UK immigration: all nationalities
UK immigration: all nationalities stood at 813,000 people in Dec 2025, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the International migration table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jun 2012 to Dec 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the International migration table
| Indicator | 12-2025 | 09-2025 | 12-2024 | 09-2024 | 06-2024 | 03-2024 | 12-2023 | 09-2023 | 06-2023 | 03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration by nationality | |||||||||||
| All nationalities | 813,000 | 862,000 | 1,012,000 | 1,159,000 | 1,299,000 | 1,359,000 | 1,441,000 | 1,461,000 | 1,466,000 | 1,469,000 | |
| British | 110,000 | 121,000 | 140,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 146,000 | 150,000 | 156,000 | 161,000 | 166,000 |
Understanding UK immigration: all nationalities
Measuring the gross inward flow of people into the United Kingdom, this series counts every individual of any nationality establishing long-term residence. It aggregates workers, students, family members, and returning citizens entering the country from abroad, regardless of their country of origin or legal route of entry. This gross metric focuses strictly on arrivals, leaving out all outbound departures and the resulting net balance calculations found in sibling rows. Temporary visitors, tourists, and transit passengers staying under the standard residency duration threshold are omitted from the figures.
When analysing these figures, remember that inbound migration exhibits pronounced seasonal surges aligned with university academic terms and international recruitment cycles. Early monthly releases depend on preliminary administrative matching and face regular revisions as final border data arrives. Comparing this gross inflow directly against net migration figures can mislead analysts who mistake total arrivals for overall population additions without accounting for contemporaneous departures.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this gross inflow count short-term holidaymakers and tourists?
- No, visitors staying for less than twelve months remain outside the residency definition.
- Are returning domestic citizens included in this arrival count?
- Yes, any citizen of the nation arriving to resume long-term residence is counted.
- Why might monthly figures fluctuate sharply throughout the calendar year?
- Arrivals peak around the start of the academic semester and formal employment start dates.