Overview
- Revised estimates place the record net migration peak at 944,000 in the year to March 2023, higher and earlier than previously reported.
- Net migration for the year to December 2024 is now put at 345,000, down from the earlier estimate of 431,000.
- British emigration in 2024 is revised up to 257,000 with 143,000 returning, yielding net emigration of 114,000 for UK nationals.
- The ONS now uses DWP’s Registration and Population Interaction Database for British nationals and Home Office borders and immigration data for EU+ citizens, replacing reliance on the International Passenger Survey.
- Cumulative net migration for 2021–2024 is revised to 2.55 million, with the ONS stressing the British-national method is experimental and the next rolling estimate due on November 27.