Migration and the UK – 5 facts

Here are five facts about migration into and out of the UK:

1. The UK has the fifth-largest immigrant population in the world, at 8.5 million. 

2. As of 2015, the UK’s immigrant population has one of the most diverse groups of origin countries in the world, tying Denmark for the highest diversity score, which measures the distribution of immigrants from different source countries.

3. About a third of the UK’s immigrants (2.9 million, or 34%) were born in other EU countries.

4. In 2015, about 4.9 million people born in the UK lived in other countries, the 10th-largest emigrant population in the world.

5. Despite its relatively large global emigrant population, as of 2015, only 25% of the UK’s emigrant population lives in other EU countries, the lowest share among EU nations.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at  5 facts about migration and the United Kingdom | Pew Research Center