&ext_boolean=all
; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_the_European_Union
Mona W. Claussen (27 November 2013) Slik håndterer Europa asylstrømmen Aftenposten based on numbers from Eurostat . Retrieved 5 December 2013
http://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/dataset?q=asylum&op=&ext_boolean=all
. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by refugee population (By Country of Asylum); Wikipedia: Visa policy of Australia (Modified Non-Return Rate) (Modified Non-Return Rate Quarterly Report Ending at 30 June 2013, ); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Australian citizens (Africa); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Austrian citizens (Africa); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Austrian citizens (Americas); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Bangladeshi citizens (Americas); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Dutch citizens (Africa); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for German citizens (Africa)

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